Retrograde Alopecia Or Telogen Effluvium? (pics)

Hairylossy · Mar 21, 2020

I was diagnosed with Telogen effluvium a couple of months ago. I've been taking dutasteride ever since (was on Finasteride for 8 years before that with great success). At the peak of my loss I was shedding 400+ hairs daily. My hair is thinner everywhere however my sides look so sparse compared to the rest. It's visibly thinner. I know retrograde alopecia looks similar to this, but can Telogen effluvium result in a similar look?

I hope it's not retrograde... Im already on dutasteride. There's not much else I can do.

SamFT · Mar 21, 2020

Hairylossy said:
I was diagnosed with Telogen effluvium a couple of months ago. I've been taking dutasteride ever since (was on Finasteride for 8 years before that with great success). At the peak of my loss I was shedding 400+ hairs daily. My hair is thinner everywhere however my sides look so sparse compared to the rest. It's visibly thinner. I know retrograde alopecia looks similar to this, but can Telogen effluvium result in a similar look?

I hope it's not retrograde... Im already on dutasteride. There's not much else I can do.
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Your hair looks a little greasy giving it that look? Anyways I would just watch it. My sides thinned out a little bit like that in the beginning. They have stabilized ever since.

Hairylossy · Mar 21, 2020

SamFT said:
Your hair looks a little greasy giving it that look? Anyways I would just watch it. My sides thinned out a little bit like that in the beginning. They have stabilized ever since.

No it's not greasy. I washed it yesterday lol. It's just thin as hell so it comes off as "stripy" and oily. I'm not at the beginning. I have been battling hair loss for 8+ years.

Nghtly · Oct 31, 2021

Hairylossy said:
No it's not greasy. I washed it yesterday lol. It's just thin as hell so it comes off as "stripy" and oily. I'm not at the beginning. I have been battling hair loss for 8+ years.

Yo whats up dude i hope ur still around here. how is your hair looking now? whas it Telogen effluvium? or whas it DUPA? I have the same problem as you and i dont know what to do am shedding hairs for about 5 years on the sides and back also on top but they seem to grow back but my hair density is slowly getting less ( I still have great hair)