Treat Alopecia Areata With Homeopathy

Homeopathy is one of the holistic healing technique, which involves treating the individual patient with highly diluted substances, given mainly in pills or tablet form. It aims at triggering our body’s natural system of healing. Due to this unique way of healing, it not only relieves the symptoms but also heals you from the root-cause of the disease.

This article answers few questions about the role of homeopathy in treating alopecia-areata, which affects the hair growth in patches leading to bald areas on scalp or beard.

What is alopecia areata ?

It is a dematological condition in which hair are lost from a specific area of the scalp or beard to form small bald patches. The undelying skin looks unscarred and apparently normal.

These patches are of different shapes but round or oval are the most common ones. In most cases the condition does not progress beyond a few bare patches, but at times it can spread entirely over the scalp leading to Alopecia totalis.

What are the causes ?

It is often considered as an autoimmune disease, where the body's own defence cells attack healthy cells of hair-follicles leading to hair loss.

Genetic link - if you have a close family member with the disease, your risk of developing it increases slightly.

How common is it ?

Alopecia is quite common with at least 3-5 percent of population suffers with it at least once in lifetime. it affects both sexes equally, but is more common in males.

How does it manifest ?

The hair tend to fall out for a short period of time and the patches are mostly seen on one side of the scalp. The hair tend to pull out easily along the edge of the patch where the follicles have already been attacked by the autoimmune process.

It does not form any complications or symptoms (like itching or burning) further, but the cosmetic angle is the most significant distress for the patient.

What is the role of homeopathy ?

Based on their specific symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient and can prescribe an individualistic medicine suitable for your own ailment.

Medicines such as calc fluor and silica have been the most commonly used ones along with the constitutional assessment.
It may take few weeks or at times a couple of months, but homeopathic treatment definitely cures this ailment from the root-cause. Compared to the side-effects of local corticosteroid injections, Homeopathy offers a safe and effective alternative.

Hair fall: Losing the Crowning Glory

Hair is one of the distinct features of the mammalian skin. Though originally serving as a protective coat, during the course of evolution, it has lost this function at least in human beings. Nevertheless, its cosmetic and aesthetic importance has increased exponentially. Thus, losing hair has become one of the top most worries in both genders.

COMPOSITION:
Hair are primarily made up of protein called keratin [the same that constitutes our nails]. Its high sulfur content [than nails] gives it an extraordinarily tensile strength.

HAIR CYCLE:
The normal cycle of hair growth lasts for 2-6 years. Each hair grows almost one centimeter per month. Normal human scalp has about 100000 hair, out of which 10% are in a resting phase, that get shed in couple of months time. Therefore, t is expected to lose about 100 hair per day.

OTHER HAIR LOSS CAUSES :
One can experience excessive hair loss about 3-4 months after any major illness or a major surgery. This is usually temporary.
Hormonal disturbances can lead to hair loss, especially in thyroid and ovarian diseases.
Women lose hair after delivering a baby.
Many women lose hair during menstrual cycle.
Some medicines like anticoagulants, chemotherapy, birth control pills and antidepressants are known to cause hair loss.
Fungal infections of the scalp lead to hair loss.
Excessive shampooing and blow-drying of hair.
Crash diets, especially those that do not contain enough proteins.
Last but not the least, severe emotional stress can lead to significant loss of hair. Thus stress can trigger a hair loss, which in turn can increase the anxiety level, making it a vicious cycle.

TREATMENT:
The initial step is to identify the exact cause(s) for the hair loss and to plan out the treatment strategy accordingly. It can be in form of dietary modifications to increase the protein content or treating the underlying diseases or relaxation techniques to calm the mind.

Constitutional homeopathic medicines selected as per one’s individual composition can reduce hair fall significantly. While Bach Flower Therapy can restore equilibrium at emotional plane.