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| Pattern hair
loss is believed to result from the hormonal conversion of
testosterone to a problematic substance known as DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
DHT binds to specific points on the hair follicle known as androgen
receptor sites. One may think of this as an electrical plug going
into an electrical wall outlet. Unfortunately, when this attachment
occurs in susceptible scalp hair follicles, it causes a negative
change in the growth pattern of the hair. The follicle and
accompanying structures begin a process of miniaturization. The hair
shrinks in diameter and the hair growth cycle becomes shorter. The
result is smaller, thinner, virtually invisible hairs and a
shrinking area of scalp coverage - this process is called "pattern
hair loss". |
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