Telogen Effluvium Need Not Recur

    October 2013 in “ A & A case reports
    Evan J. Goodman
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    TLDR Hair loss from telogen effluvium may not happen again after another surgery.
    The document presents a case report of a woman who experienced significant hair loss, diagnosed as telogen effluvium, after a surgical procedure involving anesthesia. Telogen effluvium is a condition where a large number of hair follicles prematurely enter the resting phase, leading to hair shedding. The patient's hair loss did not recur after a subsequent procedure with similar anesthesia, suggesting that telogen effluvium need not necessarily repeat after each surgery. The case highlights that while telogen effluvium can be triggered by stress such as surgery, it is self-limiting and hair growth typically returns to normal within months. The report emphasizes that patients who have experienced telogen effluvium should not avoid future anesthesia out of fear of hair loss recurrence, and that the condition is distinct from other causes of alopecia which should be ruled out before diagnosis. The effects of anesthetics on hair growth are not well understood, but the management of telogen effluvium involves educating patients about the hair growth cycle and providing reassurance.
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