Hair Shedding

Acute Telogen Effluvium is a form of hair loss and is a condition which causes sudden excess hair shedding throughout the scalp. You will probably notice a large amount of hair in your brush or comb, particularly after your hair has been washed.

When a trichologist examines the scalp, many hairs may come away during the examination but there will be many short re-growing tapered hairs of a similar length throughout the scalp, the length is dependant on the duration of the condition.

If hair shedding lasts longer than nine months it is called Chronic Telogen Effluvium. It often starts with sudden shedding due to trauma, but there can sometimes be a gradual onset, which seems to have no specific cause.

Hair will shed relentlessly and can fluctuate in the amount of loss. Hair loses its thickness, particularly to the longer lengths, and there will be thinning to partings. Hair re-growth can still be present with this condition but at differing lengths and, because the overall growing length is shortened, it will seem like your hair is not growing at all.

Treatment for Telogen Effluvium depends on what triggered the hair loss in the first place. We will look at things such as your age, metabolism, general health and diet to understand the reasons behind your hair loss. Once the trigger has been established, a treatment plan to meet your individual needs can be established and the hair cycle should normalise and the hair begin to grow back.

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