India, July 24 -- More and more teenagers are suffering from hair thinning, with hair fall becoming a serious concern even before they turn eighteen. While there are many factors, from hormonal changes to poor haircare and environmental stressors, one commonly overlooked contributor is social media stress. Whether it's stressing over looking perfect like the influencers with perfect blowouts on their feeds or chasing the latest hair trends, teenagers are silently suffering from social media stress, and this, in turn, affects their hair health.

Dr Viral Desai, cosmetic plastic and hair transplant surgeon, and medical director at DHI India, shared with HT Lifestyle about social media's influence in teenagers' lives. He said, "Social media ...