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The causes of hair loss during puberty receive great concern from parents. Because a lot of hair loss will greatly affect the aesthetics and psychology of children in their adolescence.
1. Hair loss during puberty
Physiological hair loss is a normal phenomenon of the body. It is the elimination of old, weak hair follicles to be replaced by new and healthy hair follicles. On average, each person will lose from 30 hairs to 100 hairs. However, long-term hair loss can be a sign of an unusual health condition.
During puberty, most cases of hair loss stem from a hormonal imbalance.
2. Causes of Puberty Hair Loss
Causes of hair loss in puberty can stem from causes such as: nutrition, hormones, stress, disease,...
Tâm sinh lý thay đổi là một trong những nguyên nhân dẫn đến rụng tóc tuổi dậy thì
2.1. Hormonal changes The female body when entering puberty has a lot of changes from appearance to hormones. The change itself will have a positive or negative impact on hair growth. One of the causes of hair loss in both men and women is the hormone Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). When hormones are out of balance, there will be a sudden increase in this hormone. DHT will cause the hair follicles to shrink, causing more hair loss.
2.2. The effect of drugs Some drugs work to treat but inadvertently change hormones and lead to hair loss. Especially birth control pills have the benefit of preventing pregnancy, supporting acne treatment and preventing polycystic ovary disease. However, one side effect of birth control pills is hair loss.
Some drugs have side effects similar to birth control pills such as: anticoagulants, beta blockers...
2.3. Malnourished diet Children in puberty need high nutritional needs. Diet affects health in general and hair and skin in particular. A deficiency of these nutrients will cause weakness in the body, decrease in resistance, hinder the growth of hair follicles,...
Many girls lose their hair due to lack of nutrition. Therefore, increasing nutrition in the daily diet is extremely necessary. Women need to supplement minerals such as iron, vitamin B, zinc, iron .. from foods such as green vegetables, fruits, fatty fish, beef, whole grains,...
Bổ sung đầy đủ các chất dinh dưỡng để kích thích nang tóc phát triển khỏe mạnh
2.4. Hairdressing Side Effects Styling and changing hair color is a common beauty need among women. However, exposure to high temperatures from hair dryers, irons, ... and hair dye chemicals causes hair to quickly become damaged and lose hair.
2.5. Unexplained hair loss can be a sign of a medical condition such as a scalp infection, hypothyroidism, diabetes, or even cancer. In this case, parents should take their children to a general health examination and have appropriate treatment.
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has deployed the Children's General Health Checkup Package. The examination package helps you check your baby's overall health, screen for symptoms for early detection and treatment if needed.
3. Preventing hair loss during puberty
Girls in puberty have hair loss that can affect their psychology and quality of life. Therefore, to prevent this situation, experts have come up with a number of preventive measures, including:
Ensure a scientific daily diet with a full range of nutritional groups. From there, the hair follicles will be provided with sufficient energy to grow. Reduce stress, anxiety, balance between study, work and rest. Maintain an exercise regimen Choose hair care products such as shampoo, conditioner, hair mask that are suitable for your scalp. This will reduce hair loss and scalp irritation.
Nên sử dụng các sản phẩm phù hợp với da đầu để ngăn ngừa tóc gãy rụng
Instead of using a hair dryer directly on the scalp, you should let your hair dry naturally. Avoid brushing your hair when it's wet. Regularly apply moisturizing oils of natural origin. Overdoing the dyeing and styling of hair will make the hair prone to damage and dryness. Therefore, women should limit hairdressing at high temperatures, using a lot of chemicals from dyes. When hair loss is going on for a long time, you should see a doctor to get accurate advice. Can check for hormonal imbalances. Can massage the scalp gently. The above article has provided readers with the causes as well as measures to prevent hair loss during puberty. Hopefully the above information will help you find the cause and have effective measures to take care of and overcome hair loss.
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