Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has seen a 100 per cent rise in complaints of hair loss among coronavirus patients, doctors said on Thursday Normally, consistent with a spokesperson, the private hospital in South Delhi would record four to 5 complaints of hair loss every week .
However, hair loss cases “started increasing from mid-May and a consolidated report says we’ve been seeing double the amount of cases since then”, the spokesperson said Usually, COVID-19 patients experience hair loss a month after recovering from the disease. In some cases, hair loss is observed during the infection period, too, doctors said.
Deficiencies thanks to change in dietary habits, fever during the infection, stress, anxiety, sudden hormonal changes and protracted post-Covid inflammatory reactions are a number of the explanations for the temporary hair loss, they said. Dr Shahin Nooreyezdan, senior consultant, cosmetic and cosmetic surgery , Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, said, “We have seen a two-fold rise within the number of patients complaining of problems associated with hair loss.
“Post-Covid inflammation has been a serious contributor. Deficiencies thanks to a compromised nutritional intake, sudden changes in weight, hormonal disturbances and reduced vitamin D and B12 levels are a number of the main reasons for the loss of huge volumes of hair loss post-infection,” he said.
Dr Kuldeep Singh, senior consultant, cosmetology and cosmetic surgery , said, “Hair loss post-Covid is temporary in nature and is thanks to a condition called Telogen Effluvium. it’s a results of the shock the body sustains after affected by fever and other symptoms during COVID-19.”
Normally an individual can lose up to 100 hair per day, but it can increase to 300-400 hair per day thanks to Telogen Effluvium, he said.
The doctors suggested that after recovering from COVID-19, one should have a nutritious diet along side natural edible sources of vitamins and iron. Iron deficiency can accentuate hair loss, while a protein-rich, diet reduces hair fall People should approach a doctor as long as excessive hair loss persists even after consuming a nutritious diet for five to 6 weeks.
Some common hair care solutions which will be administered to stop excessive hair loss are — use of mild, paraben and sulphate-free shampoos, keeping an in depth check on the itchy and flaky scalp, refraining from oiling and massaging the scalp, employing a wide-tooth comb and seeking immediate medical intervention just in case of development of bald patches and large volume of hair fall.
One should avoid stress, meditate, eat healthy, take natural nutritional supplements, avoid heat and chemicals for hairstyling and refrain from following a sedentary lifestyle, the doctors said.
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