Male and female hair loss, alopecia, hair thinning — Dr Sin Yong's approach to hair restoration and treatment.
Hair loss is a symptom with several causes: pattern hair loss, shedding after illness, childbirth or stress, low iron or thyroid problems, and patchy autoimmune loss. The cause decides the treatment, so a scalp examination and, where needed, blood tests come first. The articles below explain each cause; the options offered are set out under hair loss treatment in Singapore.
Start with the pattern you are seeing, not the product you have heard about. The table points each common situation to the page that explains it.
| What you notice | Likely question | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Receding temples or thinning crown (men) | Pattern hair loss and how it is staged | Male hair loss treatment |
| Wider parting or see-through crown (women) | Female pattern loss, iron, thyroid, hormones | Female hair loss explained |
| Sudden heavy shedding all over | Telogen effluvium and its trigger | Hair loss explained |
| Oily, itchy or flaky scalp | Scalp inflammation alongside thinning | Oily scalp and hair loss |
| Thinning despite medicines | Procedures that add to medical care | Regenera Activa, H2LT laser |
“Hair loss is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Treating the scalp before knowing why the hair is falling is how months are lost.”
See a doctor if shedding lasts more than about three months, if your parting or crown is visibly widening, if you notice bald patches, or if hair loss comes with tiredness, weight change or irregular periods. Earlier assessment usually means more hair is kept. See when to see a hair loss doctor.
Often, yes. Men tend to recede at the temples and thin at the crown, while women more often notice diffuse thinning and a wider parting with the hairline kept. Iron, thyroid and hormonal causes are checked more often in women. Both are covered under female hair loss treatment and male hair loss treatment.
It depends on the cause. Shedding after illness, stress or childbirth usually recovers once the trigger has passed. In pattern hair loss, follicles shrink gradually; treatment aims to slow that and can thicken hair that is still growing, but follicles that have been inactive for years respond less.
These sources describe mechanisms and general evidence. They are not a promise of any individual result; suitability is decided at an in-person assessment.