Does stress affect hair loss?
Baldness is a nightmare for both men and women. Can you prevent hair loss? We put these and other questions to hair specialist drs. E. Plinck of the Outpatient Clinic for Hair and Nail Diseases in Rotterdam.
In the fall, complaints about hair loss invariably increase. But is it really true that hair falls out more in the fall?
Plinck: “Hair growth and hair loss are alternating processes. Many people have a moulting period in the spring and autumn, but this does not apply to all people. Everyone has their own – personal – pattern of growth and loss.”
Does stress affect hair loss?
Plinck: “Usually not so much, but under extreme circumstances. And if there is already a hair problem, then stress can have a (negative) influence.”
Is transplanted hair permanent or does it fall out again?
Plinck: “The hair that is transplanted comes from the back of the head. That hair is insensitive to hair loss and therefore does not fall out anymore. Unfortunately for women, this only applies to men!”
Does the way the hair is treated affect hair loss, such as frequent brushing?
Plinck: “Yes, what you do with your hair certainly has an influence. Perming, straightening and dyeing your hair (to a lesser extent) make the hair brittle, lifeless and brittle. The hair often already breaks off in the scalp, so it looks look like hair loss.”
“Even if the brush does not suit the hair type (frizzy, straight, thick, thin, etc.), it can cause a lot of damage. Plastic brushes make the hair static, which means it is more likely to damage it. In the outpatient clinic we see that people benefit a lot from brushes with real hair, preferably Mason Pearson brushes.”
