Diagnosis
Compare common hair-loss patterns, recognize warning signs, prepare useful questions, and organize photo evidence for a professional evaluation.
7 min read
Norwood 3: Treatment and Transplant Timing
A practical Norwood 3 guide covering treatment discussions, transplant timing questions, and separate tracking for the hairline and crown.
6 min read
Hair Pull Test at Home: How to Do It Right and What the Result Means
A dermatology-grade hair pull test protocol you can run at home in 60 seconds, with zone-by-zone counts and how to pair the result with weekly photo tracking.
6 min read
Norwood 4: Treatment and Transplant Planning
A practical Norwood 4 guide covering treatment expectations, transplant planning questions, and separate tracking for hairline, mid-scalp, and crown.
9 min read
Hair Loss After COVID: Timeline, Causes, and Recovery
Post-COVID telogen effluvium affects up to 22 percent of patients. Shedding timeline, recovery expectations, and how to track density during recovery.
9 min read
Birth Control and Hair Loss: How Hormonal Contraceptives Affect Your Hair
Some progestins worsen androgenetic alopecia while others protect hair. High-androgen vs anti-androgenic pills, post-pill shedding, and how to track changes.
10 min read
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: How to Recognize This Scarring Hair Loss
Frontal fibrosing alopecia causes permanent hairline recession and eyebrow loss. Recognizing the signs early is critical because scarring is irreversible.
10 min read
Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia: Why DUPA Changes the Treatment Equation
DUPA causes uniform thinning across the entire scalp including the donor area. Here is how it differs from patterned loss and why it limits transplant options.
12 min read
Hair Loss in Women Under 40: What It Means and When to Worry
Hair loss in women under 40 can signal PCOS, thyroid disorders, or early pattern loss. Here is the diagnostic workup and treatment options for young women.
9 min read
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Recognizing CCCA Early
CCCA is a scarring alopecia starting at the crown vertex. Early detection prevents permanent loss. Here are the signs, causes, and treatment approach.
9 min read
Hair Loss in Your 20s: Why It Happens and What to Do About It
Learn the early signs and common causes of hair loss in your 20s, when to seek an evaluation, and how consistent photos can document change.
10 min read
Female Pattern Hair Loss: The Ludwig Scale, Causes, and What Works
Female pattern hair loss affects 40 percent of women by age 50. Learn the Ludwig scale stages, causes like menopause and PCOS, and treatments that work.
10 min read
Postpartum Hair Loss: When It Starts, Peaks, and Recovers
Postpartum hair loss affects up to 90 percent of women. It starts 2-4 months after delivery, peaks at month 5, and recovers by 12 months. Full timeline inside.
9 min read
Alopecia Areata vs Androgenetic Alopecia: How to Tell Them Apart
Alopecia areata is autoimmune. Androgenetic alopecia is hormonal. The distinction changes everything about treatment. Here is how to tell which one you have.
7 min read
Trichoscopy: What Your Dermatologist Sees Under Magnification
Trichoscopy uses 10x to 70x magnification to diagnose hair loss conditions. Learn what dermatologists look for and how it complements home tracking.
8 min read
Am I Going Bald? 8 Early Signs and a Self-Assessment Checklist
A checklist of 8 early balding signs - from hairline shifts to shower-drain counts - plus a tracking framework to replace anxiety with data.
4 min read
Stress Shedding Recovery: What to Track for 8 Weeks
An 8-week tracking plan for stress shedding (TE patterns): what to photograph, what to log, and when to escalate to a clinician.
3 min read
Scalp Inflammation: Photos and Warning Signs
A practical photo-and-notes protocol when shedding is paired with scalp symptoms, so you can document changes and seek care earlier.
4 min read
Crown Thinning vs Cowlick: How to Tell Without Guessing
A tracking-first comparison for crown thinning vs a normal cowlick, including top-down photo setup, interpretation rules, and decision points.
6 min read
Diffuse Thinning: Weekly Tracking Checklist for Cleaner Decisions
A weekly diffuse-thinning checklist covering zones, context notes, and trend interpretation so you can separate noise from real change.
6 min read
Seasonal Shedding vs Male Pattern Baldness: How to Tell with Tracking
A practical framework to separate seasonal shedding from MPB progression using consistent photos, context logs, and window-based comparisons.
