Shedding, thinning and bald patches are different problems with different treatments. The most expensive mistake in hair loss is treating the wrong one.
Effective hair loss treatment starts with identifying the type of loss: pattern thinning, autoimmune patches, shedding after a trigger, or scarring loss. Blood work and examination come before any treatment plan.
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Pattern hair loss (androgenetic) is gradual: a receding hairline and thinning crown in men, widening part and diffuse thinning at the top in women. Follicles miniaturise rather than disappear, which is why treatment works better the earlier it starts.
Alopecia areata produces smooth, well-defined round patches, sometimes rapidly. It is autoimmune and treated medically.
Telogen effluvium is heavy diffuse shedding two to three months after a trigger — illness, surgery, childbirth, severe stress, rapid weight loss, a new medication. It usually recovers once the trigger resolves.
Scarring alopecia destroys follicles permanently and can be itchy, tender or shiny at the scalp. It is the one pattern where delay costs hair you cannot recover, so persistent scalp symptoms need examination rather than a shampoo change.
History first: how long, how fast, where, family pattern, recent illness or medication change, and for women, cycle and hormonal history. Then examination of the scalp under magnification, looking at hair calibre, follicular openings and whether the scalp shows inflammation or scarring.
Blood work usually includes ferritin and full iron studies, thyroid function, vitamin D, and hormonal tests where the pattern suggests it. Low iron and thyroid disease are common, silent contributors, and treating them alone sometimes fixes the shedding.
We run that testing through our own lab and diagnostics service, and our primary care practice manages any underlying condition it uncovers.
Topical and oral medication is the foundation for pattern loss. It slows miniaturisation and can partially reverse it, but it works only while continued.
PRP injections use your own concentrated platelets to improve the follicular environment. A course of sessions, then maintenance, and it combines well with medication. Details on results timing are in how many PRP sessions it takes.
Low-level laser therapy is a supportive option requiring consistent use, best used alongside rather than instead of the above.
Treating the cause — iron, thyroid, autoimmune disease, a triggering medication — is not an alternative to these treatments. It is what makes them work.
Come in for shedding lasting more than three months, visible scalp where there was none, bare patches, or any scalp itching, burning, tenderness or scaling with the loss. Earlier is better in every category.
Skip the untested supplement stacks and thickening treatments sold on the basis that all hair loss is one condition. Before spending on a transplant consultation, get a diagnosis — grafts placed into an active autoimmune or scarring process are a poor investment. For facial hair specifically, see beard restoration.
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Typically ferritin and iron studies, thyroid function and vitamin D, with hormonal testing when the pattern suggests it. These identify treatable contributors that are easy to miss.
It depends on the type. Pattern thinning and shedding after a trigger often improve with treatment, and alopecia areata frequently regrows. Scarring alopecia destroys follicles permanently, which is why early diagnosis matters.
PRP can thicken existing thinning hair and is most effective combined with medication and correction of any underlying deficiency. It does not regrow hair in areas where follicles are already gone.
