Hair Fall & Hair Loss Treatment — Dermatologist-Led Care

Most women who walk into our clinic for hair fall are dealing with one of three things: postpartum telogen effluvium, PCOS-driven thinning, or female pattern hair loss. They look similar in the shower drain but they need different plans.

Postpartum hair fall

The big shed 3–6 months after delivery is hormonal and self-limiting — hair returns to baseline over 6–12 months on its own. What we add is acceleration: GFC or PRP to kickstart the anagen phase, nutritional support for iron and ferritin, and HydraFacial Keravive scalp therapy. Most postpartum patients get back to pre-pregnancy density 3–6 months faster with treatment than without.

PCOS hair loss

Elevated androgens miniaturise scalp follicles on the crown and temples. Plan: endocrinologist evaluation first, then spironolactone or combined oral contraceptive if prescribed, plus GFC or PRP for the scalp, plus topical minoxidil. Maintenance is lifetime because the hormonal driver doesn't go away.

Female pattern hair loss

Widening part line, visible scalp through the crown, thinning without bald patches. Responds well to GFC or PRP every 3–4 weeks for the loading phase, followed by maintenance every 3–4 months. Minoxidil topical daily. Spironolactone if indicated.

Male pattern hair loss follows the Norwood scale. Different stages need different interventions — and the earlier you start, the more options you have.

Norwood 1–2 (early)

Receding hairline or diffuse thinning. Best addressed with topical minoxidil, GFC or PRP loading, and finasteride if prescribed. At this stage medical therapy often delays the progression by decades.

Norwood 3–4 (moderate)

Frontal recession plus some crown thinning. Medical therapy still works but you may also be a candidate for FUE transplant depending on donor density. Your dermatologist will assess both options.

Norwood 5+ (advanced)

Established baldness. Medical therapy alone won't give cosmetic density. FUE hair transplant is the main option, combined with medical therapy on remaining hair to prevent further loss.

Both use your own blood. PRP is platelet-rich plasma — one centrifuge spin, contains platelets plus growth factors plus some residual cells. GFC is Growth Factor Concentrate — double-processed to isolate a pure, clear concentrate of growth factors.

In practice: GFC tends to be more comfortable, clearer in appearance, and produces faster visible regrowth — most patients see results by session 3 versus session 4–5 on PRP. GFC is typically 20–40% more expensive per session.

Which to pick: early-stage thinning often does well on either. Established thinning or less-responsive cases — we lean GFC. Post-partum — either works, the key is starting before the bald patches entrench.

GFC at Uncover starts from ₹5,399 per session. Most plans are 4–6 sessions in the loading phase, then maintenance every 3–4 months.