Coping With Hair Loss
Does hair loss run in your family or you suspect that you are at risk for hair loss and want to do all you can to prevent it from happening? Try not to be anxious because there are some things that you can try to help keep your scalp healthy and possibly prevent hair loss.
One thing that prevents a lot of conditions is to feed your body a nutritious diet. Good nutrition is healthy fuel for the cells of your body including those that aid hair growth.
You can also help prevent hair damage by being careful about how you style your hair. Try to air-dry hair naturally instead of using electrical hair dryers, avoid hair styles that tend to pull your hair tight such as braids, cornrolls, ponytails and buns. Do all you can to avoid compulsive handling of your hair such as twisting, pulling or rubbing your hair. The only over-the-counter non-prescription medication that can promote new hair growth or prevent future hair loss is minoxidil (Rogaine).
If you are noticing hair loss you can do two things to help minimize the loss or prevent future loss: Talk with a doctor to see if a cause for your hair loss can be determined. Finding the cause of your hair loss will open possible prevention techniques for future hair loss and may even lead to ways of re-growing hair in the areas where you have suffered hair loss. You can also seek out advice from professional hairstylists about different styling techniques to hide thinning or balding hair as well as wigs or hairpieces to be used to help minimize the appearance of thinning or balding hair.
Anyone who has lost hair faces the challenge of dealing with changes in their physical appearance. Hair loss can lead to various emotions such as embarrassment, anger and can lead to stress and emotional trauma especially for children and teens.
It may help you to cope if you can understand why you are losing your hair and can become involved in the treatment process. Make sure that you discuss any new treatments or alternative methods that you come across because not all methods are compatible with others and some can even are harmful or have unpleasant adverse reaction with other medications you may be taking.
Educating others about your hair loss may lessen embarrassment when others become more compassionate through knowledge.
There are usually local hair loss support groups that you can join. These groups are good sources of information and you can gather not only support but also comfort from sharing your experiences with others going through similar experiences.
Knowledge and treatment can lead to acceptance and comfort, which should ease any anxiousness you have about your hair loss experience.
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