1. Estrogen decrease. Estrogen can prolong the growth period of hair, so when estrogen increases, the time that hair stays on the scalp will increase. Mommy will secrete a lot of estrogen during pregnancy, which will help to prolong the growth period of hair, so the amount of hair will increase obviously. However, after unloading, due to hormone changes and rapid decline of estrogen, the scalp hair follicles collectively enter a dormant period, at which time hair growth stops and becomes very fragile, which may lead to a large number of hair loss. Wang Jiazhen, director of dermatology department of Geng Xin Hospital, added that this kind of resting alopecia is also related to stress. Usually, patients who have undergone surgery or major surgery will also have this symptom, but they will recover around 1 year.
2. Anemia Some mothers bleed a lot during the production process, causing anemia. Anemia can make hemoglobin in the blood lack oxygen, so that the hair can not get enough oxygen supply, leading to hair loss.
3. Insufficient nutrition Some mothers began to lose weight during confinement. It is possible to eat selectively, reduce the types and portions of food, and make the body not get enough nutrition. If you want to breastfeed at this time, it will be even less nutritious. In addition, a vegetarian mommy is not balanced in nutrition. If she wants to feed her mother again, her hair will lose a lot of nutrition and fall off.
4. In addition to postpartum depression and anxiety, mommy often needs to get up frequently at night to feed her newborn baby, which leads to disorder of work and rest. Poor sleep quality and great pressure to take care of the baby will aggravate the symptoms of hair loss.
5. Wang Jiazhen, director of hereditary male baldness, said that women with hereditary male baldness usually show early signs from the age of 30, and around the age of 30 is also the peak of female fertility. Mommy with hereditary male baldness will obviously lose her hair if she gives birth at this time. The symptom is that the hair on the top of her head and on both sides of her temples will gradually become sparse, and there is a piece on her head that is particularly empty but not as obvious as that of men. It is worth noting that even after the peak of postpartum alopecia, the symptoms of alopecia will not be alleviated.
According to the traditional concept of confinement, in order to avoid wet and cold invading and staying in the scalp, you can't wash your hair for at least two weeks after delivery, and a lot of dirty sebum dandruff accumulates in the scalp hair follicles. Is it also one of the reasons for hair loss? Director Wang Jiazhen said that usually the hair that is about to fall off will fall off at the same time when you wash your hair, but whether you wash your hair or not does not affect the amount of hair loss. As for using shampoo containing silica gel, will it aggravate the symptoms of hair loss? She emphasized that the main function of silica gel is to coat hair scales and make hair feel supple. Although silica gel will adhere to hair, which will make it less easy to set and dye hair, it will not affect hair growth.
On the other hand, Chinese and western medicine have different views on whether mommy with postpartum alopecia will have other symptoms. Dr. Wu, a dermatologist, holds a negative attitude, thinking that mommy will only find a large amount of hair loss when combing her hair and blowing her hair, and there will be no other side effects. Susan Yu, director of gynecology of traditional Chinese medicine, believes that the symptoms of hair loss are closely related to the "cause". Take anemia as an example. Mommy will feel dizzy and pale, and because the hair follicles of the whole body are not moistened, the hair in all parts will dry up. Malnourished mothers have dry skin. Mommy, who is busy losing weight in confinement, will have problems during pregnancy, such as headache, pelvic pain, backache and so on, if she does not have enough rest and adequate nutrition.
Repair hair after shampooing, and then maintain it during hair loss. In order to care for fragile hair, it is best to gently rub with your fingertips when washing your hair, and avoid scratching with your nails, especially for mothers with oily scalp. At this time, we must adjust the way of washing our hair and get rid of the habit of scratching with our nails. When blowing hair, the hair dryer should not be too close to the skin, and before blowing hair, try to dry the water in the hair with a towel, otherwise the completely wet hair will be blown dry and hurt the hair quality.
