Hair Breakage and Hair Fall

Breakage happens along the shaft, leaving short, uneven fragments, split ends, or flyaways. Hair fall or shedding releases a strand from the follicle, so the strand is often close to its original length and may have a small bulb at one end. Heat, chemical treatments, friction, or tight styles can cause breakage, while illness, major stress, medication changes, nutritional problems, and scalp disorders can affect shedding. Traction Alopecia can begin with repeated pulling and may involve both snapped hairs and reduced growth.

Handle hair gently, reduce heat and chemical processing, and avoid tight ponytails, braids, extensions, or repeated tension in one area. Use conditioner and detangle from the ends upward. Do not start high-dose supplements without advice; excess nutrients can be harmful and may hide the real cause. Keep a simple record of when the change began, recent illness or stress, new medicines, diet changes, styling practices, and whether the scalp is itchy or scaly.

Book a dermatology assessment when shedding is clearly increasing, the part or hairline is changing, or breakage leaves visible thinning. A visit is especially appropriate with scalp pain, scale, crusting, itching, or smooth patches without hair. Prompt care is needed for sudden extensive loss, pus, spreading redness, or fever. A clinician may examine the scalp and hair shafts and decide whether further tests are useful.

Are most of the hairs breaking or coming out from the root? What recent changes could explain the timing? Could a scalp condition or traction be involved, and what should I change first?