Hypertrichosis

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Hypertrichosis
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Hypertrichosis

• Hypertrichosis is a condition of extra hair
  growth that can occur on any part of your body.
  It is often called as the werewolf syndrome and
  it affects both women and men equally (though it
  is rare).If you notice abnormal hair growth on
  any part of your face or body in patches, then
  you must consult a dermatologist and take help
  immediately. This condition often shows its
  appearances at the time of birth and has the
  capability to develop over time.

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Types of Hypertrichosis

• The following are the types of hypertrichosis
• Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginose  It is a
  condition which generally appears as fine lanugo
  (fine, baby hair) after the birth of a baby but
  then fails to disappear. In fact, this soft, fine
  hair continues to spread and grow on various
  other places of the babys body.
• Congenital hypertrichosis terminalis  It is a
  condition in which you would notice abnormal hair
  growth right from childbirth, and this hair
  growth becomes consistently exponential with age
  with long and thick hair covering the face and
  body as you grow older.
• Nevoid hypertrichosis This condition is
  restricted to specific areas and has excessive
  hair growth in patches (more than one).

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Types of Hypertrichosis
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• Hirsutism This condition only affects women and
  results in dark and thick hair growing in places
  where women dont generally have hair growth such
  as the face, chest, and back.
• Acquired hypertrichosis  Unlike congenital
  hypertrichosis, you will not be able to find the
  symptoms of this condition right from childhood,
  as it tends to catch up with you later in life
  and is more like an acquired disease. It results
  in two types of hair vellus hair or terminal
  hair respectively, wherein you may notice
  abnormal hair growth either in patches or on all
  areas of the body.

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Symptoms of Hypertrichosis

• It is very easy to identify someone suffering
  with hypertrichosis as it generally produces one
  of three types of hair
• Vellus The follicles for these kinds of hair
  are typically less than 1/13th of an inch. They
  are usually short (less than 1/13th of an inch
  long). They can be pigmented or non-pigmented.
• Lanugo This kind of hair is soft and fine, like
  the one that is found on a newborn babys body.
  Although most babies lose their lanugo after few
  days of their birth, due to hypertrichosis, the
  lanugo hair spread and grows all over the babys
  body, unless treated.
• Terminal The kind of hair is usually very long,
  thick, and dark.

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Symptoms of Hypertrichosis
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• Women who are suffering with hirsutism are prone
  to develop coarse, dark body hair on their face,
  chest, and back.Another symptom, though not a
  major one, is that you are likely to have
  problems with your gums or teeth, with some teeth
  being missing or the gum being unusually swollen.

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Hypertrichosis Treatment

• Still there is no treatment found for
  hypertrichosis, and there is only little that you
  can do to prevent the congenital form of the
  disease. But, you surely can lower down the risk
  of certain acquired hypertrichosis by using
  medications, like minoxidil.Other short-term
  methods include
• Shaving
• Chemical epilation
• Waxing
• Plucking
• Hair bleaching

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Hypertrichosis Treatment
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• It is important to understand that all of the
  above-mentioned solutions are temporary and can
  also cause discomfort to your skin.For
  long-term treatments, you can try laser surgery
  that uses a special light over several hair
  strands consecutively and can yield permanent
  results in hair reduction after a couple of
  sessions.

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