Hair loss diagnosis at dermatologist

• There are various ways to predict increased hair loss in a dermatologist.
• Detailed diagnosis is helpful to determine optimal therapy.
• Thiocyanate stimulates the growth of weakened hair follicles and contributes to hair growth.

13th hair, hair loss (effluvium) and hairlessness (alopecia) indicate that "up there" something is wrong. But how many hair do I lose? And how bad is my hair problem? This is what men and women ask themselves. In the mirror we can see a lot, but not exactly, especially not the causes. For the exact hair loss diagnosis and analysis, visiting a doctor -preferably a dermatologist -makes sense. Only then does the individual treatment or therapy follow.

Diagnosis hair loss

From dermatological practice we know that the subjective lawsuit about hair loss must always be evaluated factually, in particular also in order to be able to assess the effectiveness of treatment later. Reproducible measurement methods that lead to an objective diagnosis are required. Basic for diagnosis of hair loss: if there are more than 100 hair per day. If the hair is thin, it appears to be shower or can be seen bald spots, there is an alopecia. The most common form of hair loss is the hereditary hair loss, androgenetic alopecia, which is both Man as well as with the Woman can occur.

First overview

Due to the visual control of the head, the experienced eye first recognizes whether there is a certain hair loss pattern. Secret council corners, thinning, thinner hair or a beginning tonsure (in men), thinning of the hair in the middle parting area (in women) are relatively quickly identified as hereditary hair loss.

Without difficulty, dermatologists will know how to distinguish the diffuse from the circular hair loss. Even redness or scaling that indicate diseases such as psoriasis (psoriasis) cannot be ruled out as the causes of hair loss.

More insights - with the help of the lighting microscope

In some cases, it makes sense to have a clinical examination to determine the hair anchorage. This happens with the lighting microscope. The doctor examines the scalp with the help of immersion oil, ultrasound gel or polarized light and a microscope down to deeper layers, specifically up to the hair root in the dermis (dermis). In this way, irregularities of the hair and scalp can be seen very well.

Further diagnosis - possibilities

For further hair loss diagnosis, patient files and a list of currently used medication provide valuable information. The doctor also gives the doctor's attention. Blood tests can show a lack of the organism of vitamins, trace elements and hormones as the causes of the hair loss, but also infections or previously undiscovered diseases.

A "classic" diagnosis is not uncommon Iron deficiency Or a thyroid dysfunction, both lead to diffuse hair loss. For some of those affected, a biochemical hair mineral analysis can even be displayed or a sample from the scalp for finely tissue examination can be carried out. A tissue sample of the scalp is usually only necessary for scared or unclear, not scared alopecia.

Hair loss diagnosis with the computer: trichoscan

Finally, the Trichoscan ("Tricho" Altgr. For hair and "scan" English for searching) is - compared to the classic trichogram - an elegant method of computer -aided hair analysis on living hair. The advantage: hair and scalp are largely spared when analyzing the hair loss:

In a circle and with a diameter of approx. One to two centimeters, the hair is shaved over a length of 1 mm, color -coded after three days so as not to overlook hair, not even the light hair and fluff hair. This is followed by a digital-microscopic recording with the photo finder-uplight microscope at 20 times enlargement.

A special software scans the picture and finally evaluates it automatically. The Trichoscan program recognizes the percentage of hair in the growth and rest phase (hair follicles without hair), differentiates between miniaturized fluffy and adult terminal hair, calculates length growth, hair density and hair.

Since the hair analysis is completely painless with the support of the Trichoscan, only takes a few minutes and the type of hair loss can be determined very precisely, it is highly recommended. In dermatological practice, it is billed as an individual health service (hedgehog) with 75 to 100 euros.

Measurable successes and therapy

The digital storage of the trichoscan results enables optimal comparability. In the course of the therapy, control examinations can determine whether the chosen measures achieve the desired success. As an objective and "incorruptible" method, the trichoscan is used in clinical-dermatological studies. This also applies to our special care for hair loss* and thinner hair, the Thiocyn hair serum: with the trichoscan, an average of 30 % less hair loss and an average of 13 % higher hair density could be detected.

The best thing is to make your own experiences with the use of the Thiocyn hair serum!

In order to stimulate the growth of the weakened hair follicles, it takes a bit of patience - measured in the duration of a hair cycle (approx. Three to seven years). The hair serum contained in the Thiocyn Hair Serum Thiocyanate-The effects can only have an effect if it is used once a day over a longer period of time. Treatment should be continued at least four to six months in order to recognize initial successes.