Hair Loss Causes and Types

Hair loss is a universal occurrence and has a high cosmetic impact on the affected individuals. It is depressing for the sufferer and a headache for the physician, because, except in a few instances, finding the exact cause of the hair loss remains a mirage.

Shedding of hair is known as effluvium or defluvium and the resulting condition is known as alopecia (Greek alopekia for baldness) or hair loss.