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Hair loss after Corona? Doctor explains what helps with coronavirus-related hair loss

2022-07-19T09:28:12.294Z


Hair loss after Corona? Doctor explains what helps with coronavirus-related hair loss Created: 07/19/2022, 11:21 am By: Juliane Gutmann A magnificent mane is the pride of many women. If your hair suddenly falls out, it can also be due to the coronavirus pandemic. © E! Entertainment/dpa Skin and hair can also suffer from a coronavirus infection. Some patients report hair loss. A dermatologist e


Hair loss after Corona?

Doctor explains what helps with coronavirus-related hair loss

Created: 07/19/2022, 11:21 am

By: Juliane Gutmann

A magnificent mane is the pride of many women.

If your hair suddenly falls out, it can also be due to the coronavirus pandemic.

© E!

Entertainment/dpa

Skin and hair can also suffer from a coronavirus infection.

Some patients report hair loss.

A dermatologist explains what is important then.

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  • At the beginning there was talk of a new type of lung disease.

    But today we know: Not only the lungs can be damaged.

    Physicians also observed serious complications such as thrombosis.

  • A dermatologist will answer whether “harmless” symptoms such as hair loss are also part of the consequences of an infection.

An idea that some have already experienced in the form of nightmares: the hair falls out completely or partially.

There can be many causes behind real hair loss,

for example genetic predisposition in men, a hormonal imbalance in women or iron deficiency

.

But there are also corona patients who report hair loss after surviving the infection.

What is behind it, dermatologist Dr.

Ohara Aivaz a.

The official health portal of German pharmacists quotes the American dermatologist: "I recently had patients with stress-related hair loss who told me that at the beginning of the year they feared dying or having Covid-19".

However , the effects of stress can only be seen around three months later

.

“Patients lose hair even though the stress has subsided because the manifestation only occurs later.”

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Experts then speak of stress-related hair loss.

This usually does not occur directly during a traumatic experience, but with a time delay.

Often there are several months between the triggering moment and the hair loss.

The Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists sees one reason for this in the fact that the growth cycle of the hair is put into a kind of resting phase under stress.

This can cause the hair root to shrink and the hair to fall out.

Only a doctor can find out the actual cause of hair loss and initiate appropriate therapy.

According to Aivaz, when it comes to stress-related hair loss, “

Once the stress level decreases, the hair loss usually stops on its own and the lost hair grows back because the follicles are still active and healthy

.”

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Stress can result in hair loss,

but acne and eczema can also occur as a result of stress.

Increased hand washing during the pandemic also promotes skin problems

.

Short, lukewarm showers and fragrance-free shower lotions prevent and alleviate symptoms.

“If the skin is really dry, even gentle soap can do harm.

Don't wash anything that isn't dirty," says dermatologist Dr.

Ohara Aivaz, as reported by aponet.de.

Source: merkur

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