Although hair is not medically vital for our physical health, it is of great spiritual and social importance. Many men and women are negatively affected when they do not have healthy and beautiful hair. The person's self-confidence decreases, and this can lead to failures in both business and private life. Considered from this perspective, hair is an indispensable part of health and beauty.
Many characteristics such as hair color, hair thickness, the number of hair follicles we have, whether they are dry or oily are determined genetically. However, some of these features may appear with age or environmental factors. For example, someone whose hair was dry and thin as a child may have oilier and thicker hair as he reaches puberty, and his hair color may even darken, turning from straight to wavy. Straighteners or bleaches applied too frequently can cause hair to become damaged, weaker and dryer. In older ages, thinning occurs due to the hair becoming dry and thin and the new hair growth decreasing.
The most common problem we encounter in dermatology practice is hair loss and related hair thinning. There are many different medical types of hair loss and each has different causes. Generally speaking, we can divide it into two: hair loss that causes permanent hair follicle damage and non-permanent hair loss. The permanent group is seen together with some special dermatological diseases and dermatological examination and treatment is absolutely necessary. In the non-permanent hair loss group, common hair loss due to stress, seasonal hair loss, post-pregnancy hair loss, and alopecia areata, popularly known as alopecia areata, can be listed. Scalp fungal infection seen in childhood can also lead to hair loss, and when delayed, it leads to permanent hair loss. Fungal infection on the scalp is not encountered in adults.
As can be understood, there can be many different types of hair loss problems and many different reasons. When such a problem occurs, first consult a dermatologist and determine what type of hair loss you have. It is important to reveal the disease and its causes. The treatment approach should be determined accordingly. If necessary, iron and vitamin deficiencies should be completed, and if there is a systemic disease, the patient should be referred to the relevant branch. Apart from this, support care products and various applications can be made.
Nowadays, there are many shampoos, lotions and food supplements that can be used in support treatment against hair loss. Hair serums and lotions can be applied directly to the scalp, or their penetration into the skin can be increased by applying a roller (rotating cylinder-shaped apparatus with many steel needles on it) beforehand. Hair mesotherapy is a method in which vitamins, minerals, trace elements and various amino acids that will nourish the hair follicles are applied directly to the hair roots by microinjection method. It is planned as an average of 4-8 sessions at 1-2 week intervals. PRP (platellet rich plasma) method is performed by taking the person's own blood into special tubes. This blood is separated from its platelet-rich part with some techniques and applied directly to the scalp and hair follicles with the mesotherapy method. It can be done alone or combined with mesotherapy in 3-session cures, approximately 3 weeks apart. These applications are locally effective, without any serious side effects, and repeatable applications.
Recently, a new method, acellular (cell-free) matrix applications, has been applied. It is a product developed for the first time for the American army. Produced in pig bladder to accelerate wound healing, this product serves as a scaffold for the repair of the injured area and increases the capacity of cells to proliferate and transform into different cell types.
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