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Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Question: Hai Doctor, Good Morning......... I daily facing heavy hair loss since four months...and I need some useful food,health tips and fast solution. If any medicine or syrups please give your suggestion Thanking You
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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Karanwal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Consult a Dermatologist for diagnosing the cause Detailed Answer: Dear XXXX Thanks for posting your query on this forum. Firstly, I feel you need to know the commonest causes of hair fall at your age :- * Severe Dandruff (called Seborrheic Dermatitis) * Fungal infection of the scalp and hair roots. * Thyroid problem (under-active thyroid) * Severe mental stress * A disease called Psoriatic Dermatitis (a disease due to abnormality of body's immune system). Success of the treatment depends on identifying the exact cause. It would be ideal to consult a Trichologist (hair specialist) or a Dermatologist to examine your scalp and take a scrapping of the scalp skin and analyze it under the microscope to identify the cause. However, pending consultation with a Trichologist/Dermatologist, I would suggest the following course of action:- 1. Get your thyroid hormone test (Thyroid Profile) done to rule out/diagnose thyroid problem. If found positive, hormone replacement therapy will stop hair fall. 2. If you have severe dandruff, wash hair daily with anti-dandruff shampoo. 3. Apply Haloderm Scalp Lotion daily at bedtime, over the hair roots x 1 week; thereafter, every alternate day x 1 week; then twice a week x 1 week --> stop. 4. Wash your hair daily in the morning with 2% Ketoconazole shampoo for a month; thereafter, use it every alternate day for one month. These measures will take care of dandruff, as well as, suspected fungal infection of the hair-roots. 5. If you are passing through constant mental stress, a regular course of anti-anxiety drugs to curb mental stress will help in reducing hair fall. 6. You may also take half a Tab of Dutasteride (DUTAS 0.5mg) daily at bedtime for 6 weeks and see the response. If there is no response, you may stop it. Irrespective of the advice given above, I will recommend that you consult a Trichologist/Dermatologist. Hope I have addressed your concerns to your complete satisfaction and you find my response helpful and informative. I will be happy to answer further queries, if any. Take care, Col (Dr.) Rakesh Karanwal
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Suggest Treatment For Hair Loss

Brief Answer: Consult a Dermatologist for diagnosing the cause Detailed Answer: Dear XXXX Thanks for posting your query on this forum. Firstly, I feel you need to know the commonest causes of hair fall at your age :- * Severe Dandruff (called Seborrheic Dermatitis) * Fungal infection of the scalp and hair roots. * Thyroid problem (under-active thyroid) * Severe mental stress * A disease called Psoriatic Dermatitis (a disease due to abnormality of body's immune system). Success of the treatment depends on identifying the exact cause. It would be ideal to consult a Trichologist (hair specialist) or a Dermatologist to examine your scalp and take a scrapping of the scalp skin and analyze it under the microscope to identify the cause. However, pending consultation with a Trichologist/Dermatologist, I would suggest the following course of action:- 1. Get your thyroid hormone test (Thyroid Profile) done to rule out/diagnose thyroid problem. If found positive, hormone replacement therapy will stop hair fall. 2. If you have severe dandruff, wash hair daily with anti-dandruff shampoo. 3. Apply Haloderm Scalp Lotion daily at bedtime, over the hair roots x 1 week; thereafter, every alternate day x 1 week; then twice a week x 1 week --> stop. 4. Wash your hair daily in the morning with 2% Ketoconazole shampoo for a month; thereafter, use it every alternate day for one month. These measures will take care of dandruff, as well as, suspected fungal infection of the hair-roots. 5. If you are passing through constant mental stress, a regular course of anti-anxiety drugs to curb mental stress will help in reducing hair fall. 6. You may also take half a Tab of Dutasteride (DUTAS 0.5mg) daily at bedtime for 6 weeks and see the response. If there is no response, you may stop it. Irrespective of the advice given above, I will recommend that you consult a Trichologist/Dermatologist. Hope I have addressed your concerns to your complete satisfaction and you find my response helpful and informative. I will be happy to answer further queries, if any. Take care, Col (Dr.) Rakesh Karanwal