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My Wife Facing Heavy Hair Fall
Question: My wife facing heavy hair fall
Brief Answer:
Regarding hair fall
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
What is the duration since she is noticing increased hair fall?
Any recent history of significant weight loss, major illness , surgery, pregnancy or delivery?
Any other medical issues like thyroid, irregular menses, anemia etc
Take care. Hope to assist you further with your query.
Regarding hair fall
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
What is the duration since she is noticing increased hair fall?
Any recent history of significant weight loss, major illness , surgery, pregnancy or delivery?
Any other medical issues like thyroid, irregular menses, anemia etc
Take care. Hope to assist you further with your query.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
From one week,
November we made test of thyroid. Test reports came as negative
November we made test of thyroid. Test reports came as negative
No responce
Brief Answer:
Regarding excessive hair shedding
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Acute severe increase in hair fall is known as Telogen effluvium wherein a precipitating event like illness, pregnancy, delivery, weight loss etc could be underlying. Sometimes nutritional factors like low hemoglobin, serum ferritin levels, low vitamin D levels could also induce excessive hair fall. I suggest her to do baseline tests like CBC, Serum iron studies, serum vit D and vit B12 levels. She may take an oral iron supplement if hr serum ferritin is below 40ng/dl. similarly vitamin D and B 12 supplement may be added if found deficient. She may start using Folica hair tincture on her scalp every alternate night. It should be applied with a dropper directly on to the scalp skin. Not on hair.
Take care
Regarding excessive hair shedding
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Acute severe increase in hair fall is known as Telogen effluvium wherein a precipitating event like illness, pregnancy, delivery, weight loss etc could be underlying. Sometimes nutritional factors like low hemoglobin, serum ferritin levels, low vitamin D levels could also induce excessive hair fall. I suggest her to do baseline tests like CBC, Serum iron studies, serum vit D and vit B12 levels. She may take an oral iron supplement if hr serum ferritin is below 40ng/dl. similarly vitamin D and B 12 supplement may be added if found deficient. She may start using Folica hair tincture on her scalp every alternate night. It should be applied with a dropper directly on to the scalp skin. Not on hair.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
No use
Brief Answer:
Thank you for your query
Detailed Answer:
thank you for writing to us. Take care
Thank you for your query
Detailed Answer:
thank you for writing to us. Take care
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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