Malaysian society committed to fighting hair loss gains popularity
The Malaysian Society for Hair Sciences, which was registered in 2002, educates people on hair loss disorders and the various medical treatment options available to them.
The 400-member club, including dermatologists, general practitioners and scientists, with an interest in the science of hair, organizes hair forums, once every two years, apart from regular public and professional educational events.
Society president Dr Steven K.W. Chow insists hair loss is one of the top 10 complaints presented to dermatologists.
"Our Asian Hair Forum has become an international dermatology meeting," New Straits Times Online quoted him, as saying.
He added: "Hair loss needs a medical approach as there are many possible medical causes. The commonest is pattern baldness in both men and women.
"There are many reasons why men and women face hair loss and these include genetic conditions, hormonal problems, stressful events, surgery, post-traumatic stress brought on by viral fevers, dengue and typhoid.
"Other reasons are fungal conditions of the scalp, auto-immune diseases where the body stops hair from being produced, serious psychological disorders, especially in children who pick and pull out their hair, and also chemotherapy.
"People with hair loss disorders suffer from low self-esteem and depression. We see people barely out of their teens coming in for treatment. Some have major psychological problems.
"Hair loss is a very common problem in Malaysia and not a day goes by without dermatologists and doctors seeing patients over hair loss."
What many people are not aware of, however, is that there are medical remedies to arrest the problem.
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