Alopecia is suffered more by men than women and this generally begins after 50 years of age, some resort to shaving to grow their hair. Right or myth?
Baldness is caused by alopecia, this is hair loss , men suffer from it much more than women, according to specialists it is 50% in men and 30% in women. Although many believe that it is an aesthetic pathology, the truth is that specialists say that it should be given medical importance like any other type of disease.
This after men and women suffer from it, the quality of life is not the same, their self-esteem ends up being affected , the specialists in treating alopesia are dermatologists.
But who treats it more specifically is trichology, a branch of dermatology. Did you know that if you realize that 100 hairs fall out a day it is normal? Many people when they brush and see their hair falling out are scared when it is normal.
Hair continually falls but is renewed, new hair comes out, that is, it is not always due to alopecia, but because of other factors that we will show you. There are also myths about how to combat alopecia, and a wave of misinformation has been generated in this regard, such as that they have to be shaved for it to grow again.
The myth of shaving your head to grow your hair out
Shaving the head does not cure alopecia, this is a myth, it does not work like that, it is important to know so that the same mistake is not being made, specialists mention.
Dr. Robinson Guerrero, from the Guerrero Clinic, in Santiago de Chile, mentions that it is not beneficial to shave your head as this could irritate the scalp. "When you shave your head, you can irritate the scalp and that could cause the hair to thin and therefore come out even finer, so the bald spot could be seen more."
Types of alopecia and how it affects women
According to the Mexican journal of dermatology, there are two types of alopecia, scarring and non-scarring. And it emphatically marks that alopecia in women begins to lose hair from the age of 14.
Their hair begins to thin and the areas most affected are in the interparental and frontal part and a very characteristic pattern of a Christmas tree is seen. Here is a photo from the Mexican dermatology magazine about what alopecia looks like in women:
Regarding alopecia in men, it is caused by thinning and hair loss begins to be seen in the pariental and vertex of the scalp. Now it is known that it has nothing to do with whether or not you cut your hair, or if you shave it, this is not decisive for the hair to grow back.
What is better to shave or cut hair?
It is more advisable to cut it than to shave it. And dispelling other myths, they say that washing your hair every day is not recommended, but specialists say something else like Dr. Guerrero and Dr. Bozhinova
"The hair should be washed every day or at least every other day, although it will depend on the type of hair," says Dr. Guerrero.
"If you have drier skin you will not need to wash your hair as often, but if your hair is oily you should increase the frequency to remove the fat that blocks the follicle." Bonzhinova expressed.
So far there is no treatment to cure alopecia, there is much talk about home remedies, but it is not recommended that they be used unless they are preserved by a dermatologist.