Elaine Muir has since built up a steady stream of clients with issues such as male and
female pattern baldness or alopecia.
There's even a condition called
female pattern baldness. So, if your hair is not the crowning glory it once was, you're not alone.
'But if it happens very suddenly, it will most likely be caused by physical or emotional stress.' What you can do: '
Female pattern baldness, where the hairline recedes and the top of the head goes bald, is genetic and, unfortunately, incurable,' says Dr Kershaw-Yates.
Female pattern baldness can be inherited and tends to affect post-menopausal women.
Female pattern baldness is linked to hormonal changes, commonly the menopause when hair can thin with age.
The symptoms associated with this condition vary, but may include some of the following: irregular or absent menstrual periods, hirsutism (increased hair growth), alopecia (
female pattern baldness), oily skin & acne, weight related issues, and infertility or difficulty in getting pregnant," says Dr Salem El Shawarby, Consultant & UK Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine/ IVF, Director of Corniche Fertility Centre, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
In cases of male or
female pattern baldness, hair transplants and scalp surgery can be considered.
It remains to be seen if JAK inhibitors can reawaken hair follicles that have been suspended in a resting state because of androgenetic alopecia (which causes male and
female pattern baldness) or other forms of hair loss.