What HAIR LOSS Says About Your HEALTH: Top 15 Causes of Hair Loss (Doctor Explains)

Learn about 15 causes of hair loss… many of which are reversible! Everything from nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, immune system problems and infections. Learn the signs to look to better understand your body and what hair loss may say about your health.

Remember to keep track of your symptoms because they may be related to the hair loss, take pictures of any changes over time and talk to your doctor to make the diagnosis. That’s the first step to getting treatment!

0:00 Intro
0:17 Alopecia Areata
1:07 Discoid lupus
1:38 Telogen effluvium
3:12 Allergic reaction
3:53 Syphilis
4:25 Biotin Deficiency
5:36 Iron deficiency
6:10 Trichotilomania
6:34 Traction alopecia
6:49 Hypothyroidism and Zinc deficiency
8:06 Medications
8:33 Female Pattern Hair Loss
9:26 Male Pattern Hair Loss

SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video
COMMENT with any questions or just to say hi
LIKE if you want to see more like this!

🙋‍♀️ Let’s stay connected!
Instagram: Violin.MD
Facebook: @realviolinmd
Twitter: Violin_MD
Mail: PO Box 1, 119 Spadina Ave, Toronto ON, Canada, M5T2T2

See you in the next video!
~ Siobhan (Violin MD) ~

——————————————————————
❤ YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY WATCHING… ❤

What your NAILS say about your HEALTH: 10 Nail Abnormalities

Arthritis Doctor Explains: CRACKING KNUCKLES GOOD or BAD

ICU Night Shift with Code Blue Emergency

——————————————————————
📚 References and Image Credits
Alopecia Areata
– https://www.villagedermatologyhouston.com/treatment-of-alopecia-areata
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870216/
– https://dermnetnz.org/topics/alopecia-areata
Discoid lupus
– https://dermnetnz.org/images/discoid-lupus-erythematosus-images
Telogen effluvium
– https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/5/1234 
– https://dermnetnz.org/topics/telogen-effluvium
– https://dermnetnz.org/topics/diffuse-alopecia
Allergic reaction
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3262542/
– https://dermnetnz.org/topics/allergy-to-paraphenylenediamine
Syphilis
– https://www.cmaj.ca/content/193/4/E126
Biotin Deficiency
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989391/
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171924
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315033/
Tricotilomania
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500061/
Traction alopecia
– https://dermnetnz.org/topics/traction-alopecia
Hypothyroidism and Zinc deficiency
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746228/ Medications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689030/
Female Pattern Hair Loss
– www.flickr.com/photos/klauspost/92782973/ CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16847639
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968982/
Male Pattern Hair Loss
– https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113606002

Share on: