Does hirudotherapy help with hair loss, thinning hair and alopecia?
Alopecia etiology is not fully understood. Hair loss can be caused by many factors. The most important and most common causes include:
• deficiency of minerals and vitamins, caused by improper diet,
• chronic stress,
• hormonal turbulence, as a result of an excess of androgens,
• genetic factors,
• immunological causes (autoaggression)
• dandruff, fungal infection,
• poor circulation,
• impact of external factors e.g. pollution,
• improper hair care.
Leech therapy increases the blood circulation and recovery of the immune system. When we use medical leeches at place with thinning hair or hair loss, it increases circulation and improves concentration of nutrients. Strengthened hair follicles causes hair growth. In addition, in case of patients suffering from hair loss caused by a fungal infection and dandruff, the antibacterial activity of the compounds in leech salivary secretions prevents the development of bacterial infection.
In summary, leech does not eliminate any cause of hair loss, but it prevents from hair loss within following fields:
• improves circulation,
• eliminates inflammation of hair follicles,
• regulates the immune system,
• supports the antifungal therapy by an antibacterial effect.
