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Start wherever you are in the hair-loss journey

FHI can be the first structured hair and scalp assessment, a deeper review after diagnosis, or a monitoring layer during treatment and follow-up.

Peter Feldman reviewing hair-loss progress photographs and scalp findings with a patient.

Seven entry situations

Start wherever you are in the hair-loss journey. Each entry point leads into the same structured intake, assessment, reporting, and follow-up process.

  1. At the first signs of change

    You have noticed shedding, thinning, texture change, scalp symptoms, or another change.

  2. Before diagnosis

    You want a thorough assessment before deciding what to do next.

  3. After diagnosis

    You have a diagnosis, but still have questions or need a deeper look.

  4. During treatment

    You are using treatment and need a clearer reading of response.

  5. When progress is unclear

    You are unsure whether you are improving, stabilizing, or getting worse.

  6. For long-term monitoring

    You want ongoing tracking and a reliable record of change over time.

  7. Before or after a procedure

    You want independent baseline or follow-up assessment around a procedure.

Early, persistent, recurring, or difficult-to-read change

  • Early androgenetic change, diffuse thinning, increased shedding, or changing density.
  • Normal or non-explanatory laboratory results with continuing visible change.
  • Repeated cycles of improvement, relapse, or incomplete recovery.
  • Hair breakage, shaft-quality change, styling or chemical exposure, or uncertainty about true density loss.

Alopecia areata and patch-pattern change

FHI can organize distribution, recurrence history, photographs, prior response, recovery, monitoring needs, and questions around physician-directed treatment or escalation.

Scarring and inflammatory-pattern concerns

FHI reviews the distribution, symptoms, photographs, trichoscopy, available pathology, treatment response, and change over time. Itch, burning, pain, tenderness, tightness, scaling, redness, pustules, crusting, and changing scalp sensations can add important context.

  • Fungal or other infectious and inflammatory scalp conditions, including available culture or treatment information.

Congenital, inherited, syndromic, and systemic presentations

History, family context, visible findings, prior assessments, known conditions, specialist notes, treatments, and monitoring needs are considered together.

Triggered or treatment-related change

  • Drug-induced shedding or thinning, including the timing of medication starts, stops, and dose changes.
  • Chemotherapy- or radiation-associated hair loss and recovery.
  • Post-illness, post-surgery, postpartum, post-stress, post-weight-loss, or hormone-related change.

Eyebrow, eyelash, beard, or body-hair change

The distribution, timing, symptoms, associated scalp findings, health context, and prior assessments are reviewed together.

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