SOLUTION TO THE THINNING HAIR

When we talk about hair loss or hair loss we very often hear about telogen effluvium or hair loss in the telogen phase. What is telogen effluvium?
It refers to this term for the fall of diffusely hair, effluvion, during the telogen phase of the hair's life, that is, in that moment in which the hair follicles are at rest after the growth phase called anagen. The hair falling when subjected to an examination turn out to be normal and healthy, and you can often notice that the root of the hair is still attached which indicates that the hair had completed its growth cycle, as happens for example in cases of seasonal hair loss or due to a period of high stress.
Investigations carried out have shown that during the step of hair loss the relationship between the anagen and telogen hair in the two phases undergo significant variations from the norm; in fact the trichogram detects how the number of hairs in the telogen phase increases in substantial percentages up to more than two thirds of the entire hair while other tests such as the wash test or the pull test (washing test and traction ) show how your hair become brittle.

EFFLUVIO telogen ACUTO

We are in the presence of acute telogen effluvium when we witness a sudden and sudden increase in hair loss or hair loss caused by the acceleration of the transition from the anagen to the telogen phase; female subjects are more subject to this type of hair loss than males as it is often linked to external triggers such as stress which is usually caused by two factors: a physical one that can be caused by a pregnancy, from taking contraceptive drugs, surgical operations or even wrong diets which all lead to the consequent abnormal functioning of the hair follicles; the other stress factor is the psychological one which includes various psychological forms involving subjects such as the loss of a loved one, or serious family problems or physical consequences from accident trauma, in short, all circumstances that alter the psycho-physical balance of a subject.

It goes without saying that these forms of telogen effluvion that lead to rapid and sudden hair loss or thinning hair are not permanent situations or are not always permanent. , but they fail when the cause of the stress or trauma is removed and eliminated so as to return to normal functioning of the scalp and its regeneration cycles, in fact this type of effluvium is also defined as reversible alopecia precisely because hair loss is stopped or slowed down and regulated when the main cause is addressed.

The best way to remove the aforementioned causes is to contact a trichology center who will be able to recommend the most suitable treatment for our case before it can get worse or become chronic or pathological..

In fact, telogen effluvion can also be chronic when it occurs periodically and for a long time with hair loss that affects the entire scalp., usually more present in females because of disturbances to the normal function of the hair follicles.

Thyroid problems can be mentioned among the main triggering causes , taking oral contraceptives or abusing drugs such as retinoids.

As with hair loss due to stress, also in this case of chronic hair loss the best solution is to remove the triggering cause, for example, a treatment for thyroid dysfunction that limits the problem will also have beneficial effects on the resulting hair loss, as well as resorting to targeted trichological treatments.

EFFLUVIO ANAGEN

Effluvion can also occur in the first phase of the hair life cycle i.e. the anagen phase, in this case the hair loss occurs immediately during the growth phase of the hair which does not have time to grow until reaching the normal telogen phase; this type of effluvion causes thousands of hairs to fall out immediately following the one that caused it. Effluvion anagen can lead to alopecia areata which is also a non-permanent phenomenon but often spontaneously reversible.

Among the causes of anagen effluvium we can mention chemotherapy, diets lacking in protein intake and diseases that cause very aggressive feverish states; also in this case of effluvion the best treatment is to remove the factor that triggered it, and help yourself with targeted trichological treatments recommended by experts.