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Myths and Answers About Thinning Hair
and Hair Loss
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In
order to choose an effective solution for your hair loss problem,
you need to better understand the type of hairloss you have and the
cause of it. It is important to not be lead into buying multitudes of
products based on myths and improper understanding of your hair loss
situation.
Because hair loss is such a widely experienced but also widely misunderstood phenomenon, it is important to
understand what are myths and what are
actual facts. It is important to have the facts in order to discern the appropriate treatment regimen for the actual kind of hair loss one is experiencing. |
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 If you have a
general question regarding HairGenesis products, you may contact Customer
Service. If you have questions about hairloss and hair growth,
you may also contact our Research
Department. Your questions will be reviewed and we will respond
appropriately as soon as possible.
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Common Myth #1
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Treatments potentially useful against one kind of hair loss
are therefore useful against all kinds of hair
loss, including DHT-caused pattern
hairloss in men and women.
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Hairloss
Answer
#1
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Andro Genetic Alopecia, AGA, (common pattern hair
loss in a man or women) has been demonstrated to result from a genetic predisposition to specific hormonal triggers.
Pattern hair loss is by far the most common kind of hair loss, effecting more than 40 million American men and 20 million American women.
Recently, treatments have been developed that work to block the progression of this disorder by inhibiting certain steps in the progression of the relevant hormonal pathways.
Some are more effective than others.
By way of contrast
Alopecia Areata, AA, (a disease of discreet lesions of moth eaten appearing hair loss) is a disorder less well understood, but thought to be triggered by inflammatory or autoimmune associated factors.
In
Alopecia Areata, the degree and duration of the disease is variable.
This means that one person may experience one or two tiny lesions that self-resolve.
And another person may experience much larger lesions of hair loss that spread to completely and permanently denude the scalp of hair.
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Some success has been found in some individuals via
intra-lesional steroid challenge.
Commonly the drug of choice is the anti-inflammatory
dexamethasone. Such treatment occurs clinically and is administered by qualified physicians familiar with the sequelae of this dermatologic disorder.
Often in
Alopecia Areata, spontaneous remission may occur,
wherein full regrowth of the
hair is evident. Some unscrupulous marketers have taken advantage of this
phenomena in order to claim efficacy for various creams, concoctions, and lotions which they are purporting to represent as hair growth agents.
However, despite exaggerated claims, safety
and efficacy has never been proven by these marketers in the context of IRB monitored, placebo-controlled, double-blind, FDA regulated research.
Moreover, the distinction between
Alopecia Areata and Andro Genetic
Alopecia is often muddied by these unscrupulous marketers so that one is falsely led to believe that the events occurring spontaneously against the backdrop of AA may also be caused to occur in the setting of
Andro Genetic Alopecia through the use of their lotions and potions.
Ultimately, the unsuspecting public may be induced to buy a set of products based on substances that offer no real value against AA or
AGA.
In conclusion, the etiology, progression, and subsequent treatment of AA is distinct and apart from that occurring in the context of
AGA. One should not be confused with the other.
Nor should one be fooled into buying hair loss treatment concoctions (often accompanied by glossy photos that are most probably spontaneous remission of AA lesions) that have no basis in scientific fact.
HairGenesis™ botanical hairloss
treatment products are designed to help
stop the effects of thinning hair and
hair loss and help regrow hair, due to
pattern hairloss in men and women, which
is caused by DHT metabolism in the body
and on the scalp of affected
individuals.
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Common Myth #2
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Hairloss is caused by
restricted circulation of the blood in the scalp and hair follicles. |
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Hairloss
Answer
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Some researchers have a theory that poor circulation of
blood in the scalp and hair follicles is the root cause of hair
loss. There are actually various types
and causes of hair loss and although constricted blood
supply to the hair follicles and hair roots is common in the hair
follicles affected by pattern hair loss in men and whose, this may
not be the cause of such (male or female) pattern hair loss, but
rather the result.
