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Everywhere you look there are articles and advertisements about the problem of hair loss in men. Male pattern baldness is a problem for which there are many remedies in the market - some more effective than others - but there is relatively little discussion of the fact that hair loss affects women, too.

In many ways, female hair loss can be more damaging to a woman’s dignity, self-confidence and quality of life. While this loss can be a difficult issue for men, it is more common in men to suffer from baldness. Because it is less prevalent in women, loss of hair can have a far more unsettling psychological and emotional effect.

Female hair loss is, sadly, often taken less seriously by family, friends or even physicians. This only serves to exacerbate the troubling and worrying effects it can have. The decreased self-esteem, anxiety and depression that can result from female hair loss are potentially debilitating. What’s more, it is unnecessary, as there are treatments available that can stop it in its tracks.

Hair growth problems in women may sometimes be overlooked as a ‘normal’ phenomenon, perhaps associated with advancing age or as a result of a genetic trait within a family. Sometimes temporary loss in hair can be associated with pregnancy and the changes in hormones that it brings. But female hair loss should not be considered a normal occurrence.

The first step in treatment is to take the problem seriously and recognise it as something that can be treated. The process of treatment then begins with finding the cause of the less hair growth.

There are many possible causes of female hair loss. Androgenetic alopecia is the most common and occurs in around 20% of women and causes thinning of hair over the central scalp. Alopecia areata causes patchy loss of hair on the scalp and eyebrows. Telogen effluvium causes shedding of hair across the entire scalp and loose anagen syndrome causes hair to shed before its normal growth cycle is complete, so hair may be pulled out by normal brushing. There are other causes too, such as reactions to chemicals in hair styling products, or trichotillomania, which is compulsive plucking of the hair.

For all of these conditions there are treatments. The only non-surgical approach is the use of Minoxidil - or Rogaine - to abate loss of hair, though responses to this treatment vary for each person. The surgical procedure of micro-follicular grafting is often the best choice for a woman and has a high rate of success.

Clinics that successfully perform such procedures report that because the women they treat usually have only thinned hair - not widespread hair loss - it is common that no sign of the procedure will be obvious once the healing process is complete.

In short, there is no need for women to suffer in silence if they are experiencing lesser hair growth. Treatments are available that can readily solve the problem in the majority of cases. Never accept female hair loss as normal.

Crown Clinic offers successful & satisfying female hair loss treatment in London to help you step out with confidence. Contact Experts at Crown Clinic for suitable & effective solutions. Book your consultation today!