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Question: Hello....I am having severe hair loss..I am 24(female)....I went to the doctor. she prescribed Some vitamin tablets and MINSCALP GEL 2%...I started using it....Initial 25 days i didn't have any problem...It didnt show me any improvement as of now....But after 25 days lot of dandruff came..and some sort of itching started on body(not in the head)..Is it because of the medicines which i am using?....Can i continue or not? Please suggest me
Brief Answer:
Minoxidil: application instructions.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand the concern for various problems by using minoxidil after severe hair loss.
There are innumerable products in the market claiming to be useful for hair growth.We dermatologists believes in use of application of Minoxidil lotion. It is one product which is unanimously used by all dermatologists.
It is to be started with 2% lotion applied over the scalp once or twice in day. It is to be applied when the scalp is dry. Only 1 ml is sufficient to be applied at the root of hair in frontal region.
Many times when we use on higher side then it may cause flaking and itching which are the deposits of the dry crystals of minoxidil. SO as I can get form your query that you have both itching and flaking so it means that you have applied in higher side.
I suggest you to stop the lotion for few days and wash your scalp gently every alternate days to clean the scalp.
On restarting apply just half of the amount which you applied previously, once at night time and that too alternate days. It will reduce all the problems and therefore after around 3 months will give you appropriate results.
Hope these informations will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD
(Dermatology)
Minoxidil: application instructions.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand the concern for various problems by using minoxidil after severe hair loss.
There are innumerable products in the market claiming to be useful for hair growth.We dermatologists believes in use of application of Minoxidil lotion. It is one product which is unanimously used by all dermatologists.
It is to be started with 2% lotion applied over the scalp once or twice in day. It is to be applied when the scalp is dry. Only 1 ml is sufficient to be applied at the root of hair in frontal region.
Many times when we use on higher side then it may cause flaking and itching which are the deposits of the dry crystals of minoxidil. SO as I can get form your query that you have both itching and flaking so it means that you have applied in higher side.
I suggest you to stop the lotion for few days and wash your scalp gently every alternate days to clean the scalp.
On restarting apply just half of the amount which you applied previously, once at night time and that too alternate days. It will reduce all the problems and therefore after around 3 months will give you appropriate results.
Hope these informations will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD
(Dermatology)
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