Nevertheless, various hair loss treatment remedies claim to stop
the effects of hair thinning and hair loss and likewise claim to
reverse the hair loss by increasing the flow of blood to the scalp
and follicles. This is the theory behind Rogaine™
and other minoxidil-containing products, such as Avacor™,
Hair
Advantage™, Follicare™ and
generic
minoxidil-based (2% solution or 5% solution) hairloss
products.
However, clinical studies have repeatedly proven that the
application of minoxidil vasodilators (products which increase the
flow of blood) is no guarantee that the user will actually grow or
regrow any hair in the affected areas. Furthermore, tests have
shown that good hair which has been transplanted from the back of
the scalp into the thinning or balding areas on the top or front,
may continue to grow, thus proving that poor circulation in the
thinning or balding parts of the scalp is not the primary or root
cause of hair loss or hair fallout.
Numerous research studies in the past few years have shown that
male and female pattern hair loss, which is due to DHT attacking
affected hair follicles in such individuals, actually causes the
hair follicle and root structures themselves to grow smaller.
These studies have also shown that in such individuals, there
tends to be a corresponding decrease in the blood circulation in
the particular hair follicles affected by the DHT of pattern
hairloss, leading researchers and clinicians to believe that such
poor circulation may actually be a result and not a cause of
pattern hairloss in such men and women.
Thus, hairloss treatment remedies, such as HairGenesis™,
which are clinically-proven
to help stop the effects of DHT in the scalp and follicles, may
actually help improve the circulation of blood in the scalp and
follicles, as the products begin to help reverse the effects of
DHT-caused pattern hairloss. |
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Common Myth #3
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Poor nutrition for the hair and
scalp follicles causes hairloss.
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Hairloss
Answer
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There are numerous hair loss treatment products which
claim that it is a lack of proper nutrition to the scalp, hair
follicles and hairs themselves, which causes thinning hair or hair
loss.
Although proper and balanced nutrition is necessary for
overall health, individuals who maintain a healthy and
well-balanced diet and life-style can still lose their hair due to
male or female pattern hair loss. Therefore taking these
hair vitamin supplements which allegedly contain special formulas
and ingredients designed to nourish and strengthen the hair and
follices may not necessarily stop pattern hair loss or help regrow
any hair where it has already fallen out.
While the HairGenesis™ Oral
Soft Gels do provide certain ingredients to the scalp and hair
follicles to help nourish them, more importantly, they are
designed to stop the metabolism of DHT systemically (inside the
body), which is proven to be the root cause of pattern hairloss in
men and women.
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Common Myth #4
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Clogged hair follicles causes
hair loss.
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Hairloss
Answer #4
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While it is true that hair follicles may become clogged due to
excess sebum oil build-up, this does not cause the hair follicle
and hair root structures themselves to grow smaller nor does it
cause the hairs in the follicles to grow shorter, smaller, thinner
and weaker. Clogged hair pores may cause hairs to become ingrown.
Moreover, shampoos and scalp cleansers which are supposed to open
clogged pores do not stop the effects of thinning hair and hair
loss, nor do they regrow hair.
While the HairGenesis™ Shampoo
does help to unblock clogged scalp pores by removing excess sebum
oil and mineral deposits from the follicles and scalp, it also
helps remove accumulated DHT from the scalp and hair follicles.
But unlike almost all other hair loss treatment products, it
simultaneously add DHT Blockers directly back onto the scalp and
into the follicles, to then protect the follicles and roots from
the negative effects of DHT by blocking the binding of DHT inside
them.
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The information provided on this web site is intended for informational purposes only. It is not to be used as a substitute for the advice or treatment
that may be prescribed by a physician or other health care provider. The products and the claims made about specific products on this site
have not been evaluated by HairGenesis.net or the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate
or prevent any disease or illness. Results vary by person. Before using any information or products, you should consult with your physician.
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