Hair Disorders Treatment Information

Hair has an extraordinary and inexplicableDandruff is characterised by excess shedding of
psychological importance. Hair can be used to expressscales from the skin of the scalp. This is very
cultural, sexual, and religious individuality. Disorders ofcommon and is usually caused by the presence of a
hair growth that compromise individual expressionsmall round microbe of the yeast family called
may affect self-esteem, social functioning, and qualityPityrosporum Ovale giving rise to the medical term
of life There are many disorder releted with hairfor dandruff pityriasis capitis. Dandruff has also been
include alopecia areata, hair loss, male patternlinked to neurologic disorders such as Parkinson's
baldness, head lice ,hirsutism, seborrheic dermatitisdisease and epilepsy. Head lice (Pediculus capitis) is
(dandruff)and cradle cap. Alopecia areata isalso type of hair disorder. Head lice are small parasitic
characterized by round patches of complete baldness.insects exquisitely adapted to living mainly on the
A specific cause of alopecia areata is unknown. Ascalp and neck hairs of their human host. It has been
family history and autoimmune diseases is associatedestimated that up to one in every 10 children in
with alopecia areata.school acquires head lice at some time.
The primary symptom of alopecia areata is roundishAll this hair disorders are treated only drugs,
patches of hair loss on the head, with smooth,well-balanced diet and nutrition. Alopecia areata can
hairless scalp in the affected areas. Alopecia areatabe treated with corticosteroids. Male-pattern and
chances in both sexes and at all ages but is mostfemale-pattern baldness can sometimes be treated
vulgar in children and young adults. Male-patterneffectively with drugs.Minoxidil (Rogaine) and Tretinoin
baldness (androgenic alopecia) is the most prominent(Retin-A) drugs , for hair regrowth and possibly to
type of hair disorder affecting, to varying degrees,prevent further loss. The most important step in
half of all men over 50 years of age. It usuallytreating head lice is to treat the person and other
follows a typical pattern of receding hairline and hairfamily members with medicine to kill the lice.
thinning on the crown, and is caused by hormonesDandruff" recommends shampooing on a daily basis.
and genetic predisposition. Dandruff is the mostDandruf supplements and herbs can be beneficial
prominent type of hair disorder and also known aswhen controlling dandruff and its symptoms.
seborrhoeic dermatitis.