“Androgenic alopecia is not limited to men and even affects one in five womenwarns Dr: Pierre Bouhanna, an exceptional scalp surgeon and consultant dermatologist at the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris. This phenomenon, which is related to heredity and also to hormonal fluctuations, most often occurs during menopause, but can also appear after pregnancy or five years after hormone therapy for breast cancer. In any case, the hair renewal cycle slows down, the latter grow finer and more widespread. While men’s hair is noticeably lax at the nape and tonus, women’s hair is sparse and bald mostly on the top of the skull. This can become a real problem for some, sometimes affecting morale and self-confidence.»
And it goes beyond a simple aesthetic issue, hair for many…
Source: Le Figaro
