Abstract
Neurogenic alopecia is hair loss caused by excessive mental stress. Under the effect of mental stress, the muscular layer of the scalp tissue contracts causing congestion, poor blood flow, and contraction of the capillaries that carry nutrients to the hair follicles, resulting in impaired local blood circulation, which causes ecological changes and malnutrition in the hair. This reduces the quality of the environment in which the hair lives, which leads to hair loss. Psychogenic alopecia is a temporary hair loss, which can be cured by improving mental condition and reducing mental stress.
Overview
Alopecia areata, commonly known as ghost shaving, is a sudden onset of limited patchy baldness on the head. The shape of the baldness is often round or oval, and there are often no conscious symptoms. It occurs in children and young adults with a high sebum secretion rate, often on top of excessive sebum production, and is equally common in men and women. There are five types of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, postpartum alopecia, and alopecia areata.
Neurogenic alopecia is hair loss caused by excessive mental stress. Under the effect of mental stress, the muscular layer of the scalp tissue contracts, causing congestion and poor blood flow, and the capillaries that carry nutrients to the hair follicles contract, causing local blood circulation disorders, resulting in ecological changes and malnutrition of the hair. This reduces the quality of the environment in which the hair lives, which leads to hair loss. Psychogenic alopecia is a temporary hair loss, which can generally heal itself after improving mental conditions and reducing mental stress.
Neurogenic alopecia, commonly known as ghost shaving, is a sudden onset of limited patchy baldness on the head. The shape of the baldness is often round or oval, and there are often no conscious symptoms. It is often seen in children and young people with a high sebum secretion, and often occurs on the basis of excessive seborrhea, with equal incidence in men and women. There are five types of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, postpartum alopecia, and alopecia areata.
Chinese explanation
Pinyin: neuropathic alopecia shenjingxingtuofa
Basic Explanation: [Neuropathicalopecia] the phenomenon of hair loss in infants and children due to pathological reasons.
Detailed explanation: Neuropathic alopecia, commonly known as ghost shaving, is a kind of limited patchy baldness that occurs suddenly on the head. The shape of the baldness is often round or oval, and there are often no conscious symptoms. It is often seen in children and young people with high sebum secretion, and often occurs on the basis of excessive seborrhea, with equal incidence in men and women. There are five types of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, postpartum alopecia, and alopecia areata.
Composition of hair: Human hair is mainly composed of proteins and a variety of amino acids mainly cystine with keratin fibers, while a variety of vitamins, melanin and trace elements are involved. If any of these substances are missing, the hair may become dry, raw and brittle, and prone to loss.
Types of hair loss
Seborrheic alopecia, a type of hair loss that occurs on the basis of excessive seborrhea, is often accompanied by increased dandruff, an oily scalp, and pronounced pain and itching. It mostly occurs in young and strong people with strong sebaceous secretion, fine and soft hair, some with seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, which starts gradually from the top of the head to gum up the hair and spreads to the forehead. The scalp is oily and bright red, with yellow oily scabs. The treatment of seborrheic alopecia must first focus on hair health care, less greasy and spicy food, diligent hair washing, local medication to remove oil, reduce dander, anti-inflammatory and anti-itch.
Physical hair loss, including mechanical hair loss such as sexual hair loss, local friction irritation hair loss, burn hair loss and radioactive damage hair loss. Mechanical baldness is for some special hair styles that cause hair breakage or loss, such as braids and buns for women and hair parting for men. Hair needs to maintain a certain degree of natural loose and maintain a proper elasticity to pressure, if directly subjected to tension, such as Beijing opera actors and female athletes, for performance and competition, often pull the hair back and tightly tied up with ribbons or rubber bands, easy to cause forehead hair breakage and fall off, hairline receding. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light from sunlight and frequent use of hot blow dryers also tend to thin the hair. Radiation damage is clinically classified into four degrees, all of which can cause hair loss.
Chemical hair loss, tumor patients receiving anti-cancer drug treatment, long-term use of certain chemical agents such as commonly used gentamicin, allopurinol, methylphenidate, thiouracil, trimethoprim, propranolol (insulin), phenytoin sodium, aspirin, anti-inflammatory pain, birth control pills, etc. often cause hair loss. Hair cosmetics such as perms, hair cleansers and hair dyes are also common causes of hair loss. The increasing incidence of thinning hair in women in recent years may be related to the abuse of hair cleansers due to some irresponsible advertising campaigns.
Symptomatic hair loss, anemia, liver and kidney disease, malnutrition, systemic lupus erythematosus, dry syndrome, acanthosis nigricans, and febrile diseases such as enteric typhoid, pneumonia, meningitis, and influenza can often lead to hair loss and cause thinning hair, and this kind of hair loss is called symptomatic hair loss.
Infectious alopecia, hair loss due to fungal infections, parasites, viruses and septic skin diseases are called infectious alopecia. Head chickenpox, herpes zoster virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, syphilis pallidum spirochetes, and various fungal causes of tinea capitis can cause hair loss; local skin lesions such as seborrheic dermatitis, lichen planus, infection with mold or parasites can also cause hair loss.
Endocrine disorder hair loss, hair loss caused by hormonal imbalance in the body due to abnormal function of endocrine glands is called endocrine disorder hair loss. Postpartum, menopause, oral contraceptives, etc. can cause estrogen deficiency and hair loss within a certain period of time; hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, hypoparathyroidism, adrenal tumors, advanced acromegaly, etc. can lead to hair loss.
Nutritional metabolic alopecia, excessive sugar or salt consumption, protein deficiency, iron deficiency, zinc deficiency, excessive selenium, etc., as well as certain metabolic diseases such as argininosuccinic aciduria, homocystinuria, hereditary orotateuria, disorders of methionine metabolism, etc., are also causes of hair loss. Sugar alopecia: Sugar alopecia is hair loss caused by excessive sugar consumption. Sugar in the body’s metabolic process, the formation of a large number of acid, destroy vitamin B, disrupt the pigment metabolism of hair, resulting in hair gradually due to the loss of black luster and yellowing. Excessive sugar in the body can increase sebum, which can induce seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, followed by massive hair loss. Salt alopecia: Salt alopecia is the loss of hair caused by too much salt. Salt can lead to water retention in the body, also in the hair can cause excessive water retention, affecting the normal growth and development of hair, at the same time, too much salt in the hair to provide a good place for bacterial breeding, prone to scalp diseases. In addition, too much salt can also induce a variety of sebum diseases, resulting in increased head scale and aggravating the phenomenon of hair loss.
Androgenetic alopecia, also known as early baldness, is a condition with a high incidence of androgenetic alopecia. It refers to the gradual loss of hair in adulthood, with the sideburns quickly receding, the front hair edge rising, the top of the head hair thinning or even hiatus, and progressive aggravation. The disease is characterized by progressive hair loss on the forehead and top of the head, mostly seen in men who are engaged in mental work, and hair loss often begins to appear around the age of 20-30. The hair loss usually starts from the forehead and both sides of the temporal area, the front hair line gradually recedes backward, the forehead becomes higher, and as the age increases, the hair at the top of the skull gradually falls out, but there is still often remaining hair at the occipital area and both sides of the hairline. Androgenic alopecia progresses slowly, with female patients experiencing a lighter degree of hair loss, mostly with thinning of the top hair and thinning and softening of the hair. The cause of androgenic baldness may be related to genetics and androgens. This type of baldness is mostly permanent.
Postpartum hair loss, female postpartum hair loss is a physiological phenomenon that is related to the physiological changes, mental factors and lifestyle of the mother. Generally in the postpartum period of about six months will stop on its own, so do not be overly nervous. Women’s hair replacement rate is closely related to the level of estrogen in the body. If estrogen increases, the rate of hair loss slows down; if estrogen decreases, the rate of hair loss accelerates. Six months after giving birth, organ function is in the recovery stage, estrogen secretion is significantly reduced, causing hair loss. Experts say that postpartum hair loss is a temporary physiological phenomenon, and new hair will grow after hair loss, so there is no need to worry about it, not to mention the misuse of drugs to the detriment of the breast.
Female diffuse hair loss, also known as female androgenic alopecia, female male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness. This is the most common type of alopecia in women after their 20s. Most of the onset is slow diffuse hair thinning, with an increase in short hair at the front hairline and a gradual increase in hair loss. The etiology of this disease is increasingly understood as research progresses, and there is a close relationship between this type of hair loss and androgens and genetics.
