Hair Loss: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention
Losing hair at a young age can cause your self-esteem to take a hit, making you devastated and demoralised. Hair loss is a problem that affects both men and women. However, hair loss generally affects women more than men because society is more accepting of men with little or no hair. Hair loss is widely regarded as an aesthetic issue rather than a medical one. This means that seeking treatment is not necessary, but an optional one. In the U.S. alone, men represent about 40 percent of the entire population of hair loss sufferers in the world. However, research is lagging behind for females because of the embarrassment, fear, and shame will keep them from sharing their symptoms. We speak to Dr. Siew Tuck Wah, Medical Director of Radium Medical Aesthetics, as he shares with us the main causes of hair loss, treatments available and some simple ways we can prevent hair loss. Common causes of hair loss Our hair is in a constant cycle of growth, rest, and renewal. The