Hair loss looks like hair loss. You look in the mirror, you see less hair. This tells you something has happened. It does not tell you what, where, why, or at what stage the process is.
Trichoscopy changes that. It is a clinical imaging tool that maps follicle density, health, and activity at the scalp level. It tells us which follicles are still active, which are dormant, and which are permanently lost. It gives us a baseline against which to measure the outcome of treatment.
Most clinics skip this step entirely. We do not.
## The Blood Panel
Hair loss is rarely just about hair. Iron deficiency is one of the most common and overlooked causes of shedding. Thyroid dysfunction is present in approximately 15% of hair loss clients. Ferritin at 39 is normal on a standard panel. For hair follicle function, optimal is above 70. That 31-point gap lives inside the word fine.
We measure it.
## What This Means for You
No protocol is recommended before we understand the cause. The diagnostic assessment is not mandatory, but in our experience the clients who do it get better outcomes. Biology does not guess. Neither do we.