On the choice of shampoo, Director Wang Jiazhen emphasized that the main function of shampoo is cleaning. If you want to improve hair quality and repair hair, you can apply skin care products after shampooing. As for hair care cream, Dr. Wu pointed out that hair itself is protected by a layer of natural oil, and oily hair is more oily. Assuming that the hair is not too dry, it does not need special hair care, unless it is dyed and permed, and it needs moisturizing. Director Wang Jiazhen thinks that the oil on the hair will be washed away inevitably when shampooing. Applying hair care cream to the hair ends can make the hair ends less dry, and the scalp usually secretes oil to moisten the hair roots, so it is unnecessary to apply hair care cream to the hair roots. Does mommy with hair loss need to change shampoo and hair cream? Dr. Wu said that women will not change their hair quality because of postpartum hormonal changes. Whether they use powder, gel or foam shampoo or hair cream, as long as it is not too * * *, they can continue to use it after delivery. In addition, dyeing is easy to cause contact dermatitis, which requires medication. The dyes used for dyeing hair are also carcinogenic, and babies who drink breast milk may be affected. If it is not necessary, don't dye your hair and perm it.
Choosing a comb Choosing a comb with a large spacing is very fragile and will fall off with a slight stroke. At this time, it is best not to tie ponytails and braids. If you really need to tie your hair, don't tie it too tightly. It is suggested that mommy try to choose a comb with large tooth spacing. Because the comb with fine teeth is easy to pull out the hair, pulling out the hair often will make the hair fall off during combing. Especially mommy with natural curly hair, once she combs her hair forcibly, it will make her hair fall out more. Dr. Wu stressed that "Mommy should care for her hair like grass at this time. She also suggested that mommy with hair loss should cut her hair short, because long hair will increase the chances of tying and combing her hair and aggravate the symptoms of hair loss.
* * * Four acupoints for improving scalp circulation Mommy can eat protein-rich supplements such as Eucommia fried pork liver, Siwu decoction, Shiquan Dabu decoction and roast chicken during confinement if she wants to prevent postpartum alopecia. In the physical therapy part, local circulation can be improved through scalp. Mommy can press Baihui point, which connects her ears in the center of her head, or Yongquan point, which is located in the 1/3 depression in front of her feet, to promote blood circulation in her head and make her awake. Lower Huang San point, located at the posterior edge of the medial tibia of the calf, can tonify kidney qi, and hair can be nourished by kidney qi; Chinese medicine says that "hair contains blood", which means that "blood" is the source of nutrition for hair. Only when the blood is sufficient can the hair grow black and thick. The upper Sanhuang point on the inner side of thigh and hip bone has the function of enriching blood and nourishing liver. In addition, mommy can also promote hair growth through the head meridians, especially the Du meridian, the stomach meridian, the gallbladder meridian and the bladder meridian. Du meridian leads to the brain, which helps the blood flow in the head to be smooth; The stomach meridian leads to the stomach, which can improve the ability of nutrient absorption and promote the circulation of hair; The gallbladder meridian helps to dredge the qi and blood of the side waist, and also can dredge the qi and blood on both sides of the head; The bladder meridian can promote the circulation from the back to the back of the head and neck. The best way to comb the scalp is to comb the scalp in a general way. Mommy who doesn't have a comb at home can pat her scalp gently with her fingertips along the meridians. In addition, mommy with anemia or insomnia and bad mood should prescribe the right medicine according to her personal symptoms.
Jian Huang, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. It is a good medicine for hair care and needs a good rest. Sleep can replenish liver blood. Mommy must sleep for 7 hours every day, preferably continuously, without segmentation. In addition, when emotional ups and downs affect your life, you should also adjust your emotions appropriately. After confinement, you can promote blood circulation and improve hair loss symptoms by walking and gymnastics. In addition, it is necessary to remind Mommy that in addition to the nutritional deficiency mentioned above, it will also lead to hair loss, because cold food will slow down the metabolic rate of the body, and once the metabolism is insufficient, hair will not grow easily, so don't eat too much ice cream, popsicles or fruits, and naturally avoid toxic substances such as tobacco and alcohol.
