Concerns
What brings people here.
Plain explanations of the most common presentations: what they are, what people usually notice, what may contribute, and what genuinely isn’t known. Each one says clearly when you should see a doctor first.
Not sure which applies to you? That’s common, and it’s a reasonable reason to book. Start here if you’d rather orient yourself first.
01 Group
Hair loss
Hair leaving the scalp faster than it is replaced, or growing back finer, in patches, or not at all.
- Alopecia areata Hair lost in defined patches, usually without any change to the skin.
- Pattern hair loss Also called androgenetic alopecia.
- Telogen effluvium A large amount of hair shedding at once, usually two to four months after something the body registered as significant.
- Diffuse thinning Hair that has become less dense across the whole scalp, without patches and often without obvious shedding.
02 Group
Scalp
The skin the hair grows from: itching, flaking, oil, irritation and inflammation, with or without hair loss alongside it.
- Itchy scalp Persistent itching is information.
- Flaking Not all flaking is dandruff, and not all dandruff is dryness.
- Excess oil A scalp that feels greasy within a day of washing.
03 Group
Hair changes
Hair that is still there but behaving differently: breaking, changing texture, shedding more, or feeling thinner than it did.
- Breakage Hair snapping along its length rather than leaving the scalp.
- Texture change Hair that has changed character: finer, coarser, drier, differently curled.
- Increased shedding More hair coming out than you are used to.
Please read
These pages describe what people commonly experience. They aren’t a diagnostic tool, and reading one isn’t the same as being assessed. If something here applies to you, please see a doctor as well as, or before, booking a consultation.
You don’t have to work this out on your own.
A consultation won’t hand you certainty about everything. Nobody honestly can. It will give you a much clearer picture of what’s happening, what to do next, and someone in your corner who takes it as seriously as you do.
Not ready? Start here or read the Journal.