{"id":3710,"date":"2026-06-16T20:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinfluence.ca\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:16:03","slug":"hair-loss-causes-types-treatment-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skinfluence.ca\/post\/hair-loss-causes-types-treatment-calgary","title":{"rendered":"Hair Loss in Women and Men: A Guide to the Four Types, Why They Happen, and When to Get Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Hair Loss in Women and Men: A Guide to the Four Types, Why They Happen, and When to Get Help<\/h1>\n\t\t\tContact Us<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  1. 1.<\/span> First, the Hair Growth Cycle (Briefly, Because It Matters)<\/a><\/li>
  2. 2.<\/span> Type 1: Androgenetic Alopecia (Pattern Hair Loss)<\/a>
    1. 2.1.<\/span> How It's Diagnosed<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
    2. 3.<\/span> Type 2: Telogen Effluvium (Shedding from a Trigger)<\/a><\/li>
    3. 4.<\/span> Type 3: Alopecia Areata (Autoimmune)<\/a><\/li>
    4. 5.<\/span> Type 4: Scarring (Cicatricial) Alopecias<\/a><\/li>
    5. 6.<\/span> How a Clinician Actually Tells Them Apart<\/a><\/li>
    6. 7.<\/span> The Treatment Landscape, Matched to Diagnosis<\/a><\/li>
    7. 8.<\/span> When You Should Stop Self-Managing and Get Evaluated<\/a><\/li>
    8. 9.<\/span> Hair Restoration at Skinfluence\u2122 Calgary<\/a>
      1. 9.1.<\/span> FAQs<\/a><\/li>
      2. 9.2.<\/span> Sources<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
        Here’s something most people don’t realize about hair loss: it’s not one condition. It’s four. And the treatment that works for one type is often useless or in a couple of cases, actively the wrong call for another. Roughly half of all men and a significant portion of women will deal with androgenetic alopecia (pattern hair loss) at some point. Plenty more will run into one of the other three categories at least once. So before you spend money on a serum, a supplement stack, or a clinic treatment, the right question to ask isn’t what should I try<\/em>. It’s what kind of hair loss is this<\/em>.\n\nThis guide breaks down the four categories, how a clinician differentiates them, the workup involved, and the point at which professional evaluation should replace home experiments.\n
        The article is educational. For an in-person scalp assessment in Calgary, the team at Skinfluence\u2122 offers complimentary consultations.<\/blockquote>\n

        First, the Hair Growth Cycle (Briefly, Because It Matters)<\/h2>\nEvery follicle on your scalp cycles independently through three phases. Anagen<\/strong> is the active growth phase and lasts 2\u20137 years; about 85\u201390% of your scalp follicles are in this phase right now. Catagen<\/strong> is a short transition phase of about two to three weeks where the follicle shrinks and detaches. Telogen<\/strong> is the resting phase two to four months long during which the hair shaft is retained until the next anagen cycle pushes it out.\n\nLosing 50 to 150 hairs a day is completely normal. Hair loss becomes clinically meaningful when one of three things changes: the ratio<\/strong> of resting to growing follicles shifts, the follicles miniaturize<\/strong> (start producing thinner, weaker shafts), or the follicles get destroyed<\/strong> by inflammation or scarring. Each of those mechanisms corresponds to a different category of hair loss.\n

        Type 1: Androgenetic Alopecia (Pattern Hair Loss)<\/h2>\nThis is the most common form in both sexes. It’s genetic. It’s androgen-mediated. The mechanism is straightforward: dihydrotestosterone (DHT) binds to androgen receptors in genetically susceptible follicles, shortens the active growth phase, and progressively miniaturizes the follicle until it only produces fine, non-pigmented vellus hair.\n\nThe clinical presentation looks different in men and women, which is why two different classification scales exist:\n\nMale pattern hair loss<\/strong> affects the vertex and frontotemporal regions and gets classified using the Norwood-Hamilton scale<\/strong> (stages I\u2013VII). The hairline recedes in the classic “M” pattern, the crown thins independently, and over time the two areas eventually merge.\n\nFemale pattern hair loss<\/strong> preserves the frontal hairline (which is one of the most useful diagnostic tells) but produces diffuse thinning across the crown. It’s classified on the Ludwig scale<\/strong> (stages I\u2013III, proposed by Erich Ludwig in 1977). The hallmark early sign is a widening central part. A smaller subset of women present with what’s called the Olsen “Christmas tree” pattern frontal accentuation visible when the hair is parted.\n

        How It’s Diagnosed<\/h3>\nA few things, used in combination:\n