6 min read
Patchy Hair Loss vs Male Pattern Baldness: Key Differences to Track
A tracking-first comparison of patchy loss vs MPB patterns, including when to escalate quickly and what evidence to bring to clinicians.
6 min read
Seborrheic Dermatitis and Hair Shedding: What to Track Before You Guess
A symptom-aware tracking protocol when shedding overlaps with seborrheic dermatitis signs like flaking, redness, itch, and scalp irritation patterns.
6 min read
Thyroid-Related Hair Loss: What to Ask and What to Track First
A clinician-readiness checklist for suspected thyroid-related shedding: what to track before appointments and what questions improve evaluation quality.
6 min read
What to Bring to a Dermatologist Hair Loss Visit (Evidence Checklist)
A visit-readiness checklist: baseline photos, trend summaries, symptom logs, and key questions that make dermatologist consultations more useful.
5 min read
Does Hard Water Affect Hair Thinning? What to Track First
A practical tracking framework for suspected hard-water-related hair concerns: what to log, how to reduce noise, and when to seek clinician input.
5 min read
How to Document Scalp Itch, Redness, and Flaking
A symptom documentation framework for scalp itch, redness, and flaking so you can track severity trends and bring clearer evidence to appointments.
3 min read
How to Review Your Hair Log Before a Dermatology Follow-Up
A pre-visit framework to review your hair logs: what to summarize, what to ignore, and how to present trend evidence for a more useful follow-up visit.
5 min read
When to See a Dermatologist for Hair Loss Red Flags
A red-flag checklist for when hair loss needs faster clinical review, including sudden shedding, patchy loss, scalp symptoms, and timeline patterns to document.
3 min read
Blood Tests for Hair Loss: What to Ask Your Doctor
A clinician-ready framework for discussing blood tests in hair loss workups, including common labs, context notes, and how to pair results with photo trends.
4 min read
How to Prepare a 3-Month Hair Progress Summary for a Clinician
A practical template for building a 3-month hair progress summary with timeline highlights, confounders, and decision questions before your follow-up visit.
4 min read
Is Your Part Widening or Just Styling Shift? Checklist
A differential checklist to separate true part-line widening from styling, wash-day, and lighting effects using repeatable captures and review windows.
6 min read
Minoxidil Irritation vs Allergy: How to Track the Difference
Track reaction timing, morphology, and confounders to distinguish likely irritation from possible allergy and improve clinician conversations.
6 min read
Ferritin, Vitamin D, Thyroid: Hair-Loss Lab Checklist
A clinician-ready lab checklist framework that links test requests to timeline evidence, symptom context, and follow-up decision points.
6 min read
Rapid Weight-Loss Shedding vs Male Pattern Baldness
Differentiate weight-loss-associated shedding from MPB using timeline correlation, zone pattern evidence, and 8-week decision windows.
6 min read
Traction Alopecia vs Male Pattern Baldness: Checklist
A practical differential checklist using tension exposure, edge-zone photos, and trend windows to separate traction patterns from MPB.
6 min read
Scalp Psoriasis vs Seborrheic Dermatitis Shedding
Differentiate scalp psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis shedding with a flare timeline, symptom scoring, and pattern-zone tracking.
11 min read
Post-Illness Shedding Recovery Tracker: What to Watch Weekly
A structured weekly tracker to help beginners monitor post-illness shedding without overcorrecting too early.
11 min read
Vitamin D Repletion and Hair Shedding: Timeline Tracking Guide
A timeline-based tracking framework for beginners evaluating hair-shedding changes during vitamin D repletion.
11 min read
Seborrheic Dermatitis Flare Triggers: Weekly Log Framework
A weekly log framework for beginners to track seborrheic dermatitis flares and separate inflammatory shedding from pattern trends.
7 min read
Telogen Effluvium vs Male Pattern Baldness: What to Track for 8 Weeks
A practical, tracking-first comparison: what TE and MPB tend to look like, what signals matter, and how to bring clean evidence to a clinician.
6 min read
Mature Hairline vs Receding Hairline: How to Tell (Without Guessing)
A tracking-first framework to tell a mature hairline from true recession: what to measure, what to photograph, and how to avoid anxiety-driven decisions.