Why Visit a Trichologist

Why Visit a Trichologist?

Trichologists are professionally trained for a minimum of three years in all aspects of hair loss, scalp disease and hair condition issues. Trichologists in full time practice will see both common and unusual conditions on a day to day basis. A person may spend time and money visiting therapists who aren’t experts in this field and still not find a solution to a problem which may be obvious to an experienced Trichologist.

A Trichologist is not qualified to diagnose medical disorders but in the process of finding the cause of a hair or scalp problem, you may discover a health issue you have suffered with for years. Many patients have been diagnosed with conditions such as hypothyroidism and pernicious anaemia due to test requests made by a Trichologist

Your First Visit

The first step towards recovery from hair loss or a scalp problem is an initial consultation to find out what has gone wrong. All new patients require an initial consultation lasting approximately an hour. Due to our high ethical standards we regret we are unable to diagnose conditions or recommend treatment by post, email or telephone.

During your consultation your Trichologist will ask questions about areas of your life such as your diet, lifestyle, health, medications and stress amongst other things. The discussion will be relevant to your condition and completely confidential. We will often ask you to visit your GP for blood tests or if you have had tests recently, please bring a copy to your appointment.

We use a Microcamera to aid diagnosis of both hair loss and scalp problems. This is a highly powerful hand held camera which is capable of enlarging images up to 200 times; the live image is projected onto a monitor. This is vastly more accurate and scientific than the magnifying glass used by most Trichologists. In hair loss cases, hair samples may also be examined under a polarised light microscope for a more detailed analysis of the hair root.

Hair Loss and Scalp Treatment

At the end of your consultation you will be given a professional opinion on the cause of your hair loss or scalp problem and an explanation of the best approach to its management. At The Cotswold Trichology Centre, we pride ourselves on using a holistic approach to hair loss and scalp problems wherever possible. We will often suggest lifestyle and diet changes based on what you have mentioned during your consultation.

To support these changes and speed up the recovery, we can recommend high quality dietary supplements, hair loss treatments and topical scalp treatments to use at home. Not only is this holistic approach beneficial to your hair and scalp health, most patients notice increased energy levels or better skin quality as an added bonus.

It may be necessary to attend the clinic for treatments particularly in cases of itch flaky scalp problems like scalp Eczema, Dermatitis and scalp Psoriasis. Treatments at the Trichology clinic can dramatically increase success rates of managing these types of problem over home treatment alone.

Sometimes a condition maybe outside the scope of a Trichologists expertise or additional help from another practitioner may be beneficial.
Other practitioners you may be referred to:
Medical Doctor, Dermatologist, Hair Transplant Surgeon, Nutritionist, Wig Consultant, Allergy Therapist, Councilor