Everyone loses some hair every day, just by virtue of being alive. The evidence is in your comb, your hairbrush, and the bottom of your shower. Every hair on your body is genetically programmed to grow, rest, and then drop out.

Most people lose around two hundred hairs per day. You’ll notice the most hair loss after a long sleep, while brushing or combing your hair. Hair loss becomes excessive if you notice areas of your scalp balding, large chunks of hair that pull out easily with a light tug, or large amounts of hair left in your brush or comb after one brushing or combing. People with longer hair may notice more hair loss than others. This can be deceiving because each hair is two to three times as long as people with shorter hair, and the longer hair is much more noticeable. However, a sudden increase of hair loss can be an indication of other problems.

Hair Restoration
Most people who lose their hair have one thought in mind: how to get it back! Millions of people over the centuries have tried everything from live toads and incantations to greasy ointments whose purveyors promise a lush crop of hair overnight. But the truth is there are only two ways to restore hair loss: surgery and prescription medications.

Available surgical treatments don’t actually restore all of the hair that is lost—they simply move hair from where it’s abundant to where it’s not. Non-surgical treatments consist of medications that can slow hair loss or stimulate additional growth in some people.

If your hair loss is due to common pattern baldness or another irreversible condition, talk to your doctor about surgical and non-surgical restoration options.