Myth 1 : The hair falls out.
Contrary to popular belief, hair does not fall but gradually weakens hastaconvertirse each cycle in a thin, imperceptible hair. When siguientedirectamente cycle is born, is facing a problem of baldness.
Myth 2: I find hairs everywhere (pillow, bath, etc.), Am I going bald?
It is absolutely normal perderentre 100 to120 hairs per day. Alopecia is diagnosed when new sonme thin hair than normal. We must not confuse a "cabellofino" with alopecia because there are many people who have always tenidoel thinning hair or looking weak. This does not necessarily mean alopecia.La hair loss may be associated with other causes as ejemploproblemas thyroid, infections, stress, anemia, excessive cosmetics, etc chemotherapy. All these causes does not exceed 5%.
Then, if the problem goes away, the hair grows back. Actually hair loss is hereditary masked 95% of cases are due to alopeciaandrogenética and is transmitted from parents to children through losgenes.
Myth 3: If my relatives are bald, I will be.
While most casosla alopecia is transmitted from father to son, background hereditariospueden make a trend but no statistical significance. Existenen genetic test currently possible to know with certainty alrededorde 80% chance of developing the androgenetic baldness.
Myth 4: The progressive weakening of the hair can not be fought.
Today existentratamientos effective in combating baldness. Hanfuncionado for most people. Respond in a period3 to6 months and its effectiveness in numerous medical trials fuedemostrada. L ostratamientos most effective and which are approved byFDAare topical (lotion on the scalp) conminoxidil and medical systemic treatment with finasteride (porvía oral tablets).
Myth 5: Eating certain foods strengthens hair and prevents sucaída.
Hair, like skin and nails, is in constanterenovación and metabolism and regeneration are sensitive to déficitsnutricionales. However, lascausas hair loss nutritional deficiencies are less than 1% yademás nobody has convincingly demonstrated decierto effective food and its response time to combat the weakening delcabello.
Myth 6: The lack of blood in the scalp is what originally hair loss and hair massages this is the solution faster, cheaper and painless for hair recovery.
Massage capillaries serve to solve the calvicieya that it is not caused by lack of irrigation but hormonalesy hereditary factors, not editable by localized massage or stimulation. Thatis, treatment is not scientifically proven effectiveness, as with the laser treatment, the electrotricogénesis and shampoo.
Myth 7: Anyone can become a hair graft.
All pacientedebe be evaluated on an individual basis by the surgeon and quetrasplante intervener is the last phase of medical treatment. Criteriosbásicos some guidance on whether for a particular hair loss is indicated ono a hair transplant.
Age : Young patients (18-25 years) are not buenoscandidatos because hair loss has started recently and seguiráprogresando in the future. Then, do a transplant too early to misallocation puedellevar hair since the surgeon can never saberexactamente much amount of hair lost in subsequent years.
Sex : The distribution of baldness in men and women esdiferente. In men, are more localized areas of alopecia in lamujer, where distribution is more diffuse throughout the head. Most loshombres are good candidates except those with fine hair diffuse the mayoríade women are not good candidates except in cases of localized loss áreasbien.
Extent of hair loss : A further stabilization of hair loss, best result since elcirujano be sure to put hair in the right areas.
Hair Type : Hair gruesoy A great amount of melanin will give a higher density and look better despuésde transplantation. Curly hair will also increase the appearance of a smooth densidadque.
Myth 8: The implants are painful and technique with since they are all equal.
Algunastécnicas are more painful than others and the patient discomfort and derecuperación grade depends on it. There are two basic types of trasplantescapilares. One part of an extraction of a strip of skin with hair See back for the head, which is then dissected (under visiónmicroscópica) for follicular units to be transplanted to zonascalvas. This technique is painful and can postoperative scarring, because they are separated in the extraction as well as skin, nerves and vasossanguíneos. The other, more recent in time and suitable for pacienteporque is not any visible sign of the transplant, the method was directly queextrae follicular unit from the donor site, while marcaalguna and then insert then in the outback. That is, removing a strip nose so no stitches or using a scalpel enningún time so there is no possibility of scar pain
Myth 9: The implant quedarávisible and scarred forever
When laintervención is performed by a skilled surgical team and following latécnica transplant single follicular units resultadocompletamente gives a natural, with good use of the donor and buenresultado cosmetic. Implants unnatural in shape, hair density application (the so-called type "wrist") are part of the past thanks Lever of medicine and technology.
Myth 10 : Wash your hair every day or falling tenercaspa favor .
The truths that e l washing only helps to loosen the hairs are being Quey fall and will fall anyway. Meanwhile, seborrheic ladermatitis, popularly known as dandruff could be asociadaen some cases androgenetic alopecia but by no means lapérdida causes hair.
