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\nHair, though often overlooked, plays an important\nrole in our lives. Upon meeting someone, one of the first things you\nnotice is their hair. Before a social engagement, our hair is one of\nthe things we spend the most time on getting to look a certain way.\nThose affected By hair loss become aware of how important hair is in\nour social lives quickly. That is why hair loss provokes not only\nfeelings of cosmetic concern, but also may provoke a loss of\nself-esteem and even identity problems.
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Hair Loss, also referred to as balding, is caused By a variety of\nfactors, the most important being heredity. Hair loss runs in the\nfamily and is not curable though someday, gene manipulation may lead\nscientists to a cure. Men with a genetic predisposition to hair loss\nhave areas on their scalp that are especially sensitive to male sex\nhormones. As men age, these areas and the hair follicles that reside\nthere suffer from a biological imbalance caused By a male hormone\ncalled DHT. Slowly, over a period of years, follicles wither and hair\nbecomes thinner and shorter until it can't be seen at all.\n\n
Though not curable yet, hair loss in the form of androgenetic\nalopecia (male and female pattern baldness described above) can be\ntreated in various surgical and non-surgical ways. Shampoos like\nRogaine work By stimulating the growth of hair, thus counteracting the\neffects of excessive hair loss. Pills like Propecia are DHT inhibitors,\nwhich help keep DHT levels normal so follicles are not flooded with it.\n\n

There are a variety of other treatment options like transplant surgery,\nwhich involves taking follicles from the sides and back of the scalp\nthat are not sensitive to hormones that cause hair loss and\nredistributing them to balding areas. \n

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