Telogen Effluvium Recovery Time: What Is Typical?

If you are researching telogen effluvium recovery times, then I have a good idea of ​​what your life is like right now. You have probably been experiencing some very disturbing and sometimes downright scary accelerated hair loss and/or loss. You’re probably over it and want to know when you’ll feel some relief and can get your life (and your hair) back on track. In the following article, I will discuss what is generally accepted as “typical” recovery times for TE and CTE (chronic telogen effluvium) and why there are always exceptions to the rule.

What the dermatologist will tell you and what really happens to some: Medically, ET usually goes away in about three months. What usually happens is that you’ll first notice that you’re losing or losing less hair, and then a couple of months later (as long as your scalp is healthy, clear of clogs, and properly stimulated), you should start to see some regrowth. Once the new growth begins to grow, you should start to see volume return to your hair.

But, if you’ve found this article, I suspect you already know that this doesn’t always happen. Because sometimes TE is caused by a “trigger” that you have a hard time identifying. Often the shedding is caused by something going on internally within your body. This is sometimes changing hormones or stress, but sometimes you just can’t find the trigger. And sometimes, the shedding doesn’t stop on its own until you find the trigger. This is often what happens in CTE.

That being said, I know people who recovered before the standard three months. Some people only go a week or two before this hair nightmare becomes a thing of the past. Some people have seasonal episodes that last for a short time. I think this is the exception and not the rule. (Or maybe people who recover quickly don’t share their stories as much.)

The trigger or loop you can’t find or stop: There are some people who get close to the three month mark and there is really no change or slowdown in the loss. And, there are plenty of people who are getting close to the six month mark and still going strong. (When you reach this milestone, you are usually officially diagnosed with CTE.)

There are some scenarios that are normally in play with these scenarios. One is that you haven’t found, addressed, or repaired your trigger. Another is that you’re dealing with a new TE that happened right after the old one (which might or might not be related to the possibility). Sometimes a round of shedding will lead to scalp inflammation, infections, or just plain exasperating issues. the problem. Finally, sometimes people will try different things to treat their hair loss (add or remove hormones, take anti-androgens, etc.) and these things will start a new round of loss right on top of the other. Often people who are prone to this type of loss are very vulnerable to any type of change in hormones or medications.

It may be very important that you add or try treatments very slowly. This way, you can tell how something is affecting you or if it is helping or hurting you. I often suggest trying topics first for this very reason. Recovery from ET really involves a few different things: identifying the trigger, addressing or fixing it, or waiting the necessary period of time for it to pass (a good example of this is giving birth).

Sometimes, however, it also means treating inflammation or resulting scalp problems to prevent a repeat cycle or compromised regrowth. And occasionally, effluvium is actually a precursor to or precedes AGA (genetic thinning and hair loss), so that one loss leads to another, and loss that begins as shedding ends up as thinning. In this case, you need to address androgens, DHT, and what it takes to maintain a healthy scalp and thick growth.