ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA. What is it and 5 keys to prevent it (and treat it)
We are increasingly interested in our physical appearance. Seeing ourselves well and, above all, being seen well helps our mood. Among the issues that people tend to be most concerned about is excessive hair loss. This phenomenon can occur for various reasons such as seasonal changes, nutritional or hormonal imbalances, stress and others, although its relationship with the genetic factor is more important.
Androgenic alopecia is a pathology with hereditary characteristics that is more prevalent in men (54% of white men over 30 years of age affect them) than in women and manifests itself through gradual loss of hair, in volume and distribution. It occurs due to a miniaturization of the follicles, making the hair thinner and thinner and thus falling.
From the genetic point of view, the prevalence of suffering from alopecia (known as AGA) is explained through the genetic information of the patient and his family history. If the patient has the AR G variant and also has a family history of AGA, they will have up to an 80% risk of suffering from alopecia. However, if you have variant AR A and do not have a family history of AGA, you may have a greater than 90% chance of not having it.
The key to successful results lies in early intervention, before symptoms appear. Therefore, to try to stop in time and reduce hair loss, a series of recommendations must be taken into account:
- Have good hair hygiene. It is important that the scalp is free of excess oil and dandruff, and is also adequately hydrated. The use of not too aggressive shampoos can help the scalp to breathe well and thus stop hair loss.
- Maintain a balanced diet. Although the relationship between nutritional parameters and hair production has not been extensively evaluated, routinely maintaining a diet rich in vitamins and minerals and being adequately hydrated will improve hair quality.
- Use of specific products and massages. The application of specific anti-hair loss products or similar, combined with a massage in the capillary area, can improve the absorption of the product and reactivate the circulation of blood flow.
- Genetic test. The genetic component is considered one of the most important causes in the development of alopecia, so it can be used to study the probability of suffering from alopecia before noticing symptoms and thus achieve greater success in the results. With the ALOGENETIC preventive genetic test you will be able to know the health of your hair, study the probability of suffering from alopecia and carry out a treatment adapted to your genetic information.
- Use of drugs. The ALOGENETIC test incorporates the FARMACOGENETIC test, with which it is possible to discover which drugs have the best response to curb alopecia based on the genetic needs of the patient. The drugs most used for treatment are finasteride, minoxidil, and dutasteride
- Finasteride acts as a blocker to the production of DHT, the hormone that produces the miniaturization of the follicles. This medicine helps to stabilize hair loss in 85% of cases and to strengthen weak hair.
- Minoxidiles a drug that can contribute to better hair growth and faster.
- Dutasteride is a drug derived from finasteride, but it produces better results and faster.
