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Suggest Treatment For Hair Loss In A Child
Posted on
Mon, 26 Jan 2015
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Mon, 26 Jan 2015
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Question : Sir my son is in class 11 and has suffered noticeable amount of hairloss in the front region. He is taking treatment for the past 2 years but no improvement is seen. Kindly guide me. Can he recover back his hair?
Brief Answer:
Hair loss suggestion
Detailed Answer:
HI...It could be familial or other medical condition.
Kindly answer my questions -
1. Is somebody in the family having this early hair loss?
2. Does his father have it?
3. Do his uncles' have it?
4. Can you upload an image of the same here?
Skin conditions are best diagnosed only after seeing directly. I suggest you to upload photographs of the same on this website, so that I can guide you scientifically.
Hair loss suggestion
Detailed Answer:
HI...It could be familial or other medical condition.
Kindly answer my questions -
1. Is somebody in the family having this early hair loss?
2. Does his father have it?
3. Do his uncles' have it?
4. Can you upload an image of the same here?
Skin conditions are best diagnosed only after seeing directly. I suggest you to upload photographs of the same on this website, so that I can guide you scientifically.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
There is no one in the family who has been reported for hair loss , as requested the image has been uploaded
Regards
Regards
Brief Answer:
Alopecia areata
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thi seems to be Alopecia areata.
The treatment options include - Corticosteroids, Minoxidil, Anthralin, Diphencyprone (DPCP). Patients often get more than 1 treatment at a time. A mix of 2 or more treatments often boosts success.
Ask your dermatologist about possible side effects (health problems that can result from the medicines).
When a person has alopecia areata, the hair will start to re-grow when the body gets the right signals. Sometimes this happens without treatment. Even with treatment, new hair loss can occur. Everything depends on how the immune system reacts.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Alopecia areata
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thi seems to be Alopecia areata.
The treatment options include - Corticosteroids, Minoxidil, Anthralin, Diphencyprone (DPCP). Patients often get more than 1 treatment at a time. A mix of 2 or more treatments often boosts success.
Ask your dermatologist about possible side effects (health problems that can result from the medicines).
When a person has alopecia areata, the hair will start to re-grow when the body gets the right signals. Sometimes this happens without treatment. Even with treatment, new hair loss can occur. Everything depends on how the immune system reacts.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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