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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall & Dandruff
Hi my name is Aditya and from few months i m suffering from hair fall. i have dandruff too. one more thing i want to share that from last 3-4 years i have not use oil in my hair. I want to ask how to control my hair fall i m just 23 year ols and lost almost the frontal hair. Please suggest me medicine or any remedy
Fri, 13 Jun 2014
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
You have 2 main concerns :
-Dandruff
-Hair Fall
Dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis is an important cause of scalp itching and increased hair shedding. Controlling dandruff effectively would control your hair fall problem too. Besides you also seem to have androgenetic alopecia which is genetically predetermined patterned hair loss in males. It is characterized by hair loss from the frontotemporal part of the scalp and is the most common type of hair loss in males.
Since dandruff is bound to recur, therefore rather than using a regular shampoo, people with dandruff should use an antidandruff shampoo to keep dandruff under check.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo. My choice is 2% ketoconazole shampoo(Scalpe lotion), thrice weekly OR even daily, for 2-4 weeks.
Minoxidil and finasteride are FDA approved for androgenetic alopecia related frontal hair loss. These are drugs available on prescription from a doctor and hence I recommend you visit a doctor before trying it.
However, they need to be used regularly, throughout life and are mainly beneficial in arresting further progression of hair loss.
Hope this helps
Regards
You have 2 main concerns :
-Dandruff
-Hair Fall
Dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis is an important cause of scalp itching and increased hair shedding. Controlling dandruff effectively would control your hair fall problem too. Besides you also seem to have androgenetic alopecia which is genetically predetermined patterned hair loss in males. It is characterized by hair loss from the frontotemporal part of the scalp and is the most common type of hair loss in males.
Since dandruff is bound to recur, therefore rather than using a regular shampoo, people with dandruff should use an antidandruff shampoo to keep dandruff under check.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo. My choice is 2% ketoconazole shampoo(Scalpe lotion), thrice weekly OR even daily, for 2-4 weeks.
Minoxidil and finasteride are FDA approved for androgenetic alopecia related frontal hair loss. These are drugs available on prescription from a doctor and hence I recommend you visit a doctor before trying it.
However, they need to be used regularly, throughout life and are mainly beneficial in arresting further progression of hair loss.
Hope this helps
Regards
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