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My 19 year old son has been experiencing hair thinning with burning, itching scalp. He s always had thick, curly hair. We had his blood work done and there are no issues with iron or thyroid. The thinning started at his crown and now is all over his head. He is devastated.
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
General & Family Physician, Dr. Nishad BN's Response
Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query. Your son's problem can be most likely male pattern hair loss or androgenetic alopecia. More hair loss will be on frontal and crown part. Minoxidil lotion is the treatment of choice for this. At least it should be used for 4 months to get benefit. Also it should be continued. Over the counter preparations like capixyl also is helpful for this type of hair loss. Taking supplements with biotin and essential vitamins along with these will be helpful in hair growth also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.
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Suggest Remedy For Hair Loss And Itchy Scalp
Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query. Your son s problem can be most likely male pattern hair loss or androgenetic alopecia. More hair loss will be on frontal and crown part. Minoxidil lotion is the treatment of choice for this. At least it should be used for 4 months to get benefit. Also it should be continued. Over the counter preparations like capixyl also is helpful for this type of hair loss. Taking supplements with biotin and essential vitamins along with these will be helpful in hair growth also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.