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2. Hair Loss: How Much is Normal? And When Should You See Your ...

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   "The old hair detaches from the hair follicle, but new hair is not yet actively growing," says Dr. Kinler. Around ten to 15 percent of your follicles are going through this phase.

3. 7 Early Signs of Hair Thinning & How to Stop It - AOL

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   1. Excessive Hair Loss After Showering or Brushing. On average, people lose between 50 and 100 hairs a day. So, the four or five strands you notice in your hands after shampooing probably aren’t ...

4. Hair Loss in Women: Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   You may notice sudden hair loss, gradual hair loss, or hair loss that gets better or worse over time. Essentially, alopecia in women can look quite different from one person to the next. Common ...

5. Alopecia universalis - Wikipedia

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   Alopecia universalis (AU), also known as alopecia areata universalis, is a medical condition involving the loss of all body hair, including eyebrows, eyelashes, chest hair, armpit hair, and pubic hair. It is the most severe form of alopecia areata (AA). [1]

6. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

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   In alopecia areata, a hair follicle is attacked by the immune system. T-cells swarm the roots, killing the follicle. This causes the hair to fall out and parts of the head to become bald. Alopecia areata is thought to be a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own anagen hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth. [22]

7. Management of hair loss - Wikipedia

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   Radiation induces hair loss through damage to hair follicle stem cell progenitors and alteration of keratin expression. [72] [73] Radiation therapy has been associated with increased mucin production in hair follicles. [74] Studies have suggested electromagnetic radiation as a therapeutic growth stimulant in alopecia. [75]

8. 8 Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss - AOL

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   Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. This can damage your ...

9. Folliculitis - Wikipedia

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   Folliculitis starts with the introduction of a skin pathogen to a hair follicle. Hair follicles can also be damaged by friction from clothing, an insect bite, [2] blockage of the follicle, shaving, or braids that are very tight and close to the scalp. The damaged follicles are then infected by Staphylococcus spp. Folliculitis can affect people ...