15 with noticable hair loss, helpp

Hi, im a 15 year old male, i used to have very nice full thick head of red hair, now its brittle and its noticably balding. Im most likely thinking telogen effluvium, because its diffuse shedding and it seems there might be a small amount of inflammation maybe. my hair line and temples did go back a littlebit, same with the hair line behind my ears. but after 5 months of this shedding that has slowed down, but i think might still be active, im seeing fine white hairs popping up and filling in all these areas that receded. but these hairs arent noticable without effort, and im wondering is this regrowth? if so when will it redeem its thickness? by the way i believe this might of been triggered by a vitamin a overdose and prolonged by stress. Thank you, all help is greatly appreciated. i can inform you of all unusal symptoms if thatd help.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
For the hair fall, causes could be due to stress, fungal infections, alopecia aereata, hormonal imbalance (overproduction of dihydrotestosterone and thyroid hormones irregularities),malnutrition, telogen effluvium and sebum plugs on skin.

I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get these possibilities evaluated.
It is normal to find short miniature hair in telogen effluvium. Depending on the duration of hair loss, close examination of the scalp may reveal a higher than expected number of short new hairs growing. This is because the hair enter the telogen phase. See the growth cycle of hair is in two phases, anagen or grwith phase and telogen or resting phase. During telogen, the resting hair remains in the follicle until it is pushed out by growth of a new anagen hair. In telogen effluvium, a large number of hair enter telogen at one time. When they start growing they do it together and so miniature hair may be present.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
For the hair fall, causes could be due to stress, fungal infections, alopecia aereata, hormonal imbalance (overproduction of dihydrotestosterone and thyroid hormones irregularities),malnutrition, telogen effluvium and sebum plugs on skin.

I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get these possibilities evaluated.
It is normal to find short miniature hair in telogen effluvium. Depending on the duration of hair loss, close examination of the scalp may reveal a higher than expected number of short new hairs growing. This is because the hair enter the telogen phase. See the growth cycle of hair is in two phases, anagen or grwith phase and telogen or resting phase. During telogen, the resting hair remains in the follicle until it is pushed out by growth of a new anagen hair. In telogen effluvium, a large number of hair enter telogen at one time. When they start growing they do it together and so miniature hair may be present.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[baldinteen]

Thank you a lot. So if i understood correctly, these miniature hairs mean that they will be thick hairs again? and it means that my shedding is over and the hairs will regrow within 4-6 weeks or so? Every answer means a lot to me thank you