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Suggest Treatment For Thinning Of Hair On Scalp

Hye... I am a 19 year old girl....
My problem is very thin hair its almost balding in the top...
this is happening since the last 2 years... i shifted to hyderabad 2 yrs back...
before this i had a small patch on my left side on top with very less hair... since i was 12 yrs. That was after i had jaundice.. now that patch has really grown...

posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014

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Dermatologist, Dr. Vijay Gandhi's Response

you are probably suffering from telogen effluvium . However you have to detail whether you have any menstrual abnormality as such diffuse thinning at you age may be due to underlying hormomal imbalance including thyroid deficiency and polycystic ovarian disease.you may visist a dermatologist to get a Trichoscan which can easily differentiate between the two. In the meantime you may start minoxidil lotion 2 % locally twice daily

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