And, guess who is the hardest hit? If you said women, you are correct. There are so many contributing factors but, stress and hormonal imbalance are among the biggest culprits.

Everyday women worldwide look in the mirror and where they used to see beautiful, healthy hair, they now see an increasing proportion of scalp. Agonizing over their hair loss, they try to hide it with makeup, creative hairstyles or sometimes even hair extensions. Hair extensions are not a good solution for thinning hair as they can actually damage already stressed-out hair. There are solutions, this is just not one of them.

Here’s the irony. Stress itself is the main reason why many women are facing hair loss and what appears to be early balding and, stressing over the situation makes it even worse! A professional from the California based Miyohara International Trichology clinic says they are no longer surprised to see the physical indicators of stress when viewing hair samples through a microscope.

“The number of women suffering from hair loss is definitely on the rise. Even more disturbing is that nearly 80 percent of the time, women’s hair samples show symptoms of thyroid diseases or hormone imbalances, which are serious manifestations of stress-related disorders.

Unlike a blood test, which only provides results based on what the body is experiencing at the moment of the blood draw, trichology’s cutting - edge microscopic diagnosis reveals up to six months’ worth of a person’s physical history. The testing also shows that stress doesn’t discriminate - it’s present in the hair of women young and old, but particularly those leading demanding careers or lifestyles.”

This same professional goes on to say, ” Here in California, I’m diagnosing teenage girls, working mothers and menopausal women. There are even celebrities and models battling hair loss. Women everywhere are stressed. Their bodies are under attack, so their hair is falling out or bald spots are appearing. Sadly they are struggling with hair loss, trying to solve the problem on their own.”

At Fantasia, one of the things we do is provide solutions for the problems of thinning hair and hair loss in women. We have been providing these services for years and continue to stay on the cutting - edge of the technology available. I mentioned earlier that hair extensions are not a good solution for these issues. However, there are great solutions such as MicroPoint Links, Integrations and Hair Replacement. One of the hair replacement specialist at Fantasia would happy to talk with you to determine what would be a good solution for you.