Hair and scalp consultation

Why it gets its own visit

Because "my hair is falling out" is not a diagnosis: it's a symptom with many different causes, and each one is treated differently.

The consultation is led by Dr. Tania Fernández Cavazos, a dermatologist with training in trichology and currently completing a master's degree in the field.

What gets examined

• Full history: since when, how it started, what happened three or four months earlier — hair reacts on a delay.
• Trichoscopy: the scalp under magnification, showing shaft thickness, miniaturization, and whether there is inflammation or scarring.
• The pattern of the loss: diffuse, in patches, along the part, at the temples.
• Blood work when the history calls for it: thyroid, iron, hormones.
• Photographic follow-up, because hair improvement is seen by comparing, not by remembering.

What is treated here

• Androgenetic alopecia, in men and in women.
• Alopecia areata.
• Diffuse shedding after childbirth, dieting, illness or severe stress.
• Scarring alopecias, where time genuinely matters.
• Seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff.
• Nail problems, which belong to the same specialty.

Worth knowing before you come

• Don't wash your hair that morning if you can avoid it: the scalp is easier to read.
• Come without fresh color or styling product.
• Bring any recent lab work.
• Bring photos of yourself from one or two years ago. They are the best reference for how much has changed.