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Telogen Effluvium - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and TreatmentDefinition:-Telogen Effluvium is characterized by sudden, diffuse hair loss caused by an interruption in the normal hair growth cycle. A sudden or stressful event can cause the hair follicles to prematurely stop growing and enter into a resting phase. Hair follicles remain in this stage for about 3 months after which a large amount of hair will be shed. Telogen effluviums can be acute or chronic. Telogen Effluvium appears to affect more women than men because more of the precipitating event such as childbirth are experienced by women. Different hairs are in different stages of the cycle at any one time. Hair growth occurs in a cycle which is divided into three phases:
Generally most of the hairs are in the growth stage and not more than 100 hairs per day fall from the scalp. When the disorder occurs a greater proportion of the hairs enter the resting phase of the cycle from the growing phase and after a certain period hair shedding becomes greater than normal and the rate of fall may rise to more than 300 a day instead of 100. The shedding rate returns to normal in 4 to 6 months.It can affect people of all ages. Symptoms:-If one has telogen effluvium then one can notice the hairs on the shower or bathroom floor, pillowcase and hairbrush. The scalp will become less dense. Hair loss will be more than normal.
Causes:-There are several causes for telogen effluvium including:-
Treatment:-The most effective treatments for telogen effluvium are as:-
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