Hair loss can happen very quickly, in which case this is known as rapid hair loss. There are two main reasons for sudden or rapid hair loss, these are genes and stress.
Some people will be inherit hair loss from their parents, however normally this will not be sudden baldness. Sudden baldness will be noticed when you start to notice large clumps of your hair falling out. You might also notice that lots of hairs remain in your brush when you have finished combing your hair. Stress can be another cause of sudden baldness. Physical stress such as surgery can be another cause of severe hair loss.
If you start to notice sudden or rapid baldness then it is very important that you book yourself a doctor’s appointment as soon as possible. It’s very important that you find out the causes of the hair loss so that you can start to re-grow your hair as soon as possible. Rapid baldness can be a warning sign of a very serious condition which is why you should get medical advice as soon as possible.
Sometimes this condition will be caused by DHT. This is a hormone which is normally present in the body, however high levels of this can attack the hair follicles and cause the hairs to thin and fall out. Your doctor may want to prescribe you with a DHT blocker which can be applied as a shampoo; this will slow down the effects of thinning and help your hair to re-grow. Every case is very different; the type of treatment which works for one person may not work for another.
Alopecia is one of the most serious causes of baldness, there are however a number of different forms of this condition:
- Alopecia Areta:- This is where your hair is lost rapidly in patches, this results in bald patches on your scalp
- Alopecia universalis:- this is where hair is lost from all over the body.
It’s important to visit your doctor to find out exactly what is causing your rapid baldness; your doctor will want to do a series of tests to work this out.
He will start by doing a series of blood tests to test for infections, hormone imbalances or any sort of deficiency.
Rapid baldness can be very traumatic for many different types of people, which means that a cure needs to be found as quickly as possible. In order to find the right cure you need to make sure that you know the exact cause, unless you know the cause then the treatment option may not work. It’s important to find out what the cause is before you waste money on different treatments.