Clinical manifestations
1, hair suddenly (usually overnight) appear round or oval bald spots, local skin smooth and shiny, no inflammation, and no conscious symptoms, often first discovered by others, the hair at the edge of the bald area is loose and easy to pull out.
2. It occurs on the scalp and the arch of the eyebrow where there are more sebaceous glands.
3, often accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff, damage often starts from the scalp, initially as red papules around the hair, gradually fused into patches, the surface has a yellowish greasy scales or a little yellow crust, the hair gradually dry and soft over time.
4, can have a foul smell, can recur.
5.Most patients can heal themselves. 50% of the patients with first-episode baldness heal within one year, and 75% of them heal within five years, while some of them grow and shed at the same time and have repeated attacks for many years. In about 5% to 10% of cases, the hair loss can progress gradually or rapidly, and all the hair can be lost within a few days to a few months, resulting in total baldness. A few severe cases can lose their eyebrows, beard, axillary hair, pubic hair, etc. and are called general baldness.
Treatment methods
The only treatment for neurogenic alopecia is hair transplantation, and “FD four-dimensional hair transplantation” is the most effective hair transplantation procedure, which has the following four main advantages.
Three characteristics of “FD four-dimensional hair transplantation” (three-dimensional + extremely fast) hair transplantation technology.
1.Dense hair transplantation effect. The traditional FUE technology has some shortcomings due to the limitation of hair extraction and surgical instruments, but “FD four-dimensional hair transplantation” breaks through the technical bottleneck and reduces the transplantation incision spacing to 0.3-0.4 mm without affecting the survival rate of hair follicles. This is very rare for hair transplantation institutions in the world.
2. Fast hair extraction speed. “FD four-dimensional hair transplantation” with FUE electric stamping hair follicle instrument” has significantly improved the speed of hair extraction, reaching 1200 units/hour, which can take as much as 4200 units of hair per day, and can directly plant hair follicles into the skin, and the transplantation speed is nearly double than before.
3. The rate of hair follicle damage is close to 0. “FD four-dimensional hair transplantation” really realizes three no: no scar, no pain, no blood scab. In some earlier hair transplantation institutions, there are many restrictions in the operation process, which can easily cause damage to the hair follicles. The force is even, the planting depth is easy to grasp, no damage to the hair follicles, and the damage to the hair follicles is almost 0.
4.FUE hair transplantation technology without blood scab
In 2009, based on FUE/FUT hair transplantation technology, the core breakthrough of micron technology was created, from “point” to “surface”, without “micro”. The micron technology is reflected from “point” to “surface”. The hair transplantation technology without blood scab is a breakthrough in the traditional hair transplantation technology to achieve micro trauma, less bleeding, fast recovery, no blood scab after hair transplantation, eliminating the need to clean up the blood scab, allowing the success rate of hair transplantation surgery to reach 100% for the first time. And because of the use of “micron-level pore reconstruction technology”, the surgery has minimal bleeding, high density, natural and scarless after the surgery. Thus, it has eliminated all kinds of “pore punching” techniques in the hair transplantation system, which have a lot of bleeding, large pore size and low density in China. In addition, the birth of micron technology in the operation to ensure the deeper scalp cortex and hair follicle activity fit, while ensuring the healthy hair follicle fresh transplantation, to ensure the vitality of the transplanted hair follicles, quickly reduce the biological rest period caused by the stimulation of hair follicles transplantation, so that the hair can quickly grow after transplantation, straight to the ideal state of natural high density.
How to prevent neurogenic alopecia
The key to preventing neurogenic alopecia is the scientific use of the brain. Specific measures are.
1, to ensure adequate sleep. No matter how intense the work, 8 hours of sleep a day is essential, and to try to ensure the quality of sleep, so that the cerebral cortex blood circulation to get the right time to regulate o
2, to develop a good habit of massaging the head. 3 times a day in the morning and evening massage the temple and the top of the head in the hundred points, and use both hands of the middle finger along the frontal angle and the head line to do from the front to back stroking press, the number of times unlimited.
