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What Causes Hair Fall?

I am a 54 year old female with very thick hair. I noticed my hair shedding more over the past several weeks. A couple of nights ago while washing my hair (I had just colored it) I noticed my hair coming out in what seemed to be handfuls. When my hair dried it was noticeably thiner. It still seems to be shedding much more than usual. My doctor is doing a lot of bloodwork but said he believes it's stress or diet. How long will I shed? Will I loose all of my hair? Will it grow back and how long will it take? Thank you for your response!
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi.
As per your case history of hairfall.
My treatment advice is –

1. Take good nutritious diet full of green leafy vegetables and milk.
2. Use a good herbal shampoo and coconut hair oil for regular use.
3. Take an iron supplement once daily and vitamin b12 supplement once daily for 3 months.
4. Other treatment options are topical minoxidil, oral finasteride and mesotherpy done by a dermatologist.

Thanks.
Dr.Harshit Bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
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What Causes Hair Fall?

Hi. As per your case history of hairfall. My treatment advice is – 1. Take good nutritious diet full of green leafy vegetables and milk. 2. Use a good herbal shampoo and coconut hair oil for regular use. 3. Take an iron supplement once daily and vitamin b12 supplement once daily for 3 months. 4. Other treatment options are topical minoxidil, oral finasteride and mesotherpy done by a dermatologist. Thanks. Dr.Harshit Bhachech. MBBS, DDVL.