GUIDE

Your hair is changing. Start with the right questions.

A practical starting point for understanding shedding, thinning and the questions worth taking to a dermatologist.

Topic: Hair Thinning

How to use it

Notice the pattern — Write down when the change began, where you see it and whether your routine changed. Bring that timeline to a dermatologist.

Separate an observation from a diagnosis — Shedding can follow stressors, while a widening part can be a sign of female pattern hair loss. The right next step depends on the cause.

Make your appointment useful — Bring a list of medicines, supplements and hair products. Photographs taken under similar lighting can help you describe what changed.

EVIDENCE CHAIN

Claims stay connected to their evidence.

CLINICAL GUIDANCE

Hair shedding and hair loss are different; stressors can be associated with increased shedding.

Population / context: General patient education

This guidance does not diagnose the cause of an individual's hair changes.

GUIDANCE

Do you have hair loss or hair shedding?

Folivis uses this source in relation to the following reviewed statement(s):

Hair shedding and hair loss are different; stressors can be associated with increased shedding.

This guidance does not diagnose the cause of an individual's hair changes.

American Academy of Dermatology ↗
CLINICAL GUIDANCE

A widening part can be a sign of female pattern hair loss, which requires an appropriate diagnosis.

Population / context: Women concerned about pattern hair loss

A visible change alone is not enough to diagnose female pattern hair loss.

GUIDANCE

Thinning hair and hair loss: Could it be female pattern hair loss?

Folivis uses this source in relation to the following reviewed statement(s):

A widening part can be a sign of female pattern hair loss, which requires an appropriate diagnosis.

A visible change alone is not enough to diagnose female pattern hair loss.

American Academy of Dermatology ↗

IMPORTANT LIMITS

This guidance does not diagnose the cause of an individual's hair changes.

A visible change alone is not enough to diagnose female pattern hair loss.

EXPLORE THE GRAPH

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