Platelet-rich plasma therapy for hair loss, or PRP, has been an effective hair recovery treatment for nearly 20 years.
Telogen Effluvium (TE) is the second most common form of hair loss. It affects people after they experience severe stress or changes to their body. While it can happen at any age, it’s most common in women between the ages of 30 and 60. Symptoms include thinning hair around the top of the head, with excessive shedding all over the scalp. It occurs after stressful events such as pregnancy, rapid weight loss, protein deficiency, emotional stress, physical illness, surgery, trauma, and taking certain medications.
Check out this recent Medi Tresse webinar on stress and hair loss to learn more about how to treat Telogen Effluvium and how to prevent it.
Treating Telogen Effluvium is a two-step process. The first step is determining what is causing the “shock” to your hair. It is possible there was a singular insult such as surgery. However, with more chronic issues like stress or medications, you will need to stop the injury to truly treat your Telogen Effluvium. The second step is to treat the hair loss to try and strengthen and rejuvenate your hair.
It is essential that women start treatment as soon as they notice excessive hair shedding or thinning. By the time the scalp is visible through the hair, almost 50 percent of the density in that area has been lost.
During your consultation, your hair loss specialist will conduct a few simple tests. This includes a hair-pull test to check how much hair you are actually shedding. They may perform a blood test to determine the exact cause of the hair loss. You will also be asked about your diet, medical history, and any recent stressors or illnesses that occurred three to six months before hair loss is noticed. Sometimes, women with Telogen Effluvium have fully recovered from the stressor or illness in question and don’t make the connection between the two.
This condition can happen to anyone, but it is most common in women between the ages of 30 and 60.
Platelet-rich plasma therapy for hair loss, or PRP, has been an effective hair recovery treatment for nearly 20 years.
There is conflicting information about doxycycline and hair loss regrowth. This causes people to wonder: does doxycycline cause hair loss or does doxycycline treat hair loss?
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