Baldness
An adult has about 100,000 hair follicles and each follicle can grow about 20 individual hairs in a person’s lifetime. The average hair loss is about 100 strands per day. Men and women lose their hair thickness as they become older. About 25% of men begin to bald at the age of 30 and about 2/3 are either bald or have a balding pattern when they are 60. Normally, baldness is related to aging, heredity and testosterone. Some, however, may also be cuased by certain diseases or medication like cancer chemotherpy, hormonal changes, and tinea capitis.
A lot of researches had been made on how you can prevent, cure or solve baldness. Among the most popular solutions is the hair transplant. If you live in New Jersey, New Jersey hair transplants are being offered at affordable rates. Hair transplant is the only permanent solution to baldness and have come a long way since the 70’s. Unlike before, side effects like headaches and scalp redness are almost non-existent with today’s latest technologies.
Other baldness prevention/solutions include low-level laser therapy, propecia, minoxidil, hair multiplication, ketoconazole, unsaturated fatty acids, and placebos.