With a reputation for excellent results, Regeneris Medical has attracted patients from all over who seek the finest treatments available for baldness and hair thinning. We offer surgical and non-surgical hair loss treatments to meet the diverse needs of patients, addressing various kinds of needs.
It surprises some patients to hear this, but your weight can have an affect on your hair. Let’s consider how weight loss and hair loss are sometimes linked.
How Weight Loss and Hair Thinning May Be Linked
Your general health and wellness can have a major impact on the thickness and condition of your hair. In fact, it’s not uncommon for people to notice changes to their hair following issues with general health, such as systemic conditions or overall changes in body mass, wellness, and diet.
It’s not surprising, then, that people who lose a lost of weight for various reasons may notice difference in hair quality. In particular, major weight loss can trigger hair thinning or balding.
Hair and Hormones: Understanding the Connections
In general, major systemic conditions and changes to your body mass affect the hormone levels. On a basic level, hormones are used to regulate body weight and can affect various growth processes in your body.
For instance, when a woman is pregnant, the presence of certain hormones in her system will lead to thicker hair. Childbirth is then followed by a period of hair thinning related to the weight loss and the changes in a woman’s hormones. Apart from pregnancy, weight loss related to various diseases can similarly lead to issues with hair loss.
Maintaining an Ideal Weight Can Ensure a Healthy Head of Hair
One of the best ways to prevent potential hair loss related to weight fluctuations is to maintain a healthy weight. This typically involves common sense approaches to wellness, such as eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
Treatment Options for Hair Loss Related to Weight Issues
Typically it’s best for the root cause of a person’s hair loss to be treated rather than the hair loss per se. This means making sure any systemic conditions are properly treated. By addressing these issues with wellness, typically the hair loss will resolve itself with time as hormone levels return to normal and a patient’s overall wellness improves.
Working Conservatively in These Matters
You’ll note that this approach to addressing the hair loss related to weight loss is rather conservative. That’s actually an ideal approach to take in these matters. By working conservatively with regard to hair loss treatments, we make sure that unnecessary surgeries are avoided and the best results possible are achieved.
If the hair loss a patient experiences is not just a temporary side effect of a systemic condition, we can then consider various non-invasive and surgical hair restoration options that can address these matters. We will discuss all of the risks and benefits of these treatments in full so that you can make the best decision for your needs.
Learn More About Advanced Hair Restoration Treatment
For more information about hair loss, hair thinning, and your many options for addressing these issues, it’s important that you contact our hair restoration surgery center today. The team at Regeneris Medical look forward to your visit and helping you have a healthy and beautiful head of hair.