The Hair Loss Disease Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata is a non-life threatening hair loss disease. It may not literally kill you, but in other ways deep down it could. I know this from my personal life. I have been an individual that has been suffering from alopecia for the past six years. It’s not easy living in this world with it. I feel at times that it’s a pain just to go to school and be in public with my disease.
It does not matter where you go but people are always starring at you and whispering about you, because you have no hair or bald spots throughout your scalp. I know that my disease has changed me and made me be the person that I am. Due to always looking different to others, I’ve grown to never judge people by their looks. I’m as normal as any other person, except for the fact that I loose my hair and at times I’m almost completely bald.
I chose to research Alopecia areata as part of my portfolio because not only will it help my grade in genetics it will help me understand and learn more about my disease. I have never been fully educated about what I have. My parents don’t understand it either. At first when I found out what I was suffering from my mother and I tried everything we could, at one point I was getting 60 shots of steroids in the scalp. Back about three years ago, I gave up going to all the different Doctor appointments. By doing that I was hoping that my Alopecia areata would run it’s course and my hair would just grow back and stay for good. Now That I have been doing this research on it and finding out that I am not alone with this. I’m going to do something about my disease and hopefully find something that will help. I already know that there is no cure but I’m sure there are some kind of...
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...s is Alopecia Areata you can begin some kind of treatment. There are not many treatments out there. I know that my dermatologists put me on steroids that were injected into my scalp every three weeks. We found out with my form of Alopecia areata it made it worse. The only thing it did for me was made me really fat. This made my whole condition ten times worse being in the 5th grade at the time. There are many kinds of chemicals that you can try to stimulate your hair follicles to get the hair to grow and stay.
Everyone that has Alopecia areata has potential of his or her hair growing back and staying then being in a remission. You will never cure it forever you will always have it and have to deal with it. There are different kinds of therapy’s that you can do, but if you’ve had Alopecia areata for over two years you only have about 40% chance that it will help.
Several remedies can help to prevent hair loss. Proper brushing is essential for distribution of hair’s natural oil. Gently brush your hairs and avoid brushing in wet hairs. You can start with 10-20 strokes in a day and then try up to 100.
Hair is considered one of the components of the integumentary system, along with the skin, nails, glands and nerves. Mammalian hair has many functions including protection from environmental factors and the ability to disperse sweat gland products such as pheromones. Almost every part of the human body is covered by hair except for the palms, hands and bottoms of the feet. On average, every person has about five million hairs; each of these hairs is born from a follicle or tiny tube-like structure that grows into the dermis layer of the skin. Oftentimes this follicle even reaches the subcutaneous layer, which is made of fat and connective tissue. (UXL Complete Health Research, 2001)
Alopecia areata, also known as spot baldness, is presumed to be an immunologically mediated disorder characterized by non-scarring patchy loss of hair. It is a relatively common disease and most often it appears in childhood or early adult life but can occur at any age. In two-thirds of cases, partial or complete regrowth of hair occurs within 5 years. Alopecia areata is most common in people younger than 20, but children and adults of any age may be affected. Women and men are affected equally. Various types of alopecia area are classified depending on the area where hair loss occurs.
More than likely, someone has walked into a public area and has seen somebody that does not look “normal.” How did they react once that person was seen? Did the person continuously stare? Points to be made in the future? Laugh.
Brent, I have been judged and looked upon differently for a physical condition that I have no control over.
Tristin’s friend Keagan has lung cancer. Keagan and Tristin where talking about shaving Tristin’s hair. Tristin was considering it and was asking Keagan lots of questions. She asked about what it was like. Keagan told Tristin all about what it’s like being bald. Keagan told tristin that if she did shave her hair it would come back soft and healthy.
...s is a huge concern for the millions of people who suffer from any one of the causes. Whether it is hereditary, stress, diet, medications, health issues, child birth, rapid weight loss, hormones, physical trauma or a combination of many, people who suffer hair loss have many options from oral and topical treatments such as minoxidil, non-surgical hair replacements such as hairpieces to surgical hair restorations also know as hair transplants. Many of the options available for hair loss can be very time consuming and costly, but many people suffering hair loss are willing to spend the money and try anything that claims to help. Ultimately, the most important thing for people who suffer from hair loss is to be educated on what options they have and what solutions are going to have the greatest possibility of providing successful results for their specific needs.
Thick, luscious locks are often associated with youth, health, success, and attractiveness. In fact, our society places great importance on hair and many individuals feel that it plays an important role in their identity. As a result, regardless of one’s age or gender, hair loss can have a significant impact on an individual’s self-esteem. Unfortunately, thinning hair is relatively common amongst both men and women as it is caused by several factors, such as hormonal changes, stress, poor diet, medications, medical conditions, and, most often, genetics. Since in most instances, hair loss is a progressive process, it is important to take action if you are troubled by thinning hair. If you are searching for a hair loss solution, you may come
Sloane starts losing her hair and gets diagnosed with alopecia areata. “A pile of hair came out when I showered.” (Langston49), Sloane got frantic and nervous when she noticed an abnormal amount of her hair falling out. She checked to make sure that she did not have any bald spots, however she did in fact find three. She went to a specialist and
...on. Treatments should be applied to the hair as a protector before the chemicals are added because they can apply serious damage to the healthy hair. If the hair isn’t treated properly with several chemicals being added such as relaxers or dye, the hair can easily become dry, brittle, and create many split ends throughout your hair even rising up to the roots. As I was doing my research paper I did experience some difficulties because I didn’t stick with one topic in the cosmetology field like hairstyling, coloring hair, nails, and even trimming of the hair so that caused me to even research harder, but it’s nothing wrong with challenging yourself at times.
There have been an infinite number of highs and lows on my journey, however my Trich is something that has become a part of my person. There have been days when the though of shaving my head to put myself out of my misery seems like a tempting solution, but there have also been days where I am thankful for the lessons that Trich has given me. My self confidence has sky rocketed and my appearance is no longer a concern of mine. Yes, Trichotillomania continues to be a problem that I will probably battle for the rest of my life, but I have made friends and memories that I wouldn't trade for anything — even a full head of
When approaching the topic of hair chemistry, one may think about the question, where does hair come from? Saclike holes called follicles are located all over the human body. At the bottom of these follicles are a cluster of papilla responsible for the growth of hair. As the papilla, otherwise known as hair bulbs reproduce to make new hair cells, the old ones are pushed up towards the surface of the skin causing the hair to grow longer. This may seem like a simple concept to grasp. However, the process of hair growth is a little more in depth.
For many years, I coveted anyone's hair that was anything that my hair wasn't. Despite our differences, we have come to a mutual understanding. And, now, I can say, with some confidence, that my hair and I are friends, not just forced to be together because of genetics. But I can admit this only after years of hard lessons and experience.
There is a different hair growing rate for each individual. Beard oil basically accelerates the
People pay too much attention to appearance, it is important in some situations and the general population seems to put more of their focus on how good someone looks or what the newest trends are, instead of concentrating on greater issues at hand, which are often not discussed. For instance, there are problems with our health care system but many people have a greater knowledge of what is going on with the death of Michael Jackson. In our society where image and presentation is everything, it is impossible not to care about our appearance. We find ways to beautify ourselves, such as not eating properly which leads to anor...