3, meditation exercises. It is best to have 20-30 minutes a day to meditate on the relaxing and beautiful things in life, listen to the rhythm of their breathing, try to relax. The posture is not constrained, or sitting or lying down, to the degree of comfort.
4, reasonable adjustment of diet structure. Usually more intake of fresh vegetables, fruits and vitamin B-rich food, eat more food, less fatty, sweet and spicy stimulating food, and to ensure smooth bowel movements.
5, scientific hair care. As the reason for hair loss is that the sebaceous glands secrete a lot, the hair follicles are easily blocked, so it is advisable to use warm water to shampoo your hair, the water temperature can be at 40c. Do not use alkaline too strong shampoo, you can use the “anti-loss shampoo. If the scalp is greasy and hair loss is obvious, you can apply “Bisuo Hair Care Essence” to get rid of sebum plugs, unclog hair follicles and control hair loss.
Nine tips to prevent neurogenic hair loss
①Smoking will affect the normal growth of hair, it is advisable to resolve to quit smoking.
②Eating more vegetables and fruits can prevent constipation that can cause hair loss.
③Maintain an optimistic mental state.
④Drinking alcohol can produce heat and moisture in the scalp and cause hair loss, so it is advisable to moderate it.
⑤ Use weak acidic shampoo cream, essence, agent, etc. that have no stimulating effect on skin and hair.
⑥ Wash your hair diligently and massage while washing to make your scalp live dazzling
⑦Use gum wood, boxwood and horn comb to comb your hair.
⑧Use electric hair dryer, keep a distance of 20 cm from the hair.
⑨ Wear a hat to pay attention to head ventilation and air permeability.
Prevent neurogenic alopecia with food therapy
One of the factors of neurogenic alopecia is due to acidic toxins in the blood due to excessive physical and mental fatigue and long-term over-eating of pure sugar and fatty foods, which produce acidic toxins in the metabolic process in the body. The acids in foods such as liver, meat and onions tend to cause excessive acid toxins in the blood, so eat less of them.
1, supplemental iron often hair loss people often lack iron in the body. Iron-rich foods are soybeans, black beans, eggs, scallops, shrimp, cooked peanuts, spinach, carp, bananas, carrots, potatoes, etc.
2, supplement plant protein hair dryness, hair splitting, you can eat more soy, black sesame, corn and other foods.
3, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits containing alkaline substances.
4, supplement iodine hair luster and the role of the thyroid gland, iodine supplementation can enhance the secretion function of the thyroid gland, conducive to hair health. Can eat more seaweed, nori, oysters and other foods.
5, supplement vitamin E, vitamin E can resist hair aging, promote cell division, so that hair growth. Foods rich in vitamin E are fresh lettuce, cabbage, black sesame, etc.
Drugs for neurogenic alopecia
Neurogenic alopecia is a self-healing disease, but alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis require medication and are tricky to treat.
1.Orally take vitamin B1 and B6, 10mg each once, 3 times a day; or orally take cystine, 50mg once, 3 times a day.
2.For moderate and severe dandruff, topical application of selenium disulfide shampoo can be applied locally, which can make it astringent; for severe seborrheic dermatitis (excessive dandruff), ketoconazole lotion can be applied to the hair for about 3 minutes to 5 minutes, twice a week for 2 weeks to 4 weeks. The principle of action of this anti-seborrheic drug is to inhibit sebum secretion, overflow and growth of epidermal cells, and about 80% of patients can receive excellent results.
3, prescription drugs can be used minoxidil, which was originally a hypotensive drug, but because it can stimulate hair growth, for baldness (especially male pattern baldness) has high efficiency. It is commonly used as a 1% to 5% lotion applied to the affected area once or twice a day for more than 3 months.
4.For patients with total baldness or general baldness, prednisone can be taken orally, 5mg once, 3 times a day, and changed to twice a day after new hair starts to grow, and reduced to once a day after 3 weeks, for 3 months.
5, improve the mental and sleep state is very important for neurogenic alopecia, patients with mental unease or nervousness can take oral glutamate; before bedtime can take weak tranquilizers, such as diazepam, eszopiclone, clorazepam; for anxiety available clozapine, clothiapine.
