Kate Demolder: Steps you can take to deal with hair loss or thinning

“Hair loss or thinning is often devastating for patients,” consultant dermatologist Dr Caitríona Ryan says. “I don’t think anyone understands the psychological and social impact of hair loss until they go through it themselves.”

Kate tries out platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy

If you are one of the many people typing, “Is hair loss a symptom of covid-19?” into your search bar, as per recent stats from Google Trends, you will have been relieved to learn the answer is no. 

Or at least, not quite. The truth is that if you are experiencing hair loss, there is a high chance that it is the stress that accompanied a worldwide pandemic that may have caused it.