Adult Onset of Alopecia
Alopecia areata as it is commonly known is a scalp condition that causes hair loss in small, round patches that can possibly go away on their own but could last for up to many years. Almost two percent of the population will develop alopecia areata in their lifetime. A total loss of all scalp hair called alopecia totalis occurs in about 5% of the population and about the same for all body hair known as alopecia universalis. For a reason yet to be identified, the immune system attacks the hair root and causes this devastating hair loss.
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Alopecia Areata occurs all over the world in both men and women and does not discriminate by race, religion or creed. Children and young adults seem to be the most frequently affected but that is not to say that they are the only group that are vulnerable. In fact, one in five people with alopecia areata has a family member who also has the affliction.
The adult onset of alopecia usually begins with one or more small, coin-size, round, hair loss patches. Onset of alopecia is different than just the simple traces of adult hair loss. Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that literally attacks the body itself particularly the hair follicles.
- Alopecia areata can be aided by hair growth products
- Alopecia areata is a hair-loss condition that usually affects the scalp
- Leading topical solutions like Minoxidil can aid in the hair regrowth process
- The condition will resolve itself without treatment within a year
- Several treatments are proven to aid in hair regrowth and multiple treatments can be necessary.
- Many snake oils and false treatments are promoted which have proven to be of no benefit at all for their condition.
It is likely that the hair may regrow at some point but it may fall out again at some point again. Like any disease, the course the illness takes varies from person to person and there is no system to predict when the hair will regrow or fall out again.
