Alcohol and Hair Loss

The consumption of alcohol in the United States is high, with almost more than 60% of the population claiming to have had alcohol in the past year. Unfortunately, 10% of the population is also affected by some level of alcoholism, which has led to more than four million emergency room visits and nearly 180,000 deaths in the past year.

While alcoholism is harmful to those dealing with it – and the people around them if it goes unaddressed – you do not have to get to that level of alcohol abuse to experience adverse effects on your health. And those effects on your health can, in turn, damage your hair.

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The overwhelming majority of us are affected by hair thinning and loss as we age, often affecting men in a way that’s more easily spotted – as they are more prone to bald spots and receding hairlines – than women, who typically experience hair loss through thinning on the scalp. This is in contrast to the rest of our body, as we are more likely to increase our overall body hair with age than we are to decrease it in a noticeable way. This has some people curious as to the differences between our scalp and the rest of our skin that cause this.

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Hair transplants aren’t limited to the scalp. Facial hair—including eyebrows, beards, and mustaches—can have thin, patchy or sparse areas that can benefit from a hair transplant even though these areas generally don’t experience the typical hair loss that affects the head. That said, any hair loss can hit a person squarely in the self-esteem, but facial hair loss especially so. Beards and mustaches are often viewed as signs of masculinity so any gaps or sparse areas can be upsetting. Fortunately, the technology to combat them has progressed mightily in recent years.

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While male and female pattern baldness remain the most common forms of hair loss, they are far from the only cause of it. Today we’ll be focusing on autoimmune disease and hair loss. It is very common for an autoimmune disease to have some form of manifestation present on the skin, which can mean hair loss. So, which autoimmune diseases can cause that?

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Hair thinning and loss across the scalp is a common affliction that impacts most of us, and only increases with age. Losing our hair can impact us mentally and emotionally, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and avoiding social situations. This is not strictly limited to hair loss of the scalp, however.

Eyebrow hair loss has a similar impact on us mentally and emotionally. Our eyebrows are a prominent feature of our face, and patchy or missing eyebrows can lead to self-consciousness that is not as easy to hide. This kind of hair loss can be caused by several factors – including skin conditions, medications, or autoimmune diseases.

Thankfully, eyebrow transplants have become more advanced and more affordable in recent years. But do they provide a natural look?

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