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What causes excessive hair loss?A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For e.g. stress, illness, surgery, hormonal imbalance, hair or scalp infection, some medicines (like anticoagulants used for gout, chemotherapy, cancer),
excess vitamins, birth control pills, antidepressants etcAlso, the pull on your hair can cause a type of hair loss called traction alopecia. If the pulling is stopped before scarring of the scalp develops, your hair will grow back normally. However, scarring can cause permanent hair loss. Hot oil hair treatments or chemicals used in permanents may cause inflammation (swelling) of the hair follicle, which can result in scarring and hair loss. Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated. How do you define “male-pattern baldness”? The term "common baldness" usually means male-pattern baldness. Male-pattern baldness is the most common cause of hair loss in men, where hair loss typically results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head.
Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available.
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