Possible Link Between Smoking and Hair Loss in Asian Men
In recent developments it has emerged that there may be a possible link or association amongst Asian men between Smoking and Hair Loss. The link, discovered by Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen at the National Taiwan University and Lin-Hui Su at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, was found by the two doctors when conducting a study on 740 Taiwanese Men between the ages of 40 and 90.
The study was conducted by surveying the participants in person, querying the men’s smoking habits, if they currently suffered from Alopecia and if so for how long, as well as the age at which they began loosing their hair. Results gathered from this survey round, which helped to sort the men into different groups based on the clinical stages of their hair loss, established that although the risk of developing Alopecia amongst these men increased with both age and a smoking habit of 20 or more cigarettes a day, it consistently remained lower than the rate for hair loss amongst Caucasian men.
Although the exact link between smoking and hair loss could not be categorically determined as a result of this research, it is believed that the apparent association between the two is most likely caused by the detrimental effect that smoking may have on the body, including hair follicles and blood vessels. A member of the research team, when asked to comment on the conclusions made said “Patients with early-onset androgenetic alopecia should receive advice early to prevent more advanced progression,”