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What Is The Treatment For Dandruff And Hair Fall?
Hello doctor, My name is Amu, 27 years old. The problem I have it - I started observing that my each hair strand thickness is reducing day after day and falling out. I observe a lot of baby hair (hair that is extremely thin and fall of easily). Also another problem is - (for example) If I wash my hair today - my tomorrow night I have excess oil (think this is oily dandruff) on my scalp by tomorrow night and hence I prefer to wash my hair daily so that I can avoid oil. I did meet dermatologist and was advised to uamse Follihair new tablets, sebowash 8X shampoo (as long as I use this shampoo s I dont see any dandruff
Wed, 9 Apr 2014
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Dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis is an important cause of hair fall. Once your dandruff is controlled with an antidandruff shampoo you could use it once or twice weekly for maintenance.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo. My choice is 2% ketoconazole shampoo, thrice weekly for 2-4 weeks followed by once or twice weekly for maintenance. It is available OTC. Other shampoos which you are already using e,g sebowash OR 8X shampoo are equally good.
If that seems insufficient then I would suggest that you see a dermatologist. Your dermatologist might prescribe you a topical steroid lotion, to be applied twice daily for 2 weeks.
The topical steroid lotion can be stopped once the dandruff is significantly controlled and thereafter the improvement can be sustained with just an antidandruff lotion.
regards
Dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis is an important cause of hair fall. Once your dandruff is controlled with an antidandruff shampoo you could use it once or twice weekly for maintenance.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo. My choice is 2% ketoconazole shampoo, thrice weekly for 2-4 weeks followed by once or twice weekly for maintenance. It is available OTC. Other shampoos which you are already using e,g sebowash OR 8X shampoo are equally good.
If that seems insufficient then I would suggest that you see a dermatologist. Your dermatologist might prescribe you a topical steroid lotion, to be applied twice daily for 2 weeks.
The topical steroid lotion can be stopped once the dandruff is significantly controlled and thereafter the improvement can be sustained with just an antidandruff lotion.
regards
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