Even if you don't do anything wrong, there will still be "ghosts" knocking on your door! They specifically target people's "heads"...

Have you ever done something bad? Have you ever crossed the road in the middle of the night? Do you have a body type that easily attracts evil spirits?

If the answer is yes, then please be careful, because some dirty things may come to your house in the middle of the night to collect debts, and may shave off a piece of your hair in a sinister manner, and lock away your soul instead.

You thought it was just a scary dream, but when you woke up, you actually found that a large patch of your hair had become bald for no apparent reason. This is the legendary "alopecia areata".

Of course, this is a feudal superstition. I once believed it and was deeply afraid that one day I would become bald.

It was not until later that I learned that this is called "alopecia areata" in the medical field. It is a very normal disease, not caused by some mysterious force. Even celebrities cannot avoid it. Previously, host Shen Mengchen broke the news on Weibo that she woke up with a "bald" face.

So what exactly is the cause of alopecia areata, and who is most likely to suffer from it? Let’s talk about it today.

In medical terms, alopecia areata is an immune-mediated chronic disease that causes non-scarring hair loss. It is also a common autoimmune disease that mainly occurs in hair follicles in the growth phase, such as hair, eyebrows, body hair, etc.

And the outbreak is really sudden. When you wake up, you may have no hair in one area or in several areas, just like there are several patches on your head. However, under normal circumstances, the bald area will not be larger than 1/4 of the entire scalp area.

In some more serious cases, all the hair on the head falls out, and even eyebrows and body hair fall out, resulting in complete baldness.

The cause of this disease can be simply understood as that the local hair follicles are attacked by some immune cells, and then this part of the hair suddenly goes directly from the growth state to the resting state.

The main factor causing the disease is heredity. It is understood that about 1/3 of patients with alopecia areata have a family history of alopecia areata. If alopecia areata occurs in childhood, the probability of heredity is higher.

In addition to family inheritance, there are also some immune-related diseases caused by other diseases combined with immune-related diseases, such as immune hair loss diseases caused by hyperthyroidism or vitiligo.

After understanding the possible causes of alopecia areata, you will find that this disease is almost incurable. After all, no matter how advanced modern medicine is, it cannot change genes or dominate the human immune system.

However, although it cannot be cured, it can be improved (some people are lucky and their hair can grow back on its own). The main treatments currently include medication, physical therapy, dermatological surgery, etc.

However, the above treatments cannot guarantee that baldness will not recur after hair grows back, and according to research, the possibility of recurrence of baldness is still quite high.

Under normal circumstances, the course of alopecia areata can last for several months to several years. Most cases can regrow, but it can also occur again. The more extensive the hair loss, the greater the chance of recurrence and the smaller the chance of regrowth. The younger the age of onset, the smaller the possibility of recovery.

Therefore, alopecia areata is really difficult to deal with. If you want to avoid repeated baldness, you should try to make your own immunity more "intelligent" and not attack indiscriminately without distinguishing between friend and foe. The method is hidden in our daily life:

👉Reduce stress and improve your lifestyle. Excessive mental stress or staying up late and irregular work and rest habits can cause confusion in the immune system, thus causing harm to your hair.

👉Keep a good mood, less annoyance, less sadness, less worry, and less anger.

👉Eat more foods such as black sesame, walnuts and fish, and don’t be picky eaters.

👉 Take care of your hair properly. Don’t dye or perm your hair too frequently.

In short, if you really wake up bald, don't worry about whether it can grow out. Go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Although it cannot be cured, it is better than getting balder and balder. Don't listen to the rumors on the Internet that hair care can cure alopecia areata, and don't listen to feudal superstitions and do those mysterious things. Just trust medicine honestly~

Author: Mingyue

Source: Doctor Youlai

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