6, the disease can be used to supplement the treatment of proprietary Chinese medicine, for patients with mental tension should be clear and reassuring, can take Xin Shen Ning Wan or Shen should raise the real pill, 1 time 1 pill, 2 times a day. For those who have slow hair growth, they can take the oral baldness pills or beard pills, 1 pill once, 2 times a day; or take the capsule of nourishing blood and hair growth, 4 capsules once, 3 times a day; they can also nourish the liver and kidney, nourish blood and dispel wind, and take the oral six-flavored Dihuang pill.
Treatment
To prevent and cure hair loss, you should definitely pay more attention to various life details. The following is a good helper for you to defeat hair loss, as long as you carry on, the troubles brought by hair loss will be far from your sight and can never bother you again.
Method 1: Use a wooden comb or a cow horn comb. Do not use nylon combs to comb your hair, because nylon combs are prone to static electricity, which can bring bad stimulation to your hair and scalp. The ideal is to use a wooden comb or horn comb, which can remove dandruff, increase the luster of the hair, and massage the scalp to promote blood circulation.
Method 2: Wash your hair regularly. The best interval between washing hair is 2 to 3 days, while washing need to rub while massaging, so as to keep the scalp clean, but also to promote the blood circulation of the scalp. After washing, it is best to let the hair dry naturally.
Method 3: Choose the right shampoo. Do not use a strong degreasing or alkaline shampoo, such shampoo is too strong degreasing and dehydration, easy to make the hair dry, scalp necrosis. You should use a natural shampoo that is not irritating to the scalp and hair, or choose one according to your hair type. It is best not to use a shampoo all the time.
Method 4: Quit smoking. Smoking will cause the scalp capillaries to constrict, thus affecting the normal development and growth of hair.
Method 5: Abstain from drinking alcohol. White wine, especially scalding hot white wine, can cause hair loss by creating heat and moisture in the scalp. Even beer and wine should be in moderation, after all, they also contain alcohol and should be consumed in moderation.
Method 6: Beware of computers. People who use computers for a long time are prone to hair loss, one because they suffer too much computer radiation, and the second is that computer operation requires a high degree of concentration, and the long term use will make the excitement of the brain continue to increase, the related endocrine dysfunction, the hair follicles are prone to embolism, so that the supply of nutrients to the hair is impaired, which eventually leads to increased brittleness of the hair and loss.
Method 7: Eliminate mental depression. Unstable mental state and daily anxiety can lead to hair loss, and the deeper the depression, the faster the hair loss. Therefore, frequent deep breathing, walking, doing relaxation gymnastics, etc. can eliminate the mental fatigue of the day.
Finally, ensure sufficient sleep, etc.
Analysis of psychogenic alopecia
Psychogenic alopecia is hair loss caused by excessive mental stress. Under the effect of mental stress, the human body’s hair standing muscle contracts, the hair stands upright, and the capillaries that carry nutrients to the hair follicles contract, causing local blood circulation disorders, resulting in hair ecological changes and malnutrition. Mental stress can also cause excessive sweating and sebaceous gland secretion, producing head scale and reducing the quality of the environment in which hair lives, which can lead to hair loss. Psychogenic alopecia is a temporary hair loss that can be cured by improving mental conditions and reducing mental stress.
Androgenetic Alopecia
Androgenetic alopecia, also known as premature baldness, is a condition with a high incidence. It is a progressive condition in which the hair falls out gradually into adulthood, the sideburns recede quickly, the front hair edge rises, and the hair on the top of the head thins or even stops. The disease is characterized by progressive hair loss on the forehead and the top of the head, mostly seen in men who are engaged in mental work, and hair loss often begins to appear around the age of 20-30. The hair loss usually starts from the forehead and both sides of the temporal area, the front hair line gradually recedes backward, the forehead becomes higher, and as the age increases, the hair at the top of the skull gradually falls out, but there is still often remaining hair at the occipital area and both sides of the hairline. Androgenic alopecia progresses slowly, with female patients experiencing a lighter degree of hair loss, mostly with thinning of the top hair and thinning and softening of the hair. The cause of androgenic baldness may be related to genetics and androgens. This type of baldness is mostly permanent.