Losing Hair Other Than From The Scralp

When someone complains about hair loss, most of the people tend to think in terms of hair on the scalp. But as it turns out, facial and eyebrow hair loss can be a big problem as it affects badly to our appearance. Facial and eyebrow hair loss can be caused due to certain reasons.

One of the most common facial and eyebrow hair loss are found in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Certain drugs that are used in chemotherapy treatment are responsible for causing such kind of hair loss. These chemotherapy drugs acts on the new rapidly growing cells, which include our hair follicles, found in the scalp as well as any parts of our body. In this case, hair starts falling out 10 to 14 days after you have started the chemotherapy treatment. It may quickly fall out in clumps or gradually depending on the doses and the sensitiveness of the patient on using these chemotherapy drugs. As soon as the chemotherapy treatment is over, hair starts growing back. It takes 4 to six week to completely recover your lost hair after the chemotherapy treatment is over. However, when new hair starts growing, the color of the hairs is found to be slightly different from the original hair. This problem is usually temporary, as the color of the hair will gradually change into its original form. There are no treatments available, which can cure hair loss during chemotherapy treatment. The best way to deal with facial and eyebrow hair loss during chemotherapy treatment is to plan ahead and focus on yourself to make your appearance comfortable to you.

Hormonal imbalance in the body also plays a major role in causing body hair loss including facial and eyebrow. This disorder is known as alopecia areata. It is mostly found in diabetes patient. Though complete body hair loss due to alopecia areata is a rare but in some case, this body hair loss extends to eyebrows and facial hairs. Hair loss due to alopecia areata starts from the scalp, which gradually extends to other parts of the body. At first, small bald patches appears on the scalp, which progress to hair loss in the whole body including facial and eyebrows. Alopecia areata can affect both men and women.

Taking muscle-building products like steroids and testosterone could also results in body hair loss including facial and eyebrows. In this case, one should always consult a physician, as it can be a serious problem.