Did you know you shed around 100 hairs in a single day?¹ That’s just with washing, cleaning and brushing alone. But that is perfectly normal as most people grow more than they actually shed.

Losing your hair isn’t normally something to be worried about, although it can cause upset and embarrassment if it results in the hair thinning as coverage of the scalp decreases. If the loss is sudden and rapid it could be a sign of an underlying medical condition.

The most common form of hair thinning in men is male pattern baldness. According to Men’s Health Forum, male pattern baldness affects half of all men over 50 years of age.²

This module will explore how hair loss affects men and how you can make every contact count. Simple things such as delivering brief advice and building an effective health promotion can all go towards supporting your customers effectively and help them to manage their hair loss.

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After studying this module, you will be able to understand:

• Hair growth cycle
• Causes of hair loss
• Male pattern baldness
• Brief advice
• Treatment and management
• Promoting hair loss via a health promotion