{"id":90164,"date":"2026-08-17T14:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elithair.com\/?p=90164"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:27:55","slug":"telogen-effluvium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elithair.com\/uk\/blog\/telogen-effluvium\/","title":{"rendered":"Diffuse Hair Loss: Causes, Forms and How It Progresses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you are finding more hair in your brush but no bald patch anywhere, you probably look for the reason in the here and now. With diffuse hair loss it almost always lies two to three months in the past, because the affected hairs first have to pass through the resting phase before they fall out (Malkud, J Clin Diagn Res 2015). Density decreases evenly across the whole scalp, the back of the head included, and that is exactly what sets it apart from the other types of hair loss<\/a>. This article sorts out the different forms, explains how doctors make the diagnosis and shows how things typically progress from here.<\/p>\n

The key points at a glance<\/p>\n