What is the difference between the hair cycle and hair loss?
I know the hair cycle can reduce the hair count up to 15%, but does it also show signs of hair loss such as stage 2 when the person produces the triangular shape on the corner of the hair line? Tell me the significant similarities and differences.
Hi, the hair cylcle is the natural process hair goes through, it has 3 stages, anogen, catogen and telogen. when new hair is growing the old hair is lost naturally, bt hair loss is not a natural occurance, its like when someone has alopecia, they lose their hair but its not naturally
Natural Hair loss or balding is mostly permanent. The hair cycle is when a hair follicle sheds the hair, rests for a period and the hair grows back on it’s own. The triangular hairline loss you ask about is usually considered a normal loss for the male hairline. Hair loss on the front of the head is very difficult to regain by methods other than hair replacement.
Hope this helps,
David
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It is important to understand the normal hair growth cycle to understand why hair loss occurs. The hair follicle is an anatomical structure which evolved to produce and extrude (push out) a hair shaft. Hair is made up of proteins called keratins. Human hair grows in a continuous cyclic pattern of growth and rest known as the “hair growth cycle.”