Nutrients for hair include protein and iron, vitamins A, B, C and E, and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium and zinc, which are well known to the general public. Mommy can eat more beef, pork chops, apples, grapes, persimmons, black sesame seeds, black beans, Nostoc flagelliforme and spinach. To supplement iron, and protein can also be ingested through eggs, beans and fish. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb is the most commonly used Chinese medicine to improve alopecia, followed by Rehmannia glutinosa, Psoralea corylifolia and Lycium barbarum are also commonly used medicinal materials for healthy hair. Mommy can make soup with Polygonum Multiflori Radix and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, then add Nostoc flagelliforme to stir-fry pork liver, or stew chicken soup with Polygonum Multiflori Radix and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata. The traditional Chinese medicine "Shiquan Bushen Decoction" to be used in the last week of confinement can not only tonify the kidney, but also enrich the blood. Contains Polygoni Multiflori Radix and Fructus Psoraleae, and can also be used for treating alopecia. "Although the confinement stage has passed, moms with hair loss problems can still use this medicine to improve hair loss. Director Susan Yu said.
Hair loss and food supplement? Ingredients: 60g of white rice, yam 15g, black sesame 120g, 200g of fresh milk, crystal sugar 120g, and 6g of rose sugar. Practice: firstly, wash and soak the white rice for 1 hour, then take it out and drain it; Peel the yam and cut it into dices; Stir-fry black sesame seeds, then pour rice, yam and black sesame seeds into a blender, add water and fresh milk, break them, remove residues and leave juice. Boil water and rock sugar in a pot. After the crystal sugar melts, add the syrup of the first three ingredients and stir slowly. Finally, add rose sugar and continue stirring until it melts.
Pressing the right acupoints is not afraid of postpartum hair loss to prevent hair loss? *** 4 points
Step 1.2.3.4 Scalp * * * Fuck
Step 1. Location of the Du meridian: from the center of the front hairline to the center of the back hairline. Efficacy: Helps blood flow in the head.
Step two. Position of stomach meridian: from the forehead angle along the temple to the front of the ear. Efficacy: Improve nutrient absorption capacity and promote hair circulation.
Step three. The position of bladder meridian: from the middle of forehead to the middle of hairline, backward * * * is 1.5 inch to 1.5 inch. Efficacy: Promote circulation from the back to the back of the head and neck.
Step four. The location of the gallbladder meridian: from the tip of the ear to the high bone behind the ear, then zigzag, forward to the brow 1 inch forehead, and then open a 3-inch line along the midline of the head. Efficacy: It is helpful to smooth the qi and blood in the side waist, and it can also smooth the qi and blood on both sides of the head.
* * * Tip 1. Thumb spirals forward. 2. Shave and comb your hair.
Su Education: Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Experience: Director of the Society of Gynecology of Chinese Medicine of the Republic of China, expert of the Society of Gynecology of Chinese Medicine of the Republic of China, chairman of the Natural Therapy Professional Committee of China Energy Health Research Association. At present, he is the director of gynecology of traditional Chinese medicine in the affiliated hospital of China Medical University, the director of maternity and child department in China of China Medical University, and the associate professor of China Medical University.
Wang Jiazhen Education: Bachelor of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Experience: Resident and Chief Physician of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei and Linkou Current position: Director of Dermatology, Catholic Gengshen Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Catholic Fu Jen Catholic University.
Wu Education: Bachelor of Medicine from National Yangming Medical College, Ph.D. experience from Institute of Public Health of National Yangming Medical College: attending physician and director of dermatology in Banqiao Hospital of Northern United Hospital, attending physician and director of dermatology in Heping Maternal and Child Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, attending physician of dermatology in Taipei Rongmin General Hospital and assistant professor of National Yangming University. He is currently the attending physician of dermatology in Taipei Veterans General Hospital and the assistant professor of National Yangming University.