What causes thinning and loss of hair?

Alopecia Hair Loss

Androgenetic alopecia is the most frequent type of thinning or loss of hair in both male and females.  This type of alopecia, often called male pattern baldness, causes hair loss as early as the late teens.  Hereditary seems to be the accepted primary cause of androgenic alopecia.  The androgen hormone testosterone when converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by the enzyme 5-alpha reductase plays an important role in destroying the hair follicles ability to grow hair. Most treatments that help stop the enzyme from converting testosterone require continual usage and continued product costly purchases. The Dynamax Freedom100 provides you with the most effective and mostly important - the solution. Its ease of use will assure continued treatments and its one time  purchase price makes it the most cost effective treatment on the market today.

Alopecia is measured in men by the Hamilton Norwood Scale and in women by the Ludwig or Savin Scale

The hair grows at the root.  So to effectively fight against hair loss, you have to treat the hair follicle by bringing important nutrients to it.  Laser phototherapy such as the Dynamax Freedom100 focuses on stimulating the hair follicle and jump-starting the hair growth process.


The Hair Growth Cycle---Hair follicles grows in three phases.

1) Anagen - Growth Phase
2) Catagen - Transitional phase
3) Telogen - Resting Phase

Each hair has its own independent phase meaning its phase has no realation to other hair phases.


Anagen Phase - Growth Phase

Approximately 85% of all hairs are in the growing phase at any one time. The Anagen phase or growth phase can vary from two to six years. Hair grows approximately 10cm per year and any individual hair is unlikely to grow more than one meter long.

Catagen Phase - transitional phase

At the end of the Anagen phase the hairs enters into a Catagen phase which lasts about one or two weeks, during the Catagen phase the hair follicle shrinks to about 1/6 of the normal length. The lower part is destroyed and the dermal papilla breaks away to rest below.

Telogen Phase - resting phase

The resting phase follows the catagen phase and normally lasts about 5-6 weeks. During this time the hair does not grow but stays attached to the follicle while the dermal papilla stays in a resting phase below. Approximately 10-15 percent of all hairs are in this phase at an one time.

At the end of the Telogen phase the hair follicle re-enters the Anagen phase. The dermal papilla and the base of the follicle join together again and a new hair begins to form. If the old hair has not already been shed the new hair pushes the old one out and the growth cycle starts all over again.