A trichologist deals with diagnostics of the hair and scalp diseases, prepares a treatment plan for hair loss, excessive hair growth and scalp skin problems, and provides specific treatment.
Treatment success is possible only through a comprehensive approach to the problem, from precise diagnostics, adequate treatment to active follow-up.
Red flags for visiting a trichologist:
Increased hair loss within a short period of time (up to two weeks); the total hair loss is noticeable.
If hair loss doesn't stop and continues for more than three months.
If the hair falls out in patches and there are irregular areas with no hair or with broken hair on the head.
If you have intense itch of the head, crusts or signs of inflammation and discomfort.
If the hair becomes thinner irreversibly over a period of several years and you have bold family members.
The most common causes of hair loss
Androgenetic alopecia or so-called male baldness. Women can have it too.
Diffuse hair loss most commonly caused by acute or chronic diseases, different deficits and reactions to drugs.
Up to 1,7% of people experience patchy hair loss (alopecia areata), that can manifest both as a few small hairless areas or large merged hairless areas.
Nowadays, several innovative pharmaceutical hair treatment methods are available, for example:
plasma injections into the skin (platelet rich fibrin or PRF);
laser procedures for hair loss;
mesotherapy procedures;
mesenchymal stem cell therapy, etc.
