Does Temporary Hair Loss from Stress Regrow the Same?

Greetings Doctor!

If hair falls out from stress and then regrows, does it grow in the same way it did before? Or is it noticeably weaker or different character? I am just curious if you’ve witnessed this regrowth firsthand.

Thanks!

If your hair loss is caused by genetic male pattern baldness and stress accelerates it, it rarely regrows. If it does regrow, it often is a weaker hair that has more miniaturization to it. If the hair loss is from other causes such as telogen effluvium or alopecia areata (as two examples), the hair loss with these conditions may reverse and the full character of the hair may return.