Teenage Hair Loss?

Male. 19.





Is there a shampoo or treatment that someone could recommend to slow or prevent the loss of hair?Teenage Hair Loss?
There is no shampoo to slow it. Hair loss (Alopecia) can be caused by a number of things. In men, it is often genetic. If your mother's brothers had early hair loss, you are likely to have it. It is passed through the female, but expressed in the male. This is more likely to be the cause if it is thinning on top or in the front. If it is spots where the hair has fallen out, that is a different situation. It is called Alopecia Areata.





';Alopecia Areata


The cause of alopecia areata is unknown, but it is thought to be an autoimmune condition (the body makes antibodies to its own hair) that may affect children or adults of any age. The affected persons are generally in excellent health. This type of hair loss usually causes totally smooth, round patches about the size of a coin or larger. Although rare, it can result in complete loss of scalp and body hair. In most cases the hair regrows; however, dermatologists treat many people with this condition in order to make hair regrow faster





Treatment includes:


cortisone injections in the scalp where the hair loss occurred


topical medications


a special kind of light treatment





Telogen Effluvium


Illness, stress, and other factors can cause too many hairs to enter the resting (telogen) phase of the hair growth cycle, and it produces a dramatic increase in the amount of hair shed (effluvium), usually without bald patches. In many cases, telogen effluvium usually resolves in a few months on its own. Causes of telogen effluvium include:


High Fever, Severe Infection, Severe Flu


Major Surgery/Chronic Illness


Thyroid Disease


Inadequate Protein in Diet


Low Serum Iron


Medications


Cancer Treatments





Tinea Capitis (Scalp Ringworm)


Caused by a fungal infection, tinea capitis is characterized by patches of scaling that can spread and result in broken hair, redness, swelling, and even oozing on the scalp. This contagious disease is most common in children, and oral medication will cure it.';





';A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.





Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.





Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), birth control pills and antidepressants.





Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.





Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.





The term ';common baldness'; usually means male-pattern baldness, or permanent-pattern baldness. Male-pattern baldness is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Men who have this type of hair loss usually have inherited the trait. Men who start losing their hair at an early age tend to develop more extensive baldness. In male-pattern baldness, hair loss typically results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head.





Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available. If a medicine is causing your hair loss, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine. Recognizing and treating an infection may help stop the hair loss. Correcting a hormone imbalance may prevent further hair loss.





Medicines may also help slow or prevent the development of common baldness. One medicine, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), is available without a prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Both men and women can use it. Another medicine, finasteride (brand name: Propecia) is available with a prescription. It comes in pills and is only for men. It may take up to 6 months before you can tell if one of these medicines is working.';Teenage Hair Loss?
because of your age, you hair is probably falling out due to stress or worry. i remember during my exams, i used to be able to pull out clumps of my hair out in the shower and i thought by the end of my exams i would be bald.


if you have an actual receding hairline, then the best you can do is visit a hairloss clinic and get some hair transplants or something.


if its just because of something stressful, then keep a healthy diet and take vitamin E pills, and drink orange juice.
rogaine. lol





but seriously, just ask someone at a pharmacy. they'll help you. My brother had to ask for help, becasue he started to lose his hair when he was 17.





Or embrace the sexiness that is being bald. ;]
Hair Club For Men, they offer a product called XMT or something along those lines. LOL Hair Line Lose......?
uh oh. Looks like mail pattern baldness has got you. Try Rogain. Good Luck.