best Homeopathic medicine for Alopecia-Hair fall-Baldness

The hair loss, known as baldness, in medicine term it is named as androgenic alopecia. Alopecia means hair loss, and androgenic refers to the influence of male hormones in the process. Many people find that baldness is a men's only problem, but in fact, definitive hair loss affects women in the same proportion. The difference is that, as female baldness is usually less intense and, therefore, more discreet, it is more easily camouflage. Homeopathy is always recommended as Best Homeopathic Treatment For Hair Loss. In this article we will discuss in details regarding Best Homeopathic Medicine For Hair Loss-Alopecia-Baldness. Homeopathy treatment is Tailored Medicine.

HAIR CYCLE

Hair are cylindrical structures composed of proteins, mainly keratin, that grow through the skin from hair follicles located in the deeper regions of the dermis. The whole body, except the palms and soles of the feet, have hair follicles and hairs.

The hairs have different characteristics and speed of growth in each place of the body, which is easily noticeable when comparing eyelashes, hairs, pubic hair and beard, for example. The scalp has, on average, 100,000 hairs, with an average growth of 1 to 2 cm per month.

Every day we lose approximately 75 to 100 hairs. Depending on the time of year, the stage of life and environmental factors, this loss may be even greater.

The hair's life cycle is divided into 3 phases:

1- Anagen or growth phase of hair. Lasts in average of 2 to 3 years, and can reach up to 7 years. 

2- Catagen or involution phase. It lasts only a few weeks, on average two or three. At this stage the hair stops growing and the follicle begins to regress. 

3- Telogen or release phase. Lasts 3 to 4 months. The hair loosens from the papilla and a new phase of growth begins.

                                                   Hair Growth Cycle

As the new hair grows, the old "dead" is pushed out of the hair follicle and falls. This process of growth and death occurs throughout the body with different speeds for each type of hair. Those that take a long time to grow end up falling before they get big. This cycle explains why some hairs never exceed certain sizes and because head hair rarely goes beyond the waistline, even if it is never cut.

Of the 100,000 hairs on your scalp at the moment, approximately 85% are in the growth phase, 5% in the involution phase and 10% in the fall phase.

WHAT CAUSES BALDNESS?

Baldness or androgenic alopecia is caused by a shortening of the growth phase (anagen), by progressive thinning of the hair and by the reduction of the size of the follicles, causing the root to become more and more close to the surface of the skin.

This miniaturization of the follicle is a hereditary process mediated by male hormones. To be more exact, the problem occurs in those patients who overproduce an enzyme called 5 alpha-reductase, which transforms the male hormone testosterone into its dihydrotestosterone derivative. Genetic factors determine this overproduction.

Male pattern baldness

In women, androgenic alopecia is more diffuse on the scalp, but less intense. In general what happens is an intense thinning of the hair strands, which occurs mainly in the center and at the apex of the head. Complete baldness is rare in female.

OTHER TYPES OF HAIR LOSS

There are several other causes for hair loss. Unlike baldness, they often cause localized and irregular losses. However, in diffuse cases they may resemble androgenic alopecia. Let's cite the most common causes:

A. Efluvio anagen is hair loss that occurs, for example, in chemotherapy, radiation therapy or poisoning with mercury.

B. Telogen effluvium: occurs as a side effect of various drugs, vitamin deficiencies, psychological stress or thyroid diseases.

C. Traumatic alopecia: occurs due to mechanical and / or chemical trauma to the hair. It may arise after some hair straightening techniques with repeated traction of it associated with the use of chemicals. Some people with nervous breakdowns can tear off their own hair and have this type of alopecia.

D. Alopecia areata: is an autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly produces antibodies against its hair follicles.

E. Tinea capitis : yeast infection of the scalp

F. Discoid lupus: it is a form of lupus that affects the skin preferentially

Investigation For Hair Loss:

• ESR
• CBC
• Electrolytes
• LFT
• Thyroid function tests
• Autoantibody profile and
• Treponema pallidum haemagglutination (TPHA)
• BIOPSY: Scalp biopsy direct immunofluorescence, to confirm lichen planus or discoid lupus erythematosus of the scalp.

Best Homeopathic Medicine For Hair Loss-Alopecia-Baldness

There are more that 88 homeopathic Medcine which can be use to treat HairFall and other hair and Skin related disease, including Seborrhoic Dermatitis, Dandruff, Alopecia areata, Grey Hair, Diffuse hair loss, etc. Homeopathic Treatment is tailoired made, hence correct medicine is based on indivudialised case study of each and every patient. The treatment of male pattern baldness is based on following homeopathic medicine:

I. TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM HAIR LOSS

1. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – childbirth, after: Calcarea,Cantheris, Carbo veg, hepar, Lycopodium Natrum mur, Nitric acid, Phosphoricacid,sepia, silicea, Sulphar. 

2. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – diseases, after: lyc. manc. Ph-ac.thal. 

3. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – grief, from:Ph-ac. 

4. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – pregnancy, during  LACH. Sep. 

5. Pregnancy – CONFINEMENT, general, puerperal – hair, loss: Nat-m. Sep. 

6. Breasts – BREAST-feeding, general – hair falls out: Nat-m. Ph-ac. sep.

7. HEAD – FALLING out, hair, alopecia – toxicemia, from: crot-h. 

II. ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA HOMEOPATHY MEDICINE:

1. HAIRFALL, head & body – falling of hair – menopause: Sepia.

2. HAIR, general, head and body – loss, of hair – temples, from: calc. Kali-c. lyc. merc. Nat-m. par. sabin. 

3. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – vertex: bar-c. graph. lyc. thuj. zinc. 

4. HAIR, general, head and body – loss, of hair – forehead, from: ars. bell. Hep. Merc.Nat-m. Phos. sil. 

5. FEMALE – FALLING out, hair: alum. Belladona, Calc-flour, Helliborous, Mercurius, Natrum carb, Natrum mur, Nitric acid, Phosphoric acid, Rhus tox, Selenium, Sulphar, Thal. Zinc. 

6. HEAD – FALLING out, hair, alopecia – climacteric period, in:LYC. SEP.

III. ALOPECIA AREATA HOMEOPATHY MEDICINE:

1. HAIR, general, head and body – baldness, head – spots, in: Apis Ars. Calc. calc-p. carb-an. FL-AC. Hep. Phos. Psor.

2. HEAD – FALLING out, hair, alopecia – spots, in, alopecia areata: APIS ARS. CALC. CANTH. FL-AC. HEP. IOD. PHOS.. PSOR.

IV. TINEA CAPITUS

1. [Outer Head]Eruption: Tinea capitis (crusta lactea, scald head):Filthy, two-thirds of scalp one, mass of inflammation: Ustilago maydis

2. HAIR, general, head and body – baldness, head – patches, in: Apis Ars. Calcaria,calcaria phos, carbo animalis, floric acid, Graphitis, Hepar, kali-phos. Lycopodium, morg, Phosphorus, psorinum, sepia. 

3. HAIR, general, head and body – brittleness: arsenic, badiaga, belladonna, borax, floric acid, graphitis, Kali-carb, plumbum, Psorinum, Sepia, staphy, thuja.

V. TRAUMATIC ALOPECIA:

1. HEAD – FALLING out, hair, alopecia – injury, from:hyper.

2. [Complete] Mind – PULL, desires to, one’s hair: ars. BELL. Cina cupr. lach. Lil-t. med. mez. tarent. tub.

VI. SCARRING ALOPECIA

1. HAIR, general, head and body – falling out, of hair – spots, in – and comes in white: vinc. 

2. HEAD – FALLING out, hair, alopecia – syphilis, from: ARSENIC, aurum, carbo-veg, cinnb, FLORIC-ACID, graphitis, HEPAR, kali-iod, lycopodium, mercurius, merc-f., NITRIC-ACID, PHOSPHORUS, sulphar. 

3. Skin – LICHEN, planus: agar. anac. Ant-c. apis Ars. Ars-i. chinin-ar. iod. Jug-c. Kali-bi. kali-i. led. merc. sars. staph. Sul-i. 

4. Skin – LUPUS erythematosum: ARS. LYC. NIT-AC.THUJ. 

5. Skin – LUPUS erythematosum – lupus, vulgaris:  Ars. Ars-i.  Aur-m  Cist.    Hep.Hydr. Hydrc. Sulph. Tub. 

6. Diseases – CANCER, general – skin, cancer, epithelioma: ARS-I.. CON. LYC. SOL 

7. Diseases – SCLERODERMA, skin: alum. Antium crud. Argenticum nitricum, berberis aqu, Bryonia, Calcarea, causticum, Croton tig, Echinacea, Graphitis, Hydrc,lycopodium, petr., phosphorus, rananculus-bulbosa, rhus-r, sarsaparilla, silicia, still., sulphar, thiosinum, Thyr. 

8. Skin – ERUPTIONS – morphea: ars. Phos. sil.

9. Diseases – RADIATION, sickness, side effects: ars. CADM-S. calc-f. chin. fl-ac. Ip. nux-v. phos. rad-br. SOL x-ray

If you have hair loss, seek a local qualified Homeopath doctor so he can decide the best treatment strategy for your case. Do not self-medicate. Remember that both finasteride and minoxidil have side effects and contraindications. In addition, there are several other causes for hair loss besides androgenic alopecia, which should be treated as per your constitution.