We can attribute hair loss to many factors. WHO to the engineering faculty Some are due to working at a young age, some are due to genetics… Of course, these could all be true due to stress, unhealthy diet or genes, but there is one more factor: gravity.

“What effect can gravity have on hair loss?” If you say Turkish plastic surgeon Dr. Emin Tuncay Üstüner’s Let’s take a look at his interesting theory.

The DHT hormone causes hair loss on the head and increases hair growth in other parts of the body.

Studies, on balding areas of the scalp It shows an increase in a powerful form of testosterone called “dihydrotestosterone (DHT)” and there are many medications that block the conversion of testosterone to DHT, which slows hair loss.

On the scalp, DHT causes hair follicles to thin, but in other hairy parts of the body, such as the armpit or genital area, DHT and other “male hormones” cause hair follicles to thicken. That is the case Why does the opposite happen to the hair on the scalp? The question comes to mind.

Dr. According to Emin Tuncay Üstüner’s statement, we find the answer in the ‘gravity theory’ about the weight of the scalp on the hair follicles.

In youth there is sufficient fatty tissue under the scalp and it buffers the pressure on the hair follicles. So it can keep itself moist. However, as we age, the skin and subcutaneous fat become thinner and the hair follicles become thinner. The pressure is increasing.

Testosterone too thinning of subcutaneous fat contributes. As the cushioning decreases, the hair follicle has to fight against the higher pressure and more testosterone is needed to achieve normal growth.

This need causes DHT to accumulate in the scalp, further wearing down the subcutaneous fat and creating a vicious circle. So in response to DHT, the hair growth cycle speeds up, but this is not enough to overcome the increased pressure. The hair follicle shrinks over time increasing hair loss why is this happening.

Where is the seriousness of this?

According to this theory, the cause of hair loss is the pressure caused by the weight of the scalp on top of your head There must be hair loss. That’s what happens. Individual differences in hair loss are influenced by differences in head shape that reflect changes in pressure on the scalp.

The weight of the soft tissue on the face increases pressure on the front part of the scalp, contributing to hair loss in that part. on the other hand ears, which resist the effects of gravity on the scalp It reduces hair loss on the sides of the head. According to Üstüner, these all explain the relationship between hair loss and gravity.

Although much more research is needed on this topic, there is still no known function of DHT. a satisfactory explanation for hair loss without attributing an opposite function to it couldn’t be done. However, we can clearly say that the increase in DHT levels in the scalp is not something directly determined by genes.

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