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Apeplus a Finasteride Works

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Apeplus

The Apeplus drug therapy is indicated for androgenetic alopecia which helps restore lost hair and prevent it from further decline.

Apeplus The active ingredient is finasteride, which has been very successful in recent years, even more than other drugs that use other different active ingredients.

This compound is intended exclusively for male hair loss, which originated from the transformation of the hormone testosterone into dihydrotestosterone produced a top. The result is that the follicles are reduced in size due to this transformation, to make rigid and lose their hair. Finasteride helps to restore the balance again by inhibiting the production of the enzyme that causes the problem.

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Alopecia Totalis

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Alopecia Totalis

What is total alopecia?
The total alopecia totalis or alopecia is a disease characterized by massive hair loss (90%) of the scalp. It affects patients in an acute form (hair loss within weeks) or a more slowly (hair loss can progress to two years). Patients typically do not recover the lost hair and the disease becomes chronic. The total alopecia can affect patients of both sexes and all ages. Patients suffering from alopecia totalis also have psychological effects (anxiety, sadness) which are particularly serious in children and women, as well as young people.

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Traumatic Alopecia

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Traumatic Alopecia

Traumatic alopecia is a type of alopecia that can occur for two reasons mainly:

Trichotillomania (which means the habit of pulling hair), this may be due mainly to psychological conditions in patients with mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

In patients with traumatic alopecia Trichotillomania can be observed symmetric and circumscribed areas. There may be a perifollicular erythema or even several pustules without scarring alopecia is present in areas affected by this disease. The areas affected by alopecia traumatic trichotillomania are not completely bald, are thin and have broken and twisted hair. The areas affected by alopecia traumatic trichotillomania may be the scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes, or a combination of several of them.

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Stress Causes Alopecia Areata

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Stress Causes Alopecia Areata

Wondering why your father has a head full of hair at 60 years and you have your 30 years you start to see entries in your head? Well stop worrying! The concern could be the reason his hair began to fall in the first place. Let me explain … Many times the hair loss may be genetic or poor nutrition. Other times it is due to an illness or after surgery. Every case is different. However, it is very likely that you are losing hair because it has a lot of tension.

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Hair Surgery

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Hair Surgery

Hair loss can happen at any age and is a fact of great concern especially to men, but can also affect women but in smaller quantities, but increasingly there are more women with alopecia. Going bald can occur gradually or suddenly, for reasons of inheritance, in most cases, or from drugs that can cause hair loss or skin diseases. There are also cases of hair loss after severe episodes of psychological tension or stress. A poor diet, snuff and alcohol are also factors to consider. In women, excessive use of the dryer, colonies, or dyes can damage the scalp.

In men, hair loss usually begins to be felt across the region of the forehead or the top of the head, women usually notice hair loss on top. Iron deficiency anemia and episodes in women is also associated with hair loss. It is important to remedy as soon as possible with a good treatment or professional help.

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Alopecia Areata

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Alopecia Areata

Treatment of alopecia areata has changed dramatically over the last decade. New therapeutic options are available for patients with alopecia areata.

Alopecia areata affects different sectors of the scalp in the form of circles usually totally depopulated of hair. While there is no treatment today 100% effective for this type of alopecia, if there are treatments that help a little to restore hair in these cases.

Dermatologist is the duty of informing the patient of all possible alternatives for the treatment of alopecia areata, its side effects and success rates. The final decision is made jointly between the patient, the family of the patient and the dermatologist. (more…)

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