How much hair fall is normal?
50–100 hairs a day is normal turnover — more visible when hair is long, washed infrequently, or oiled and combed vigorously on wash days. A sudden clear increase (handfuls in the shower, hair on pillows) or visible thinning (widening part, receding temples, scalp show-through) is what deserves assessment.
Why is my hair suddenly falling in handfuls?
Classic telogen effluvium: a shock — high fever, illness, surgery, childbirth, rapid weight loss, severe stress, new medications — pushes a large share of follicles into the shedding phase simultaneously, and the fall arrives 2–4 months after the trigger (which is why the cause often isn’t obvious). The honest good news: it’s usually self-limiting, with shedding settling in about 3–6 months and density rebuilding over 6–12 as the cycle normalises. Our job: confirm the pattern, screen for deficiencies prolonging it, and stop panic-driven purchases.
What’s the difference between shedding and balding?
Shedding (effluvium) is hairs leaving early but follicles staying healthy — recovery is the norm. Balding (androgenetic alopecia) is follicles progressively miniaturising under hormonal influence: each cycle grows a finer, shorter hair until the follicle retires. Shedding recovers by itself; pattern loss progresses without treatment. Distinguishing them — sometimes both coexist — is the first visit’s whole purpose.
Which blood tests matter for hair loss?
The evidence-relevant panel: ferritin (iron stores — low ferritin is the most common amplifier in Indian women), vitamin D, thyroid function (TSH), and haemoglobin; targeted extras (hormonal panel where PCOS-pattern signs exist, B12 in vegetarians). Correcting a genuinely low ferritin or thyroid problem changes outcomes; mega-dosing supplements without deficiency changes nothing but urine.
Does PRP actually work for hair loss?
For androgenetic alopecia, yes — with honest framing. Meta-analyses of randomised trials show PRP significantly increases hair density versus placebo. Realistic contours: it works best in early-to-moderate thinning where follicles are miniaturised but alive; it’s delivered as a course (typically monthly for 3–4 sessions, then maintenance every 4–6 months); results build over months; and it works best alongside — not instead of — medical therapy. Our GFC (growth factor concentrate) programme is the refined version of the same principle.
What about minoxidil and finasteride?
The evidence backbone for pattern loss. Minoxidil (topical, both sexes): proven in multiple RCTs, needs 3–6 months to show and continued use to keep gains — with a heads-up we always give: a temporary shedding uptick in early weeks is common and means the cycle is resetting, not failing. Finasteride (oral, men): the strongest single treatment for male pattern loss, prescribed after a candid discussion of benefits and the small but real side-effect profile — a physician decision, never a pharmacy-counter whim.
When is a hair transplant indicated?
The surgical question, answered honestly: transplant suits stable, established pattern loss — typically after medical therapy has steadied progression — with adequate donor hair at the back of the scalp, realistic goals, and age/pattern taken into account (transplanting a rapidly progressing 22-year-old’s hairline creates islands as loss continues behind). It relocates follicles; it doesn’t stop the underlying process — which is why medical therapy usually continues after. Not our procedure in-house: when your case fits, we say so and refer to reputable transplant surgeons rather than stretching a PRP course past its honest limits.
Can Ayurveda regrow hair?
Ayurvedic scalp care and constitution-based guidance support scalp health, and treatments address the stress-sleep-digestion cluster that genuinely amplifies shedding — valuable, honestly framed as supportive. For androgenetic follicle miniaturisation specifically, the regrowth evidence belongs to minoxidil/finasteride/PRP; we combine the strengths rather than oversell either.
My hair is falling after my delivery — will it recover?
Postpartum effluvium — near-universal, arriving 2–4 months after childbirth as pregnancy’s retained hairs release together. It recovers over months in the great majority; iron and thyroid screening (both commonly disturbed postpartum) plus gentle care shortens the anxious phase. Our postnatal programme handles this alongside recovery care.
