Hair loss treatments and hair transplantation are very important for people with hair loss. Hair has great social significance for human beings. Hair with plenty of volume, movement, and shine is what most people consider healthy.
Hair growth occurs in cycles consisting of three phases:
- growth phase : Most hair is growing at any given time. Each hair spends several years in this phase. ( 90 percent of the hair strands )
- transitional phase : Over a few weeks, hair growth slows and the hair follicle shrinks. ( about 1 to 2 percent of the hair strands)
- resting phase : Over months, hair growth stops and the old hair detaches from the hair follicle. A new hair begins the growth phase, pushing the old hair out. ( About 8 to 9 percent of the hair strands)
all three occur simultaneously – while one strand of hair may be in the
growth phase, another may be in the resting phase.
Hair grows at different rates in different people; the average rate is around one-half inch per month. Hair color is created by pigment cells producing melanin in the hair follicle. With aging, pigment cells die, and hair turns gray.
According to the American Academy of Dermatologists, it’s normal to lose anywhere from 50 to 100 strands of hair per day. For people with longer hair strands, losing them may be more noticeable. Since there are 100,000 hair follicles — or more — on each person’s scalp, the loss of 100 or so hair strands a day doesn’t make a big difference in appearance.
A number of factors can increase risk of hair loss, including:
- Family history of balding, in either of parent’s families
- diet
- illness
- hormonal imbalance
- Age
- Significant weight loss
- Certain medical conditions, such as diabetes and lupus
- Stress
People with thinning hair or hair loss are good candidates for treating hair loss with Platelet-rich plasma (PRP).
If hair follicles are completely eliminated, hair transplantation is used for treatment.
There are two methods for hair transplantation :
- Follicular unit extraction (FUE): also known as follicular transfer (FIT)
- Follicular unit transplantation (FUT)