Can anxiety cause hair loss?
There is no doubt about it – an anxiety disorder can impact your health and wellbeing in many different ways. But could there be any truth in the belief that anxiety can cause your hair…
General Hair Loss
What is Trichotillomania?
Trichotillomania is an emotional condition that compels the sufferer to pull regularly and excessively at their own hair. Over time the symptoms of trichotillomania can lead to extensive hair loss, and possibly cause permanent damage…
What causes hair loss in children?
Childhood hair loss is not particularly common, but it can be severe and its effects extremely distressing for both child and parents. When a child starts to lose their hair the most common diagnosis is…
Can a protein deficiency cause hair loss?
Hair is constituted almost entirely of protein, therefore it is unsurprising that much research has been conducted to establish whether or not a lack of protein in the diet could cause head hair to be…
How to treat seborrhoeic dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a type of skin inflammation, sometimes called seborrhoeic eczema. It mainly occurs in young adults with a peak around the age of 40. About 1 in 25 adults develops this condition. It…
Hair loss treatments on the NHS?
I was thumbing through the pages of yesterday’s People newspaper and saw an article about a young man who has had received treatment for hair loss courtesy of the NHS. The revelation that someone he…
All about Lichen Planopilaris
Lichen planopilaris is the specific name given to lichen planus in hair bearing region of skin (usually the scalp) that may cause permanent, scarring alopecia In fact, up to 40% of scarring alopecia cases that…
An introduction to the International Society Of Hair Restoration Surgery
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) is a non-profit voluntary organization of over 700 hair restoration doctors, specializing in alopecia and hair loss. It was founded in 1993 as the first International society…
Fraxel scar revision and Scalp Pigmentation MHT®
Fraxel is a non-invasive fractional laser treatment used for treating sun spots, fine lines, melasma, acne and stretch marks. Of special interest to those suffering with hair loss is that Fraxel procedures can also reduce…
Bald American Girl doll follows Mattel’s Bald Barbie
American Girl follows in Barbie’s footsteps with bald doll to help children with cancer cope with their hair loss. Following the footsteps of Mattel’s bald Barbie, American Girl is now releasing its own dolls aimed…
Cold Cap helps Tucsonian keep her hair during her chemotherapy cancer treatment
Tucsonan Sharon Arkin, 72, leads an energetic life — and she has no intention of letting cancer set any limits. After missing her annual gynecological exam and Pap smear in 2011, she went in January.…
Hair loss is charity’s gain
A Doddington grandmother is set to have the chop this week to help youngsters who have lost their hair through illness. Fifty-year-old Shelley Underhill is having her two-feet long tresses cut by daughter Jemma and…