What are the causes of alopecia areata and the best treatment

Alopecia areata is a very common disease in daily life. Many people will suffer from alopecia areata. How to treat alopecia areata best? The following is the best treatment for alopecia areata I sorted out for you. I hope it is useful to you!

I. The rate of autoimmune alopecia patients with some autoimmune diseases is higher than that of normal people. If accompanied by thyroid disease, it accounts for 0 ~ 8%; Patients with vitiligo accounted for 4% (only 1% in normal people). The research reports on autoantibodies in patients with alopecia areata are different, some say they exist and some say they are not found.

2. Genetic factors about 10% - 20% of alopecia areata cases have a family history, and those with genetic allergic constitution are prone to alopecia areata, suggesting that heredity may be one of the causes. It has been reported that a family suffered from alopecia areata for four generations. This disease may be related to genetic defects.

III. mental nerve factors mental nerve factors are the causes that induce and promote the aggravation of the disease. Some patients have long-term anxiety, sadness or sadness before the onset of the disease, some have the disease when they are nervous or upset, and some have alopecia areata rapidly in sudden panic or grief.

IV. infection and poisoning some patients have infected foci such as tooth decay or tonsillitis, which may be related to alopecia areata, because the infection of bacteria can lead to thrombosis of blood vessels or inflammation of small blood vessels, so that the hair in their dominant area loses its hair due to the obstruction of blood supply. Toxic substances can make hair fall off, indicating that alopecia areata can also be related to some kind of poison in the body.

Five, endocrine disorders thyroid disease, diabetes, vitiligo, scleroderma, Down syndrome incidence of alopecia areata increased. Alopecia areata is also easy to appear in menopause. Alopecia areata in pregnancy tends to heal itself, but hair loss can recur in childbirth, which should be related to the hormone level in the body. Therefore, alopecia areata may also be affected by endocrine disorders.

1. Eliminate scalp toxins and oil stains

To ensure the smooth pores, so that the hair follicle cells can stretch freely, so as to maintain the head oil index in a balanced state, which can effectively avoid the chance of scalp infection.

2. Balance DHT hormone and stop hair loss

The effective ingredients extracted scientifically can penetrate into the scalp surface, inhibit dandruff spores, effectively filter DHT, prevent excess hormones from damaging hair follicles, make the blood circulation unimpeded, effectively maintain hair follicles, eliminate dandruff, quickly restore hair follicle vitality, enhance the generation of cortical protein, adjust the hair physiological cycle, prevent abnormal hair loss and make the hair shiny again.

3. Nourish hair follicles, regenerate black hair and gradually replace the previous white hair

Supplementing the nutrients necessary for the human body can quickly activate the activity of enzymes required for hair growth, gradually restore the vitality of atrophic hair follicles, stimulate and improve the activity of hair mother cells, and finally activate the continuous division of hair mother cells.

When choosing drugs for alopecia areata, patients' friends had better choose drugs marked with "OTC", so as to effectively treat alopecia areata.

4. Life conditioning

Pay attention to hair hygiene, don't wash your hair with soap that is too alkaline, don't abuse hair care products, and try to use less hair dryer and hair dye after haircut.

5. Diet conditioning

Diet should be diversified to overcome and correct the bad habit of partial eclipse. Oil wind is a disease closely related to diet. The diet treatment plan should be formulated according to the syndrome differentiation and classification of local skin lesions.

Under normal circumstances, the disease is mostly young people, which is often related to mental disturbance. Therefore, in addition to maintaining the integrity of emotion, we should give calm and tranquil food, such as lily, lotus seed and sour jujube kernel. Patients with insufficient blood essence should eat more lean blood food containing protein, such as sea cucumber and peach kernel.

6. Mental conditioning

In daily life and work, we must pay attention to appropriate rest to ensure the combination of work and rest. At the same time, we should maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude. Only by adhering to the treatment and not being impatient, can we completely eradicate the harm of alopecia areata.

7. Tissue therapy

Tissue burial, local burial of catgut, or intramuscular injection of placental tissue. It plays a certain role in the control of female alopecia areata.

8. Photochemical therapy

Apply 0.5% 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) tincture or cream on alopecia areata. After 30-45 minutes, irradiate long wave ultraviolet rays for 15-30 minutes each time, 2-3 times a week, gradually increase the dose of ultraviolet rays, and gradually reduce the number of treatments when new hair grows.

9. Physical therapy

Local massage, ultraviolet radiation, resonance spark, audio electrotherapy, wax therapy, etc. can be used as appropriate. It can improve the skin of female alopecia areata.

10. Nerve blocking therapy

After the closure of the greater occipital nerve, the skin temperature in the innervated area increases, which is conducive to hair regeneration in female patients with alopecia areata.

High protein food

High protein foods such as chicken, lean pork, fish, eggs, milk, soybean milk and tofu are good for hair growth.

Foods containing zinc

Zinc is an indispensable trace element for hair growth, so people with alopecia areata can properly eat foods containing zinc, such as black sesame, black beans, longan, japonica rice, pig liver, pig kidney, pig blood, honey, jujube, kelp, oyster and laver, which are conducive to hair growth.

Foods rich in vitamin B

Foods containing vitamin B, such as potatoes, peas, oranges, broad beans, etc.

Foods rich in vitamin A

Carrots, apricots, lean pork, fish, eggs, milk, pumpkins, leeks and other foods rich in vitamin A.

Avoid spicy and irritating food

Leeks, pickles, peppers, coffee, spicy condiments, etc. will contribute to heat and inflammation, hurt Yin and consume blood, make the hair lose moisture and nutrition and scorch and easy to fall, which will cause alopecia areata or aggravate the disease.

Avoid eating too much greasy food

Fat meat is rich in animal fat. If you eat too much such greasy food, it is easy to have fat metabolism disorder, and the fat accumulated under the skin is thickened. Moreover, excessive secretion of sebaceous glands will lead to sebum overflow and affect the function of hair follicles, which makes the hair easier to fall off.

Avoid eating sugar diet

Excessive consumption of sugar foods and sweets will produce a large number of acidic substances in the process of metabolism in the body, which will hinder the growth of hair and aggravate alopecia areata.

Avoid smoking and alcohol

People with alopecia areata should avoid smoking and drinking. Smoking, drinking or abnormal daily diet will affect the function of blood circulation to scalp microvessels, which will have an adverse impact on hair and affect the recovery or even aggravation of alopecia areata.

Those with damp heat should avoid warming and tonifying

Although most patients with alopecia areata have the syndrome of deficiency of liver and kidney, if there is excess of damp heat, it is advisable to clear damp heat first, and then tonify liver and kidney. If you take tonic blindly, it will make the damp and heat unable to be removed, which will lead to the internal blazing of fire poison, further hurt the body fluid and consume blood, and aggravate the condition.