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Alopecia Patient Education
Patient Education
Androgenic Alopecia (Males and Females)
- Androgenic alopecia affects a large percentage of the population
- Educate the patient on his/her treatment options
- Patients may choose not to treat when presented with their options
- Provide reassurance and supportive counseling to assist them in overcoming their hair loss
- Patient may use hairstyling techniques (eg hair spray, teasing, coloring, etc) as a way of dealing with hair loss
- Frequent shampooing does not increase hair loss
- Avoidance of hair care products likely to damage scalp or hair
- Adequate diet, especially one with adequate protein
- National Institute of Health recommendation: 0.8 g/kg daily
- Discontinue drugs that could negatively affect hair growth
- It is important to educate patient about alopecia areata
- Autoimmune disease where the trigger factors are unknown
- Treatment options are palliative and do not alter the ultimate course of the disease
- Alopecia areata is a dynamic condition and quite often undergoes spontaneous resolution
- Explain to patient that the condition does not affect one’s general health
- Provide psychosocial support
