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"When
it comes to hair loss solutions, everyone's situation is
different and personal. While heredity is the primary cause of
hair loss in most cases, the severity of hair loss, its pattern,
and the impact on that person's life is truly unique. So is the
solution. For many men and women, the benefits of a permanent
solution to hair loss, hair restoration, is the right choice.
But whatever your situation, Hair Plus™ wants you to have all
the information, so you can make the right choice for you."
Causes of
Hair Loss
A Genetic Problem?
For most of us who are experiencing premature baldness, the
cause is genetic. Hair loss, like eye color, is an inherited
trait. While you were still forming in the womb, your hair
follicles were being genetically coded. If genes responsible for
hair loss were present, they made the hair follicles on top of
your head sensitive to the hormone dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.
These follicles were then predisposed to begin shrinking when
you reached adulthood.
Unfortunately, once this genetic ball gets rolling, it will
continue throughout your lifetime. As the hairs produced by your
ever-shrinking follicles become finer and finer, they will begin
failing to grow to normal length. And what is first noticed as
"thinning hair" or a "receding hairline" progresses to baldness
when the shrinking follicles finally stop producing any hair at
all.
Popular Misconceptions
For many years our schools have taught - quite erroneously -
that hair loss is always inherited from the mother's father.
Medical science now knows that baldness genes are passed down
from both sides of the family. They also can skip generations
and are utterly random in terms of which siblings they will
affect. It is quite common for a woman to keep a full head of
hair while her sister begins experiencing severe thinning in her
twenties.
How
Important Is Hair Care?
Contrary to common belief, hair loss is not caused by a failure
to take good care of your hair. Consumers waste millions of
dollars on shampoos , non-FDA approved treatments. We have
counseled many men and women who hold themselves responsible for
their hair loss. It is important to understand that with very
few exceptions, our hair follicles are going to live or die by
their genetic coding - and nothing else.
Medical science is still searching for a complete understanding
of the biochemical processes that occur within our hair
follicles.
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