“What helps against hair loss?” This is the crucial question for most of those affected. The answer depends on the type and cause of the excessive hair loss. For example, hormonal-hereditary alopecia is treated differently than circular hair loss or hair loss due to malnutrition. Overall, the success of a drug or other hair loss treatment is difficult to estimate - the treatment works for some, but not for others.

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Forms: Hereditary hair loss (with over 60% of the most common forms), circular hair loss, diffuse hair loss, non-specific forms (e.g. due to medication, illness, mechanical stress) Treatment: depends on the form. Some promising approaches, especially for hereditary hair loss/receding hairline (see table) Diagnostics: detailed collection of previous and family history (anamnesis, family anamnesis), physical examination, blood test, epilation test ("tear test"), trichogram (determination of growth phase distribution), hair analysis, biopsy (tissue sample from the scalp), exclusion of other diseases Prognosis: varies depending on the cause, often long-term (permanent) treatment, early onset worsens treatment prospects. Circular hair loss sometimes heals spontaneously.