Hair Fall Treatment in Dehradun

Hair Fall in Women: Post-Partum, PCOS and Other Common Causes

Female hair thinning: treat the cause, not just the scalp

Diffuse thinning with a widening parting is not male pattern loss, and it is not treated the same way. Our dermatologist starts with history and blood work, because so much female shedding traces back to something correctable. Hair fall after pregnancy is usually telogen effluvium. It tends to begin around two to four months post delivery and, for most women, settles on its own over the following months, often by about a year after the birth. At that stage the job is reassurance, nutrition and iron support where the tests show a need, and gentle scalp care rather than aggressive intervention. PCOS hair loss behaves differently. It is hormonal and tends to continue unless the underlying condition is managed, so that management has to run alongside any topical or in-clinic scalp treatment. Thyroid imbalance and low iron or ferritin are two other common causes we check for in women, and both are often correctable. Sorting them out can quieten the shedding without any procedure, though response varies and some women still need more. That is why hair fall treatment in Dehradun at SKIHT begins with tests rather than a set protocol.

What a PRP or GFC sitting involves

A small blood sample is drawn and processed in-clinic to concentrate growth factors from your own blood. The scalp is numbed for comfort, then the preparation is injected across the thinning zones in a grid pattern. A sitting usually runs about thirty to forty five minutes. Most people go back to normal activity the same day. Mild tenderness, slight redness or a heavy feeling in the scalp for a day or two is common and usually settles by itself. These are planned as a course rather than a single visit, with spacing set by how you respond. Not everyone is a candidate, so suitability and likely benefit are discussed after assessment.

How long regrowth actually takes

Reduced shedding is what people notice first, commonly within the first two to three months. Visible density takes longer, usually three to six months, because hair grows roughly a centimetre a month and follicles cycle slowly. Some women get a good change, some get modest thickening, and a few see very little. How you respond depends on the cause and on how long the thinning has been there. Maintenance follows the cause too: post-partum shedding often needs none, while thinning driven by PCOS or a genetic tendency usually needs ongoing care.