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Does Natural Therapy Help Prevent Baldness?
hello doctor, i have been suffering from male pattern baldness. one year back my dermatologist suggested me tugain solution and some medicine. it worked for few months and hair fall was stopped but later again it started even when i was continuing tugain. now he had prescibed me foligan and galvate lotion and VB-7 FORTE. plz suggest whether i should continue or shift to natural therapy like using walnut oil, or biotin oil.
Mon, 5 May 2014
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1. MPB [male pattern baldness/androgenic alopecia] although is related to gene and male sex hormone but a skin biopsy, blood tests, or other procedures may be needed to diagnose other disorders that cause hair loss and since you are already under supervision of dermatologist, he must have ruled out other possibilities.
2. If recurrence is an issue, as a routine, consult a Trichologist for your hair loss to rule out any other pathology, who will make sure that you are not affected with any fungal infection of the scalp [eczema/psoriasis or seborrhea dermatitis]
3. If a close family member has the disease, medicines are not much effective. [could be the reason for foligan [minoxidil]
4. Initially we have to start with Immunomodulation [Rasayan Chikitsa] Treatment and later restore to non- surgical hair replacement [if you believe hair loss is psychologically traumatic and some people may have a poorer outcome with Conservative line of treatment-walnut/biotin oil]
PS. VB7-forte contains multivitamin especially Biotin which is helpful in stopping hair loss.
5. Instructions which you can incorporate are:
. Hight protein diet-milk,pulses,beans,sprouts,cereals,egg
. for hair bath-do not use very hot water. Use warm or cold water.
. Comb hair when they are dry. Avoid blow drier and strong heat.
1. MPB [male pattern baldness/androgenic alopecia] although is related to gene and male sex hormone but a skin biopsy, blood tests, or other procedures may be needed to diagnose other disorders that cause hair loss and since you are already under supervision of dermatologist, he must have ruled out other possibilities.
2. If recurrence is an issue, as a routine, consult a Trichologist for your hair loss to rule out any other pathology, who will make sure that you are not affected with any fungal infection of the scalp [eczema/psoriasis or seborrhea dermatitis]
3. If a close family member has the disease, medicines are not much effective. [could be the reason for foligan [minoxidil]
4. Initially we have to start with Immunomodulation [Rasayan Chikitsa] Treatment and later restore to non- surgical hair replacement [if you believe hair loss is psychologically traumatic and some people may have a poorer outcome with Conservative line of treatment-walnut/biotin oil]
PS. VB7-forte contains multivitamin especially Biotin which is helpful in stopping hair loss.
5. Instructions which you can incorporate are:
. Hight protein diet-milk,pulses,beans,sprouts,cereals,egg
. for hair bath-do not use very hot water. Use warm or cold water.
. Comb hair when they are dry. Avoid blow drier and strong heat.
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