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Alopecia Areata

Alopecia or hair loss can be transient or enduring, affecting the whole body or simply your scalp. It may be brought on by hormone fluctuations, genetics, illnesses, or just aging naturally. Though it's more prevalent among men, hair loss on one's head can happen to anyone. Some may disguise it with scarves, hats, makeup, or hairstyles. Others decide to use one of the treatments on offer to stop additional hair loss or stimulate new growth.

Overview


Alopecia areata is a condition that occurs when the body's immune system destroys the follicles that produce hair, resulting in hair loss. The skin's hair-forming tissues are called hair follicles. Although alopecia areata can cause hair loss anywhere on the body, it typically affects the area around the face and head. Usually, hair loss occurs in quarter-sized, spherical, tiny patches, but in certain situations, the amount of hair loss is greater. The majority of those who have the illness are asymptomatic and in good condition. 

Each person experiences alopecia areata differently. Some people only experience hair loss once in their lifetime, while others experience it periodically. Additionally, recovery is erratic; some people's hair may grow back completely while it does not in others.


Alopecia areata is classified into three primary types: 


Alopecia areata in patches: The patchy type the most prevalent, causes hair loss on the scalp or in other areas of the body in one or more coin-sized patches. 


Alopecia totalis: This type causes complete or almost total hair loss on the scalp. 


Alopecia universalis: This form, which is uncommon, causes the hair on the scalp, face, and rest of the body to fall out almost completely.



Causes


Typically, no illness is to blame for this kind of baldness. It has to do with aging, genetics, and variations in the testosterone hormone. Men are far more likely than women to suffer from acquired or pattern, baldness. The immune system of the body misinterprets the hair follicles for unknown causes in alopecia areata. Thankfully, hair loss is typically not irreversible and the follicles can still produce new hair.  Physical or emotional stress may cause 75% of scalp hair to fall out. We refer to this type of hair loss as telogen effluvium. Additional reasons for hair loss, particularly if it exhibits an odd pattern, include 

  • Anaemia 

  • Autoimmune diseases like lupus 

  • Burn injuries 

  • Some contagious illnesses, like syphilis 

  • Overdoing the blowout and shampooing 

  • Changes in proteins 

  • Disorders of the thyroid 

  • Nervous behaviors including pulling hair or massaging the scalp 

  • Nonstop Radiation treatment 

  • Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm 

  • Tumour of the adrenal glands or ovaries 

  • Hairstyles that too strain the follicles in your hair cause scalp infections caused by bacteria.


Symptoms


Usually, alopecia areata starts with abrupt loss of round or oval patches of hair on the crown of the head, although it can affect any region of the body, including the eyebrows, eyelashes, and, in men, the area where the beard is located. Around the edges of the patch, there tend to be short broken hairs that are smaller at their base than at the tip. Usually, the naked portions show no symptoms of scarring, redness, or rash. Before hair falls out, some people report feeling tingling, burning, or itching in certain areas of their skin.



Ayurvedic View


Indralupta-Hair is considered as mala (waste part but serves an important function in the body ) of asthi dhatu (bony tissue). Patchy hair loss over scalp and beard areas, this condition is alopecia areata. Due to pitta dosha and vata dosha vikruthi due to following factors that cause its aggravation, results in kesha patana (falling of hairs) from the scalp, along with it when Kapha dosha and rakta gets vikruta(vitiated), it blocks the nutrition reaching the hair follicles which restricts new hair growth in that area. Ayurveda's way of healing is to bring dosha back to prakruta awastha (balanced state) by adopting panchakarma treatment, providing required nutrition in a healthy way to improve the sapta dhatus (body tissues,cells) so that hair is nourished and ensuring regrowth of hair follicles.



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Alopecia Areata

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DISCLAIMER: Listed treatment details are only for information purposes. Treatments and duration may vary depending on numerous factors. Treatments for your condition may not be limited to this list.

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