How would you manage a patient who presents with hair loss that began after they started a GLP-1 inhibitor?

If it fits with telogen effluvium, I recommend monitoring. Many patients will improve after this initial shedding and will not have long-term shedding or long-term thinning. If there is any underlying androgenetic alopecia or pattern hair loss, then starting treatment as you normally would is also r...

Hair loss with GLP-1agonists has been noted in 1-15% of users and poorly studied. It has been initially attributed to rapid weight loss and poor nutrition. It appears to increase in incidence and rate with increased dosage and effects women to a greater degree. If dietary changes do not correct the ...

I evaluate as any other patient. If it seems like a run-of-the-mill acute telogen effluvium, then I counsel, and we can wait to see if it resolves on its own. If it persists, then I treat for whatever type of hair loss they have. It’s a shared decision what to do with the GLP-1 medication, but I rar...