Alopecia hair loss is something that affects mostly men in their older years. However it can happen to either gender at any time for myriad reasons. Alopecia is the umbrella term for any kind of unwanted hair loss. It does not apply to people who are bald by choice or by their own doing. It can be horribly embarrassing to many people and most try different tactics to keep their hair.
The most common one is male pattern baldness, which is very common. Due to aging and genetics, the hair follicles weaken and hair falls out or becomes thinner–and does not grow back. There are dozens of medical conditions that can cause this.
It can sometimes be a side effect of medications or be due to stress. The important thing is to talk to your doctor about why you may be suffering from it and what can be done.
Most men accept it as an inevitability. Other try desperately to hide it. A common way of hiding it is the comb over hairdo where men let a few strands grow long and they they brush it over their bald head to fool people into believing they have a full head of hair. It fools no one and can be just as embarrassing as the baldness itself.
Toupees are a safer, wiser route. If you buy a good toupee–one that is made of real hair–you can actually look as though it is your own. It needs to match your own remaining hair perfectly and you need to know how to properly apply it so it does not fall off. Another new development is follicle implant surgery where hair follicles are taken from another area of the body or from a donor and put on a man’s head where they can grow. It can be expensive.
Other treatments include medical creams or stimulation to get your follicles growing again. Some of these work, some do not. Take recommendations from your doctor and then do research on your own. What works for one person will not work for all.
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