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Good article from Rob at Perfect Hair Health.
Hair Loss (AGA) And Low Blood Flow: What Everyone Gets Wrong
Basically presents a counter to the mainstream view that reduced blood flow to the scalp only occurs after the hair stops growing in other words reduced blood flow is not causative but rather a secondary event.
He presents evidence that what actually occurs is a build up of scar tissue on the dermal and connective tissue sheaths of the hair follicle this causes a reduction in blood and this reduction in blood flow then causes the hair to shed. So reduced blood flow is the cause of hair loss but the way by which the blood flow is reduced makes it appear that it is not. Really you could say that scar tissue is the cause of hair loss because this leads to the reduced blood flow. Either way it is the reduction of blood through some means that results in the hair loss.
"Fascinatingly, we see scar tissue accumulation in two locations surrounding AGA hairs: the dermal and connective tissue sheaths. And in later stages, this scar tissue creeps up to the surface — known as perifollicular fibrosis — which creates the infamous “shine” of a decades-bald scalp."
"It’s most likely that the excess disorganized accumulation of mesodermal tissue (i.e., fibrosis) is what first signals an AGA hair to prematurely miniaturize… even if it’s still in its anagen phase.
Importantly, AGA-related scar tissue accumulation is chronic and progressive. Without serious intervention (i.e., removing whatever is causing the fibrosis), scar tissue continues to accumulate, leading to progressive hair follicle miniaturization — particularly the kind seen in AGA. And if enough scar tissue accumulates… hair can no longer grow."
Furthermore he states that this scar tissue is built up due to chronic inflammation and for most people this inflammation is due to chronic tension in the scalp. Anyone familiar with Rob's work knows that he regrew his hair using scalp massages and that he has a regime to do just that.
"The chronic, involuntary contraction of the muscles along the perimeter of our scalps.
In my interview with Dr. Freund (a hair loss researcher from the University of Toronto), he mentions that in men with AGA, the muscles surrounding the scalp are almost always chronically involuntarily contracted."
"And the craziest part? We can’t even tell it’s happening.
Interestingly, these muscles are connected to the underlying tissues at the tops of our scalps. So when the muscles contract, the tops of our scalps pull tightly (like a drum)."
"This causes two things to happen in AGA-prone scalp tissues: Blood flow reduces to balding regions Inflammation increases"
My questions after reading this article are aside from implementing the scalp massages that he recommends to reduce scalp tension, what else could be done to remove fibrosis and are there any peat methods, supplements or topicals that could be used to speed up the removal of fibrosis from the mesodermal tissue.
Obviously anything that helps with the removal of scar tissue could be beneficial. The things I am thinking of have been discussed many times on this forum in regards to the topic of hair loss;
Aspirin, caffeine, serotonin antagonists. There are a number of Idealabs supplements that come to mind, defibron for example.
To reduce muscles contracting due to scalp tension I was thinking of magnesium.
I am going to email/message Rob with a list of potential peat like supplements treatments and see what his opinion on them is for reducing scalp tension and fibrosis. Anyone with any ideas of certain things that I should include please let me know.
Hair Loss (AGA) And Low Blood Flow: What Everyone Gets Wrong
Basically presents a counter to the mainstream view that reduced blood flow to the scalp only occurs after the hair stops growing in other words reduced blood flow is not causative but rather a secondary event.
He presents evidence that what actually occurs is a build up of scar tissue on the dermal and connective tissue sheaths of the hair follicle this causes a reduction in blood and this reduction in blood flow then causes the hair to shed. So reduced blood flow is the cause of hair loss but the way by which the blood flow is reduced makes it appear that it is not. Really you could say that scar tissue is the cause of hair loss because this leads to the reduced blood flow. Either way it is the reduction of blood through some means that results in the hair loss.
"Fascinatingly, we see scar tissue accumulation in two locations surrounding AGA hairs: the dermal and connective tissue sheaths. And in later stages, this scar tissue creeps up to the surface — known as perifollicular fibrosis — which creates the infamous “shine” of a decades-bald scalp."
"It’s most likely that the excess disorganized accumulation of mesodermal tissue (i.e., fibrosis) is what first signals an AGA hair to prematurely miniaturize… even if it’s still in its anagen phase.
Importantly, AGA-related scar tissue accumulation is chronic and progressive. Without serious intervention (i.e., removing whatever is causing the fibrosis), scar tissue continues to accumulate, leading to progressive hair follicle miniaturization — particularly the kind seen in AGA. And if enough scar tissue accumulates… hair can no longer grow."
Furthermore he states that this scar tissue is built up due to chronic inflammation and for most people this inflammation is due to chronic tension in the scalp. Anyone familiar with Rob's work knows that he regrew his hair using scalp massages and that he has a regime to do just that.
"The chronic, involuntary contraction of the muscles along the perimeter of our scalps.
In my interview with Dr. Freund (a hair loss researcher from the University of Toronto), he mentions that in men with AGA, the muscles surrounding the scalp are almost always chronically involuntarily contracted."
"And the craziest part? We can’t even tell it’s happening.
Interestingly, these muscles are connected to the underlying tissues at the tops of our scalps. So when the muscles contract, the tops of our scalps pull tightly (like a drum)."
"This causes two things to happen in AGA-prone scalp tissues: Blood flow reduces to balding regions Inflammation increases"
My questions after reading this article are aside from implementing the scalp massages that he recommends to reduce scalp tension, what else could be done to remove fibrosis and are there any peat methods, supplements or topicals that could be used to speed up the removal of fibrosis from the mesodermal tissue.
Obviously anything that helps with the removal of scar tissue could be beneficial. The things I am thinking of have been discussed many times on this forum in regards to the topic of hair loss;
Aspirin, caffeine, serotonin antagonists. There are a number of Idealabs supplements that come to mind, defibron for example.
To reduce muscles contracting due to scalp tension I was thinking of magnesium.
I am going to email/message Rob with a list of potential peat like supplements treatments and see what his opinion on them is for reducing scalp tension and fibrosis. Anyone with any ideas of certain things that I should include please let me know.
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