Male Pattern Baldness
Male pattern baldness is the most common form of hairloss. Going bald is a fact of life for millions of men, and typically it is identified by a receeding hairline. Adults lose about 10,000 scalp hairs each and every day. Hair normally lives for around five years. With male pattern baldness these hairs do not always get replaced and gradually bald areas appear. There are a number of reasons why men begin to bald, but if you are a man between 20 to 45 years old and you start to lose scalp hair, then the chances are 95 per cent certain that you are experiencing male pattern baldness. As the term suggests, male pattern baldness follows a typical sequence or pattern. Hair loss can start in different areas but is usually at the temples and/or on the crown of the head. Initial thinning of hair progresses over a number of years and may lead to total baldness but more typically loss of hair over the top surface of the head.
Hair grows about an inch every couple of months. Each hair grows for 2 to 6 years, remains at that length for a short period, then falls out. A new hair soon begins growing in its place. At any one time, about 85% of the hair on your head is in the growing phase and 15% is not. Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Baldness in men occurs when the follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. The end result is a very small follicle with no hair inside. Ordinarily, hair should grow back. However, in men who are balding, the follicle fails to grow a new hair. Why this occurs is not well understood, but it is related to your genes and male sex hormones. Most men are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness. It is the effect of hormones on the hair follicle that produces male pattern baldness. Testosterone, a hormone that is present in high levels in males after puberty, is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. DHT has an adverse affect on the hair follicles. Acting on a hormone receptor on the hair follicle it slows down hair production and produces weak, shorter hair, sometimes it stops hair growth from the follicle completely. This process gradually depletes your stock of hair and is normal hair loss.
Male pattern baldness is believed to effect nearly 2/3 of all adult males at some point in their lives. Hair loss can occur for a number of reasons and can often be treated successfully. One possible treatment is known as the (Umar Procedure), performed at the Derm Hair Clinic in Los Angeles. With this breakthrough procedure, Dr Umar is able to transplant hair from various parts of the body to the balding areas of the head in his Los Angeles hair clinic. Transfer of hair from the body to the bald area of the scalp is called "Body Hair to Head Transplantation"
r.Umar, a board certified cosmetic surgeon and dermatologist, is quickly making a name for himself with his innovative way to reintroduce hair to balding areas, and is a pioneer and innovator in the field of hair transplantation. For more information, please call the clinic at (310)318-1500, or visit
http://www.dermhairclinic.com
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