By Dr.Kiran Chotaliya (M.D. Skin - V.D. Dermatologist & Hair Transplant Surgeon )

What can delay cause in the case of hair fall?

We often say that delay is okay, except in a job or in serious cases. Delaying has slowly crept into us because we have been told to take it easy and relax, but going against this grain and doing things right now is what can make you perfect and beautiful. Just take the case of hair, you notice some hair fall or dandruff, you panic and talk to the people close or near you.

What they say can be recorded in these stock replies:

1. Hair Fall is natural, you lose hair every day and they regrow.

2. Don't panic you are just overthinking, it!

3. Oh, it isn't a lot you are just imagining it. Doctors will just give you expensive medicine for it.

4. Just use this (or that) oil or shampoo. This will solve everything and you will see results soon.

All of these replies cause you to delay visiting a Trichologist and a Dermatologist for the issue. Every one of these replies can be countered. It is very important to know that once you notice even a small amount of hair fall it is:

A. Get medical advice. If its natural hair falls, the doctor’s suggestion will calm you more than your friend's or family's reply, because it comes from a medical professional.

B. If the hair fall in any way is a sign to an underlying condition then the doctor can start the treatment faster and the faster you catch the cause of hair fall, the lesser the damage.

C. Hair Fall can call into notice serious issues like autoimmune conditions in the case of Cicatricial Alopecia, psychological issues in the case of Trichotillomania.

Thus getting an opinion early is the best way to go. And it is very important to get a scalp examination half-yearly as we do for other parts of our body. This keeps one's medical file updated and any hair issue can be pinpointed to a cause relatively easily.

Even then if you are thinking of delaying this can happen in various types of Hair loss cases:

1. In the case of Alopecia Areata where hair loss is sudden and in patches, the delay can cause Alopecia Totalis where the hair is completely lost from an area or Alopecia Universalis where hair from the entire body sheds in a small time. Both these advanced form of hair loss is nearly impossible to reverse.

2. Cicatricial Alopecia where there is scarring of the scalp and the hair loss happens due to inflammation of hair follicles and causes them to convert into scars, in this case, the delay can cause the system to attack more hair follicles resulting in a gradual increase in hair fall.

3. Telogen Effluvium is a type of hair fall which happens in Hair which is in the resting (Telogen) phase. Usually, about 15 to 20% of hair is in the resting phase and if it increases due to shock or fever the resulting hair loss can be for a short time. But if it is allowed to stay without visiting a doctor it can become chronic and lead to longer effects.

Similarly in other cases also hair loss of different varieties if isn't diagnosed early and precisely it can lead to various issues. Thus delaying is not okay and shouldn't be done in any case, especially not in the case of hair.

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