Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration » Chronic Telogen Effluvium http://www.bernsteinmedical.com Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Can Hair Transplant Treat Chronic Telogen Effluvium? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/chronic-telogen-effluvium-and-hair-transplantation/ http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/chronic-telogen-effluvium-and-hair-transplantation/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:17:29 +0000 Robert M. Bernstein M.D. http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/135/chronic-telogen-effluvium-and-hair-transplantation/ Q: I am a 36 year old female who has been diagnosed with Chronic Telogen Effluvium. Although I do not have any bald spots yet my hair is much thinner on both of my temples as well as in the back of my head. Is a hair transplant an option for me or am I just going to shed the new hair as I am shedding my current hair?

A: Since Chronic Telogen Effluvium is a generalized condition, it is not amenable to correction by a hair transplant. The reason is that there is no stable area to take donor hair from.

Chronic TE is generally self-limited, so try to be patient.

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