## Heredity Hair loss is a natural process. Some hair ends its life cycle, while other hair grows in its place. Scientists say people usually have a hereditary predisposition to androgenetic alopecia (this is how scientists refer to this process), and the probability of alopecia is higher if a person’s paternal and maternal lines have been affected. If the men in the families of both parents lose their hair with age, the likelihood of baldness ===reaches 75 %. ## Lifestyle More frequently than women, men experience diffuse hair loss due to deficit conditions, such as long-term unbalanced dietary restrictions or diseases. During the coronavirus pandemic, for example, many men experienced hair loss after taking a variety of medications, especially antivirals and fevers. Baldness is often the result of a malfunctioning endocrine system. Stress hurts the work of all body systems. It causes capillary spasms, which impede the nutrition of the hair follicles. This in turn causes baldness and various fungal infections. Popular among young people, dreadlocks or African braids also affect the health of the hair. These braids can cause traction alopecia, which can result in permanent hair loss. ## Hair check-up As you can see, there can be many options, so at the first signs of alopecia it is worth visiting a trichologist, undergo an examination, and find out the cause. Modern methods of examination such as a review picture, trichoscopy, and phototrichogram will help to identify the source of the problem. Treatment approaches are different for each type of hair loss, but it is almost always a complex treatment consisting of external therapy, injection and physiotherapy methods, as well as correction of internal disorders. ## What are the options? __Medication treatment__: pills, injections, lotions, and sprays may be recommended by your doctor. __Laser therapy__ is also sometimes used to treat hair loss. This is always done by professionals in a clinical setting. __Surgical intervention__: Hair transplants have become more common in recent years. Transplantation is carried out by two methods: either with suture or sutureless. The donor area is most often the back of the head, from which the so-called grafts are taken. This is the unit of transplantation, and one graft usually includes one to three follicles. The final result of the procedure is seen in approximately six months.