General medical information

Hair loss

Hair loss is a general expression covering increased shedding or reduced hair density. Because it can have more than one cause, a physician should assess the cause before any procedure is considered.

This translation has no recorded clinical or medical-language review. Turkish is the current indexing language.

Scope of the glossary

Definitions are for general information; they are not diagnosis, personal risk assessment or treatment advice. Source lists are editorial starting points and are not clinical-review records. Personal suitability requires an in-person physician assessment.

Related sources

These sources are editorial starting points selected to examine the scope and limitations of the procedure topic connected with this term.

Recommendations on the Clinical Management of Androgenetic Alopecia: A Consensus Statement From the Spanish Hair Disorders Group of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
S. Vañó-Galván et al.; Spanish Hair Disorders Research Group · 2024
Editorial source — not a clinical-review record
Is autologous platelet-rich plasma capable of increasing hair density in patients with androgenic alopecia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
L. Kieling, A. T. Konzen, R. K. Zanella and D. S. Valente · 2024
Editorial source — not a clinical-review record
Systematic review of mesotherapy: a novel avenue for the treatment of hair loss
A. K. Gupta, S. Polla Ravi, T. Wang, M. Talukder, M. Starace and B. M. Piraccini · 2023
Editorial source — not a clinical-review record