Asymmetrical Hair loss
What is Asymmetrical Hair Loss
Alopecia or hair loss is usually not well proportioned or symmetric. Asymmetrical hair loss is somehow similar to male pattern baldness. Most men endure some extent of asymmetrical hair loss in their lifetime. This type of hair loss happens when one side of a person’s hairline starts to bald but the other does not. Although, this frequently restores itself and the other side catches up but in some rare cases it simply continues until one side of the hairline is completely bald and the other still remains. Asymmetrical hair loss in some instances can be caused by both telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia.
Telogen effluvium is known to be stress triggered kind of hair loss and is the most common cause after androgenetic alopecia. Stress from an illness, pregnancy, a sudden weight loss and depression can absolutely cause hair to fall. Body stressors can affect the hair follicle and it is thought to be accountable for the big change in a large portion of the hair follicle that causes hair roots to be pushed prematurely into the resting state, affecting the growing existing hairs from these hair roots to fall out.
Malnutrition, metabolic disorders, and emotional stress are proven grounds for such hair loss. Androgenetic alopecia on the other hand is considered to be a natural and age related change in the body which designates 95 percent of hair loss in men alone. This can be inherited from the mother’s or father’s side of the family which significantly implies genetics play a major role for such devastating hair loss condition.
People with alopecia often display asymmetrical hair loss patterns on their head. This can be prevalently seen at the frontal hairline in which one side of the hairline recedes severely and the other side seems to be just fine and it does not show any signs of recession. It is imperative to recognize between telogen effluvium and hereditary or androgenetic alopecia. Both conditions are differentiated by determining club hairs in telogen effluvium and miniaturized hair in androgenetic alopecia. There are several hair loss diagnosis provided by numerous dermatologists for asymmetrical hair loss and the likes. Minoxidil treatment is commonly prescribed and is only effective in androgenetic alopecia hair loss. Finasteride is preferred treatment for asymmetrical hair loss which is caused by genetics.
