SMOKING AND HAIR LOSS
Discover how smoking affects hair health, accelerates hair loss, and worsens androgenetic alopecia. Learn the signs, causes, and potential solutions, including hair transplants.
How Does Smoking Impact Your Hair Health?
Smoking harms hair health due to two key factors: reduced blood flow to the scalp and oxidative stress.
The chemicals in tobacco cause blood vessels in the scalp to narrow. As a result, hair follicles receive less oxygen and fewer nutrients, leading to thinning and hair loss.
Additionally, toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke increase free radicals in the body. This damages cells and DNA, harming hair follicles and accelerating scalp aging.
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Are Your Smoking Habits Causing Your Hair Loss?
Are Your Smoking Habits Causing Your Hair Loss?
Androgenetic alopecia often begins with hair thinning and a receding hairline, typically forming an ‘M’ shape.
Smoking can worsen androgenetic alopecia in several ways:
Reduced blood flow to the scalp: Nicotine constricts blood vessels, significantly decreasing blood flow. As a result, hair follicles receive less oxygen and nutrients, weakening hair health.
Hormonal imbalances: The chemicals in cigarettes affect the endocrine system, including the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary hormones. Both active and passive smoking lower TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) levels, which can disrupt growth and development.
Increased free radicals: Harmful free radicals interfere with hair growth cycles and damage hair follicles, contributing to hair loss.
Signs Smoking Could Be Causing Androgenetic Alopecia
If you smoke heavily, watch for these signs that your habit may be affecting your hairline:
A receding hairline
A bald spot forming at the back of the head
A thinning crown developing at the lower back of the head and temples
Hair loss from androgenetic alopecia occurs due to the gradual shrinking and thinning of hair follicles in vulnerable areas. Over time, these follicles stop producing new hair, and existing hair falls out.
Can You Have a Hair Transplant if You Smoke?
Although medications and Low Laser Light Therapy can help with hair thinning, a hair transplant remains the most effective long-term solution for androgenetic alopecia.
Smokers can undergo hair transplantation. However, it is recommended to stop smoking at least a week before the procedure. After the transplant, smoking should be avoided for at least two weeks. Otherwise, the same harmful chemicals that contributed to hair loss may also affect recovery and results.
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