Although women may suffer from hair loss at any age and from a multitude of reasons, hormonal changes can, in particular, influence their hair cycle.  Therefore, women often have hair loss issues after three main life changes: puberty, pregnancy, and menopause.   •  Puberty.  At puberty, hormonal ‘surges’ can lead to acne, oily skin and [more]

Hair growth is cyclical.  The hair grows, goes through a transition stage, rests, and then falls out.  Sometimes the follicle will enter a latent stage before the whole process begins again. Anagen (the Growing Phase) The growing phase has six stages, but the only one you see is the final stage, when the hair emerges [more]

Scarring hair loss (also called cicatricial alopecia) is the generic term applied to alopecia that accompanies or follows the destruction of hair follicles, whether by a disease affecting the follicles themselves (primary cicatricial alopecia), or by some indirect process external to them (secondary cicatricial alopecia). The skin often has a translucent (“onion skin”) or depigmented [more]

Trichotillomania is the loss or damage of scalp hair through repeated pulling or twisting due to irresistible compulsive impulses.  It tends to be chronic and causes severe discomfort and social problems.  It is classified as a “disturbance of impulse control” by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and is generally categorized with obsessive-compulsive [more]

Hair is made mostly of proteins, which account for about 88 to 96 percent of its structure.  The main type of protein in the hair is called keratin, which is made up of small building blocks called amino acids, in particular cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, arginine, and serine. The remaining 4 to 12 percent or [more]

Traction alopecia is the breakage of hair along its shaft.  One of the most common causes of traction alopecia is the damage to or absence of the cuticle or outside layer of the hair.  This can lead to a multitude of hair fiber problems such as breakage, knotting, splitting, and dullness. Causes of Traction Alopecia [more]

Also known as temporary hair loss, Telogen Effluvium is characterized by the anagen (growing) hairs prematurely entering the telogen (resting) phase of the hair cycle. Telogen Effluvium usually presents itself as excessive shedding (also called acute Telogen Effluvium). However, it can also manifest itself with a normal amount of hair loss leading to gradual thinning [more]

This simple reference (all beginning with the letter ‘H’ for Hair) is not exhaustive, but covers many of the common causes of hair loss (alopecia) for both men and women. An individual’s hair loss may be caused by one or more of these factors. Some of these influences on the hair cycle may cause permanent [more]

Alopecia areata is characterized by patchy scalp hair loss and occasionally affects every hair follicle on the scalp (called alopecia totalis) or body (called alopecia universalis). The disease usually occurs between the ages of adolescence and thirty, but it can appear at any age and affects both sexes equally. Alopecia areata has a rapid onset [more]

*Dr. David Kingsley’s trichology treatments have been shown to significantly improve the quality of life of women with genetic hair loss in a study published in the official Journal of the International Society of Cosmetic Dermatology**. Hair is a significant component of physical attractiveness and body image. Therefore, losing hair often affects an individual’s self-image, [more]