Diseases of scalp and hair

There is even a separate branch of science - trichology, which deals with the study of all diseases associated with hair diseases and head skin diseases.

Doctors who deal with the treatment of this type of disease are called dermatologists.
The causes that affect the condition of the scalp can be divided into internal and external. Those that depend on the person directly, and on the external environment - are considered external. Those that depend on the internal state of the body and its health - are called internal.

At this time, scalp and hair diseases are classified as follows:

• dandruff and seborrhea;
• alopecia( or alopecia);
• hypertrichosis and hirsutism;
• disease and abnormality of hair rods.

On the deteriorating health of hair and scalp may indicate:

• hair loss;
• their slow growth;
• cross-section or breakage of the ends;
• dandruff;
• itching;
• peeling scalp.

The most common disease is hair loss( most people lose up to 100 hairs a day).Most often, the cause of this is the biological aging of the body, which is due to genetic inheritance. Therefore, we can assume that the intensity of this process is highly individual. Also, the hair can break, thin, sechsya and drop out for other reasons.

In 80% of cases, mechanical damage to the hair or scalp is to blame. To them results:

1. use of coloring agents;
2. hairdryers, planks and other appliances;
3. a habit to pull or twist curls;
4. some types of diseases and side effects of treatment( eg, chemotherapy or radiotherapy);
5. emotional stress;
6. recently performed surgery;
7. strong metal poisoning;
8. poor nutrition;
9. wounds and scalp burns.

To treat headaches, a professional dermatologist must be treated. Only he can take into account all the factors that cause the specific problem and the general health of the patient.