Time to see a hair expert? 3 signs that the time has come

"Honey, I think you're losing your hair!" A sentence that no man, and certainly no woman, ever wants to hear. "Honey, I think you're losing your hair!" A sentence that no man, and certainly no woman, ever wants to hear. But for many of us, it's the bitter reality. Two thirds of men have to put up with it in one form or another by their 35th birthday. But half of all women also have to reckon with a worsening hair situation in the course of their lives. But... let's not mope about it! The good news is that nowadays there are a variety of ways to stop or at least significantly slow down hair loss.

When is it time to see a hair loss specialist?

Occasionally losing a little more hair than usual is no reason to panic. But for anything more than that, it definitely makes sense to get professional help. So the motto is clearly "better too early than too late", because your hair situation can be maintained much better than restored with the usual treatment methods.

Here are a few signs that you should see a hair specialist:

1. your hair falls out suddenly and in large quantities

Hair loss is usually gradual and only rarely do large amounts of hair fall out at once. If it feels like thinning or even bald patches form overnight and/or you lose large amounts of hair all at once, you should see a specialist as soon as possible. Diffuse factors such as enormous physical or psychological stress, a lack of nutrients or a hormonal imbalance could be the cause. Autoimmune diseases such as circular or scarring hair loss could also be responsible for the rapid deterioration of your hair situation.

2. your hair feels thinner and the scalp starts to show through.

In most cases, hair loss/thinning can be traced back to a genetic component. The villain here is an enzyme called dehydrotestosterone (DHT for short), the breakdown product of the male sex hormone testosterone, which is responsible for the dwindling mane in both men and women. So, as always, it's the men who are to blame! In most cases, hair loss is gradual and you only realize the thinning when your partner or hairdresser draws your attention to it. Here too, my recommendation is to seek help from a hair expert as soon as possible. Because what many people don't know is that even with genetic hair loss, there are now ways and means of stopping hair loss and even significantly improving the hair situation again.

3. your current hair loss program does not lead to any results

So you've been taking topical serums like Minoxidil for a while now, using special hair loss shampoos and taking extra care to get enough vitamins and nutrients, and still nothing is happening?

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