Is stress a factor in hair loss?
Stress does not cause hair loss, but it aggravates the condition. A type of hair loss called as Telogen effluvium occurs after an insult to the system. The most common cause is pregnancy. This can result in extensive and worrisome hair loss in women in the first few months after the birth of a baby. It is, however, temporary and returns completely.
Yes, I have heard that stress can cause hair loss. Excessive emotional stress and physical stress like illness or surgery or like injury can cause two types of hair loss. The more common type of hair loss is called telogen effluvium and the other type of stress- induced hair loss is alopecia areata.
When the body is under significant physical and emotional stress it is possible that the immune system will produce anti-bodies that attack hair follicles and this results in bald patches or diffuse loss. Stress-induced loss will respond very well to Spectral DNC and generally you can discontinue treatment and keep the hair that you grew.
