Hair loss is a natural part of the body’s process of renewal. The causes are many and varied but one thing is for sure and that is untold millions of people of all sexes and ages are affected by it worldwide. The medical term for hair loss is Alopecia. Almost ninety five percent of cases of hair loss in men are hereditary and often referred to as male pattern baldness but the correct term is Androgenic Alopecia.

Moderate hair loss on the other hand which is obviously rarer may simply be a matter of adjusting your diet. The reason for your condition may be at your work place if you deal with chemicals or cosmetics but some others may as a consequence of personal situations such as stress, mental tension or a hormonal imbalance. It is worth noting that only conditions that damage the follicles can make the loss permanent. Often mistakenly thought to be a strictly male disease, women actually make up forty percent of American sufferers.

Many women’s hair loss may be caused by a thyroid condition which seems to affect them more often later in life. Globally, nearly 40 percent of women by age 60 will have experienced some form of the condition. During and after a pregnancy is another time when women may experience a hair loss problem. Approximately 30 million women in the United States experience female pattern, hereditary baldness.

The best solution if you have permanent hair loss is to have it surgically restored and although a relatively new treatment has achieved considerable success. It involves the process of transplanting hair follicles from one area of the scalp to another. Now the most common hair transplant treatment for men, it is carried out as an out-patient basis under local anesthetic. It is now possible for women to have hair transplants like men and is becoming increasingly popular for those women keen to hide scars from previous facelift surgery.

The most successful hair transplants are those where the recipient tries to maintain his original looks and not to attempt to appear like someone else. A consideration before any hair transplant surgery is commenced is the physical and mental wellbeing of the recipient. Cosmetic Therapies cover a broad spectrum of treatments but hair transplant therapy, although lying within this same field, has aspects that are completely different to other forms of cosmetic surgery. If all other hair treatment therapies have failed then it’s possible that a surgical hair transplant might be the only permanent solution available for your hair loss condition.