Hair Loss — Acme Corp Wellness

Signs & Symptoms

Normal aging. Family history of hair loss.
Hormonal changes, such as with menopause or hormonal imbalance from polycystic ovary syndrome
A side effect of some medicines, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy
A side effect from hair products, such as hair dyes and hair relaxers
A prolonged or serious illness. Thyroid disease.
Alopecia areata. This causes areas of patchy hair loss. It improves quickly when treated but can go away within 18 months on its own.

Question 1

Do you have redness, tenderness, swelling, and/or pain at the site of hair loss?

Try the over-the-counter medication, Rogaine.
Avoid or limit hair care practices of bleaching, braiding, cornrowing, dyeing, perming, etc. Avoid hot curling irons and/or hot rollers. Use gentle hair care products.
Air dry or towel dry your hair. Use hair dryers or curling irons on the lowest setting.
Keep your hair cut short. It will look fuller.
Don’t be taken in by claims for products that promise to cure baldness.
If you take a medicine that has caused hair loss, ask your doctor if a substitute one is available without this side effect.
When your head is exposed to the sun, wear a hat or use a broad spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher on the bald parts of your head. The risk of sunburn and skin cancer on the scalp increases with baldness.
To disguise hair loss, wear a hairpiece, wig, toupee, etc.