<prompt> A female presented with complaints of hair fall. Her delivery was before 2 months. Physician diagnosed her condition as Telogen Effluvium. All of the following are true regarding telogen effluvium, EXCEPT:ScarringMetabolic stressRecovery within 6 monthsInsidious onset  <response>: Telogen Effluvium TE: The second most common cause of hair loss in women. Androgenetic Alopecia or pattern hair loss is by far the most common type of hair loss in men and women. TE is a non scarring alopecia. The pathophysiology underlying TE is best characterized as a premature shift of hairs from the anagen growth phase into the catagen resting and telogen terminal phases. Seen after severe illness, surgery, nutritional deficiency, iron deficiency, childbih, in association with medications and in patients with thyroid disease. Reversible once the initiating factor is eliminated. Ref: Otberg N., Shapiro J. 2012. Chapter 88. Hair Growth Disorders. In L.A. Goldsmith, S.I. Katz, B.A. Gilchrest, A.S. Paller, D.J. Leffell, N.A. Dallas Eds, Fitzpatricks Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e. 