Is this chronic telegon effluvium? Advice? (photos)

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I was stressing for a very long time and I looked at my hair and it seemed so sudden and my scalp was showing.i believe this is chronic telegon effluvium from what I researched. I’m on my 3rd month using minoxidil but never shed also none of my family is bald or either from my parents side. I remember undergoing severe stress and sleep deprivation where my head was feeling like needles being stabbed on my head (I was going through a breakup, and then joined the army for 6months)

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hairless its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious causes of hair loss. In general most people with early hair loss have telogen (stress related) and/or androgenetic (normal aging) and both can be treated with in office treatments like steroid injections, PRP/acell, Exosomes and at home treatments like oral medications, oral vitamins like Viviscal, topical exfoliating sprays like Restorsea, and weekly growth factors like anteagemd. See an expert for an evaluation. If hair loss is significant it may requires hair transplant (follicular unit translation).

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

No, this is not chronic telogen effluvium. Chronic telogen effluvium looks very different. You have androgenetic alopecia as one of your diagnoses. Whether you have any other diagnosis too will require a proper evaluation. But to answer your question- no, this is not chronic telogen effluvium.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

This is not Telogen Effluvious but looks like genetic hair loss in its early phase. Find a good doctor and get it treated early because that is your best hope to reverse it.,

Is this chronic telegon effluvium? Advice? (photos)

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