Hair Tips
養髮小知識

Tips for healthy hair and scalp by Certified Trichologist (IAT)
國際頭皮治療師協會(IAT)認證
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How do you detect hair loss at an early stage at home?
在家中如何判斷出現早期脫髮?

The average person loses between 40-120 strands a day. Know your normal amount of hair loss a day and use it as a base line to detect any abnormal hair loss. If you normally lose 40 strands a day and you are suddenly shedding more, you might be starting to have hair loss problems. Also, you can do a pull test. By pulling about 60 strands, you should notice less than 10 strands coming off. Anything more than that may indicate a hair loss problem. These two simple home care methods can tell early signs of hair loss before you see any thinning at your parting or crown or any receding hairline.

一般情況下,每人每天會掉40至120條頭髮左右。但你需要先了解你每天的正常脫髮量,並以此作為基線來檢測任何不正常的脫髮。假設你通常每天只會掉40條頭髮,但掉髮數量突然大量增加,你可能開始有脫髮的問題了。除此之外,你也可以做一個拉力測試。用手拉住大約60條頭髮,拉至髮尾後,若脫落的頭髮超過10條,便意味著你有脫髮的危機。這兩種簡單的家中檢測方法可以讓你在出現頭髮稀疏、頭頂或髮際線變稀薄之前,發現早期脫髮的跡象。

What are the common causes of hair loss?
導致脫髮的主要成因?

The most common hair loss in men is the genetic condition called androgenic alopecia that can start as early as early 20s. It is becoming more common in young people now because of diet, stress, medications and excessive use of styling products e.g. perms and dye. The most common causes for female pattern hair loss are hormonal imbalances, anemia, diet, stress and aging.

男性脫髮成因中最常見的是雄激素脫髮,由飲食問題、壓力、藥物副作用或經常燙染頭髮而引起,即使是20歲的年輕人也可能患上雄激素脫髮。
而女性脫髮最常見的原因是荷爾蒙失調、貧血、飲食問題、壓力和衰老。

Can hair loss be treated?
脫髮可以治療嗎?

As trichologist Dr David Kingsley says, “In almost all cases (hair loss), you can get improvement, even if it’s just stopping hair loss… And about 80% of the time, regrowth is a possibility.” With the rapid advancement in technology, there are now more safe and effective treatment options to minimize hair loss and boost hair growth e.g. supplements, scalp and hair treatments, LLLT, laser therapy, micro-needling, mesotherapy, some FDA approved treatments and Regenera Activa. Hair transplants are another option if you your hair loss is concentrated in specific areas.

正如毛髮專家DrDavid Kingsley所說:「幾乎所有的脫髮問題都能被改善,甚至是制止脫髮。80%的情況下,頭髮會重新生長。」隨著技術迅速發展,有更多安全而有效的方案可以選擇,專門解決脫髮問題和促進頭髮再生。例如補充劑、頭皮及頭髮護理療程、LLLT、激光治療、微針,以及一些食品及藥物管理局(FDA)認證的療程和Regenera Activa 細胞再生技術。如果你的脫髮問題集中在特定區域,頭髮移植也是一種解決方案。

Can clogged follicles cause hair loss?
毛囊阻塞會導致脫髮嗎?

Dead skin, sweat, oil, dirt and chemical irritation can clog hair follicles. If untreated, these can lead to inflammation and infection causing folliculitis. Folliculitis can be treated with medications, antibacterial topical products and for stubborn cases laser treatments. If left untreated, folliculitis can lead to permanent damage of the follicles resulting in scarring hair loss.

死皮、汗水、油脂、污垢和化學物質刺激都會造成毛囊堵塞。如果忽視毛囊堵塞,可能會導致炎症和感染,引發毛囊炎。毛囊炎可以用藥物治療,較常見的是抗菌外用藥物。對於嚴重的病例,通常會採用激光治療。如果不及時治療毛囊炎,毛囊會形成永久性的損傷,最終導致脫髮。

What are the patterns of hair loss?
常見的脫髮模式?

Male pattern hair loss often occurs on the crown and as receding hairlines. However, female pattern hair loss does not normally present as patches of baldness but rather a general diffuse hair thinning.

男性脫髮模式通常是頭頂光禿和髮際線後移。而女性脫髮模式通常為普遍的頭髮稀疏。

What are the causes of alopecia areata?
導致斑禿的原因?

Alopecia areata presents as bald spots on the scalp and it is an auto-immune condition. The causes are complicated. Heredity may be a factor and it is usually triggered by stress, or sometimes chemical or physical irritations on the scalp. In most cases if the underlying cause is solved, the AA will correct itself. However, in some cases AA may trigger androgenic alopecia.

斑秃(Alopecia Areata) ,俗稱鬼剃頭,是一種自身免疫的疾病,其特征在於頭皮上出現禿斑。導致斑禿的原因很複雜,遺傳可能是其中一種因素,亦可能由於壓力過大、化學物質或物理刺激頭皮而引發斑禿。在大多數情況下,若解決潛在的原因,AA會自我修復。但在某些情況下,AA可能會引發雄激素脫髮。