Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss
What is autoimmune induced hair loss?
One of the most common culprits behind hair loss before the age of 50 is autoimmune disease, affecting between 14-23 million Americans to date. Autoimmune diseases cause your immune system to mistakenly attack parts of your body. A common autoimmune disease such as Alopecia Areata directly attacks the hair follicle causing loss, however, there are a large number of other autoimmune diseases that are also associated with hair loss. Common autoimmune diseases that cause hair loss include:
Alopecia Universalis
Alopecia Totalis
Lupus
Hashimoto's disease
Graves' disease
Crohn's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis
In many cases, determining which is leading to your hair loss can best be determined by the pattern of loss you are experiencing.
Uncovering your triggers
Because autoimmune diseases cause internal inflammation, the key to determining the best solutions for your hair loss are identifying what are your other unique triggers for inflammation. Using your unique composition, Immune Follicular Reporting can identify food intolerances, environmental exposures, or deficiencies that could be causing inflammation. By identifying these areas, discovering triggers, and doing the detective work needed to string the information together, your road to regrowth will be better paved- leading you towards long term success rather than just short term satisfaction.
What are treatment options for hair loss caused by autoimmune diseases?
Overseen care to guide you each step of the way is integral when managing internal triggers that are ever changing. In addition to being able to consult and treat your hair, NHLMA partners with dermatologists US wide to enhance your network and patient experience, working synergistically to help you achieve your long term success. By taking first steps with a consultation to look at the pattern in which you are losing your hair and to discuss family history and medical history, the optimal protocol will be determined, tracked, and overseen every step of the way.
Try:
Complimentary Consultation: Speak to our trained professionals to not only help determine underlying factors, but to come up with a customized protocol, tracked and adjusted to optimize your resluts.
Immune Report Follicular Analysis: See what you are lacking internally to get hair to grow faster, and to optimize your internal wellbeing for long lasting results.
Hair Stabilizers and Boosters: These forms of treatments use both in office and from-home hair stabilizers to stop loss, stimulate growth, and fortify hair strength.
