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Is losing thinner tapered hairs (4.5-5cm) a characteristic of telogen effluvium?

these hairs are thinner and lighter coloured and they are tapered (have not been cut).

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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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