What Causes Burning Sensation And Pain After Getting The Hair Colored?

Posted on Sun, 26 Feb 2017

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Question : 2 weeks ago I coloured my hair . From tht time I am experiencing burning sensation and pain . I even took eeg and it turned out Normal . The pain eventually goes and comes back . Is this problem serious ??

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Contact dermatitis to XXXXXXX oral & topical steroids & antihistaminic

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your complaints and you seem to have developed an allergic reaction to the hair XXXXXXX
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply a steroid lotion like mometasone lotion on the affected areas twice daily and take a short course of oral steroids like tablet prednisone 20 mg once daily in the morning for 7-10 days.
Besides this take antihistaminic like tablet levocetrizine 5 mg twice daily for 7-10 days.
These will help in resolving your pain and burning sensation.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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