I have a family history of baldness.  What to do to avoid?

I have a family history of baldness. What to do to avoid?


Fabiane Andrade Mulinari Brenner, member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology, presents information on the subject

I have a history of baldness in family. What to do to avoid? Reply to Dr. Fabiane Andrade Mulinari Brenner, member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology. See the information provided at Estadio on the topic from the expert below.

“The fact that you have a history of baldness in your family does not mean that you will necessarily have it in your life.

You must have a clinical evaluation to determine if you actually have baldness. Hair loss It is not synonymous with baldness. But yes, a symptom like fever.

Baldness, which we call Androgenetic alopecia it is a polygenic inheritance, that is, there are several genes involved in its definition and sometimes the person may or may not have a protective gene. If you do, you will end up not developing hair loss.



I have a family history of baldness.  What to do to avoid?

Another point is that, normally, baldness appears in adolescence and the hair progressively thins. Everyone has hair loss, but for those with baldness, every time the hair falls out, it becomes thinner again. Therefore, the goal of the treatment is not to make the hair thin out.

The sooner the dermatologist defines the diagnosis and begins treatment, the better the long-term results will be. We manage to maintain the thickness of the thread and prevent the patient from going bald.

There are several treatment options, from topical products to in-office procedures that can be done to add results.

The patient who already has some degree of baldness will not recover 100% of his hair. In some cases we need a hair transplant. “

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