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How To Get Rid Of Dandruff Problem?
Posted on
Thu, 31 Jan 2013
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Thu, 31 Jan 2013
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Question : Hello doctor,
i suffering from dandruff for last few months. Please help me in get of rid of it.
i suffering from dandruff for last few months. Please help me in get of rid of it.
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing to us.
I would like to know,
if your dandruff is fine powdery or greasy yellow flakes adherent to scalp
If its itchy
Any other areas involved with dryness like eyebrows, eyelids, nasolabial area or area behind ears.
These questions would help me in providing you with an appropriate treatment.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Take care.
Thanks for writing to us.
I would like to know,
if your dandruff is fine powdery or greasy yellow flakes adherent to scalp
If its itchy
Any other areas involved with dryness like eyebrows, eyelids, nasolabial area or area behind ears.
These questions would help me in providing you with an appropriate treatment.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
its not exactly fine powdery, its in minute white and light yellow flakes. not itching. If i do not wash for more than 3 days then i feel little itching or otherwise no itching.
If I touch on scalp, then drandruff falls down.
Hi, XXXXXXX
You seem to be having mild seborrheic dermatitis. To treat the same follow these suggestions
1) use an antifungal shampoo like nizoral/ triatop/ keraglow AD to wash scalp. Apply it over scalp for 5 minutes then wash off. Use it every alternate days for a month. Once the dandruff subsides, use it once in a week
2) initially to hasten dandruff clearance use a steroid salicylic acid lotion over scalp once in night for a week to 10 days. You may use diprovate s lotion.
3) Do not oil hair much as too much oiling leads to dandruff. Oiling once in a week and washing after two hours of application is okay.
4) do not use very hot water to rinse scalp as hot water dries scalp.
Hope that answers your query. Should there be further query, feel free to write back. I would be happy to assist you. Take care.
P.S. should there be no further query, we may close the discussion.
You seem to be having mild seborrheic dermatitis. To treat the same follow these suggestions
1) use an antifungal shampoo like nizoral/ triatop/ keraglow AD to wash scalp. Apply it over scalp for 5 minutes then wash off. Use it every alternate days for a month. Once the dandruff subsides, use it once in a week
2) initially to hasten dandruff clearance use a steroid salicylic acid lotion over scalp once in night for a week to 10 days. You may use diprovate s lotion.
3) Do not oil hair much as too much oiling leads to dandruff. Oiling once in a week and washing after two hours of application is okay.
4) do not use very hot water to rinse scalp as hot water dries scalp.
Hope that answers your query. Should there be further query, feel free to write back. I would be happy to assist you. Take care.
P.S. should there be no further query, we may close the discussion.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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