People suffer from temporary hair loss due to various reasons like stress, dietary deficiency and high demand for calories etc. Women in pregnancy suffer from a kind of hair fall that comes back. women have a temporary hair loss because of a child birth. After and before a pregnancy, women suffer from a lot of shedding and loss of follicles too. Transient shedding is linked with the development of hypothyroidism. Also, because of lack of iron and oxygen in the body, one starts losing hair. A lot of  shedding occurs during pregnancy which is because of low blood levels and anemia in blood. Sometimes due to a lot of blood loss in pregnancy and having postpartum sessions, women have a lot of shedding. Often due to high estrogen levels in pregnancy and hormonal changes, women start losing hair. The change in hair cycle during pregnancy is also linked with estrogen level and thinning. This change in hair cycle is temporary and gets back to its normal shape after child birth.

Major causes of temporary hair loss 

Extreme stress, tension, drugs and diseases like long fever and typhoid can also lead to shedding. Especially after thyroid and other diseases like long fever and malaria, hair shedding occurs. At times, this kind of hair fall isn’t understandable by doctors and patients himself. A lot of emotional and abnormal stresses are also proved to be linked with a shift of abnormally high number of follicles in the head area that causes baldness. This persistence of hair loss usually is restored back after stress is gone and the patient is fever free.

Hair Miniaturization Phenomenon ?

Abnormal shedding and miniaturization is a phenomenon that is not easily understood by anyone. At times due to a prolonged fever and prolonged trauma, baldness can be caused. This prolonged baldness would go away once the patient is free from fever and flu. The shedding occurs after long weeks of fever. At times, when fever is gone but shedding is still there because of weakness caused by fever and lack of energy and vitamins too in the body.

Cancer Chemotherapy

At times temporary baldness occurs due to heavy exposure to radiations and cancer treatment. At times due to cancer medications like cancer drugs and chemotherapy, baldness occurs. Changes in hair cycle that are caused by long fevers and illness are temporary and they go away after some time. Usually it is recommended to have good food rich in vitamins like juices, and yogurt would restore your lost hair? It must be kept in mind that temporary hair loss that occurs as a result of fever or sickness doesn’t need cosmetic surgery. However, baldness that comes as a result of drugs or chemotherapy often needs a hair transplant since food and vitamins cannot restore growth as a result of chemotherapy. Patches of strands sheds after a chemotherapy session that must be taken very seriously. A cosmetic procedure can only fulfill a deficiency after a bad and poor hair loss.

Frequently Asked Questions 

How many months last for temporary hair loss?

It lasts 3 to 5 months.

How can we treat this condition in Pakistan?

We can treat it through medicine, PRP and micro needling

What is the cost of treatment in Pakistan?

The cost depends upon cause and it may vary from 8000 rs to 30,000 Pak Rupees.

Where to contact for temporary hair loss treatment in Pakistan?

You may call or contact to our clinic for proper diagnosis and treatment. To call or WhatsApp +92-333-430-9999 

Ask a doctor | Write us or WhatsApp | +92-333-430-9999