Why 12 weeks is the floor
When a follicle leaves anagen and enters telogen, the shaft can remain in place for weeks before it is shed. New anagen growth, if it comes, needs time to reach a length and a calibre that the trichoscope can distinguish from the previous crop. Reviewing a program at week four therefore tells us whether you tolerated the protocol, not whether density or calibre has moved.
We still see you inside those twelve weeks. In-clinic sessions treat the scalp, settle scale, and keep the home protocol honest. What we will not do is rewrite the baseline story on the basis of a single good or bad wash day. The first comparison that we treat as a reading is the week-12 imaging set, taken on the same marked fields, under the same light, without styling product.
If someone needs faster medical input — sudden patchy loss, pain, discharge, systemic symptoms — twelve weeks is the wrong instrument. Those cases leave this room with images for a GP or dermatologist rather than with a program invoice.
Jinfujeos provides cosmetic trichology services. We do not diagnose medical conditions and do not prescribe medicines. Where findings suggest a medical cause, we recommend review by your GP or a dermatologist.