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COVID-19 and Your Hair: How to deal with post-viral hair loss
Let’s talk about COVID-19 and hair loss. This is something that has affected quite a few people, but it is not a problem that is well-known. As we are recovering from the pandemic, there may be patients who are finding themselves suffering from sudden unexplained hair loss after having recovered from COVID months ago!
What is Happening? It is a condition known as acute telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium is a very common cause of increased hair loss.
COVID-19 and Your Skin: Rashes in Coronavirus Infections
When it comes to COVID-19, there is no doubt that it has touched almost every aspect of our lives. There’s been a lot of talk about the effect mask-wearing is having on our complexions (the dreaded “maskne”), but the viral infection itself can directly cause changes to our skin.
Why are these important to be aware of? We know about the common presenting complaints of COVID, which are generally non-specific (cough, high fever). However, recent research has estimated that about 8% of patients have skin symptoms, and for approximately 1/5 of these patients skin symptoms are the presenting complaint, or only sign of infection they ever have.
The concept of “Instagram face” is not a new one, but has received more recent attention as Meta has banned filters that encourage plastic surgery. Awareness of the role that social media and photo editing plays in aesthetic medicine is incredibly important for both clinicians and patients. The influence of social media can be incredibly negative, and it means it’s more important than ever to navigate between good, ethical medical practice versus “selling” cosmetic procedures.