Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Naturally Grow Back Thinning Hairline & Cover up Receding Hairline-Beautyklove
- How do I know if the hairline around the forehead has retreated?
- What causes the hairline to retreat?
- 1. Age
- 2. Hormonal changes
- 3. Family history
- 4. Medication or treatment
- 5. Disease or stress
- 6. Lifestyle
- Can this be prevented or overcome before it becomes truly bald?
- Drugs
- Operation
Medical Video: How To Naturally Grow Back Thinning Hairline & Cover up Receding Hairline-Beautyklove
Hairline backs slowly alias receding hairline is one of the first signs of baldness. Women and men alike can experience this, but it is more common in men. In addition to age, there are various other factors that can cause your hairline to start backing above your head.
How do I know if the hairline around the forehead has retreated?
The hairline backwards over the head usually starts to appear when men in their 30s. On average, this condition starts from the hairline on the temples on both sides of the head, while the hairline in the middle remains near the forehead. This pattern of receding hairline will form the letter V above the head, and is often referred to as widow peak.Gradually, both sides and the back of the head can be bald so that only the hair at the top of the head remains.
In contrast to women, the hairline that will first reverse is the center to the top of the head while the sides and back will settle. This pattern of deterioration of hairline will form a letter U. But in fact, women are more likely to experience thinning hair than hairline retreatment or total baldness.
What causes the hairline to retreat?
There are many reasons for the hairline around the forehead getting backward.
1. Age
Aging is the most important factor in hair loss. Research shows that male pattern baldness is associated with androgen hormones. Well, the older you get, the less androgen hormones your body produces.
Every hair on your head has its own cycle. After growing optimally, the hair will fall out and be replaced with new hair. Usually, hair follicles that have fallen out will be replaced with new follicles of the same size.
But because the supply of androgen hormones is insufficient, hair follicles shrink so that new hair grows thinner, shorter and finer. Over time, the hair follicles shrink, the hair growth cycle ends, and in the end no new hair grows.
2. Hormonal changes
Besides being affected by age, baldness is also triggered by an increase in bald hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone) in the body. This hormone is produced by converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by the help of certain enzymes. About 10% of testosterone in a man's body will be converted to dihydrotestosterone. DHT causes the follicles to shrink so that no hair grows in them anymore.
One study found that follicles from a bald scalp contained higher levels of DHT than the DHT hormone on bald scalp. Some researchers believe that the pattern of baldness in some men is caused by their bodies being more sensitive to normal androgen (especially DHT) levels passed down from generation to generation.
The hormone DHT can also be found in women.
3. Family history
Genetic factors play a role in the hairline around the forehead which is more backward. Men with a family history of baldness are more likely to experience hair loss. It might even follow the same pattern as the previous generation.
4. Medication or treatment
Some procedures or medical treatments can also cause hair loss. A common example is chemotherapy, which often causes a person's hair to fall out.
5. Disease or stress
Disease or stress can cause sudden hair loss called telogen effluvium. Most people usually experience this as an unexpected thing, in which they lose more hair than usual in a short time.
However, this hair loss usually often heals itself without treatment.
6. Lifestyle
Lifestyle is thought to be strongly related to hairline setbacks that are too early. People who are active in smoking are reported to experience hair loss faster than non-smokers. In addition, people who lack protein are also more prone to hair loss than those who eat enough protein.
Can this be prevented or overcome before it becomes truly bald?
If the reverse hairline is caused by age, of course this cannot be prevented. But if in fact your condition is caused by other factors, such as stress, hormonal instability, or even certain medical problems, the treatment may be adjusted to the exact cause.
Hair baldness treatment usually involves one or a combination of various ways this is done:
Drugs
If your baldness signs are triggered by hormonal problems or immune system disorders, how to overcome them is by prescribing prednisone drugs or over-the-counter minoxidil drugs.
Minoxidil must be applied to the scalp. Side effects that may arise from this drug are irritation of the scalp and recurrence of hair loss if you stop taking the medicine.
Other drugs are finasteride, a pill that can help increase hair growth. The work of this drug is to inhibit the hormone DHT. Possible side effects are reduced sexual arousal and a higher risk of prostate cancer.
Operation
Another solution for reverse hair line is hair transplant surgery. This involves transplanting small parts of the scalp and hair follicles from the back of the head to areas of hair that have stopped growing. This skin transplant can continue to grow healthy hair in a new location.
