Hair Loss: 5 Lies Revealed

Hair Loss: 5 Lies Revealed

Natural aging can mean hair loss and getting gray hair, but excessive exposure to things like the sun, crash dieting, hair extensions and exposure to chemical treatments, can cause serious damage to the health of our hair says hair expert Dr. Alan Bauman of Bauman Medical Group in Florida.

Between 40 to 50 percent of both men and women will suffer from hair loss at 50 years, while the number of hair transplants have risen by 42 percent since 2007, according to the International Society of Surgery Hair Restoration.

Likewise, the sale of products such as minoxidil was increased in recent decades.

But along with the facts are also myths. For years, people have believed in stories about growth and hair loss. Bauman says he's heard everything from blaming the mother, causing baldness hats and even myths about dead follicles can regrow your hair shiny and healthy.

1 - Overexposure to the sun causes hair loss

SOMETHING BUT TRUE FALSE

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause skin problems such as accelerated aging and cancer, but it will not disrupt the function of the hair follicle, says expert Dr. Alan Bauman of Bauman Medical Group in Florida. However, excessive exposure of the hair fibers to UV radiation can actually weaken the fibers, weakening the cuticle and make the hair more prone to dullness, frizz and breakage.

2 - Get a gray hair and two grow back

FALSE

The good news is that gray hair pulling we ensure that they do not grow. The bad news is that hair does not grow back.

3 - Too much shampoo can make you lose hair

FALSE

Each day 100 to 200 hairs shed and these hair follicles are replaced with hair follicles that enter the growth phase. This process is repeated no matter how many times you wash your hair.

4 - Headstands can make hair grow

FALSE

It may sound funny, but this is a common myth heard. Bauman says that hair loss is a problem of blood flow, but can also be caused by other factors such as age and genetics. "Although the increased blood flow helps the growth of hair, can not stay in that position long enough to have an effect on hair follicles time," says Bauman.

  5 - The alopecia is linked to old age

TRUE

Male and female hair loss becomes more common as we age. Yet another type of hair loss called alopecia areata is common in children and young adults, and may result in total baldness.