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Suggest Treatment For Premature Greying Of Hair With Hair Fall
Question: I am getting grey/white hairs from 2005 and now it started in beard also and stated hair fall too now, is the any way to avoid this. suggest food, hair oil and good shampoo also.
Brief Answer:
Advice regarding premature graying and hair fall
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
"Premature graying" is defined as significant or noticeable gray hair onset, before age 30 in Asians.
Premature graying of hair occurs more commonly without any underlying pathology and is said to be mostly inherited.
A role is postulated for environmental factors such as ultraviolet light, smoking, deficiency of trace elements and nutritional deficiencies in the causation of premature graying.
Currently treatment options are few, namely Para aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and Calcium pantothenate (CP) though they are well known to arrest and even reverse premature graying. One such combination goes by the name of OLAHAIR tablet, marketed by Cadila pharmaceuticals contains both of these ingredients in adequate concentration. Recommendation is to take twice daily for 6 months.
Another alternative is VIGHAN-CP tablet, which is to be taken once daily for 6 months.
Topical 1% Melitane (Altris gel) is a new molecule that has become available for premature gray hair. It needs to be applied once daily (2ml) at night, at hair roots. Recently it has also become available as 5% melitane solution (Altris solution) to be applied once daily at night.
Regarding hair fall, I would suggest that you use a hair strengthening shampoo e.g ANAPHASE Shampoo by Ducray laboratories.
You may also take a tablet of biotin e.g tablet Revilus once daily for 4-6 months.
These are prescription medications and should be used under supervision and guidance of a dermatologist. Therefore I suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.
Regards
Advice regarding premature graying and hair fall
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
"Premature graying" is defined as significant or noticeable gray hair onset, before age 30 in Asians.
Premature graying of hair occurs more commonly without any underlying pathology and is said to be mostly inherited.
A role is postulated for environmental factors such as ultraviolet light, smoking, deficiency of trace elements and nutritional deficiencies in the causation of premature graying.
Currently treatment options are few, namely Para aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and Calcium pantothenate (CP) though they are well known to arrest and even reverse premature graying. One such combination goes by the name of OLAHAIR tablet, marketed by Cadila pharmaceuticals contains both of these ingredients in adequate concentration. Recommendation is to take twice daily for 6 months.
Another alternative is VIGHAN-CP tablet, which is to be taken once daily for 6 months.
Topical 1% Melitane (Altris gel) is a new molecule that has become available for premature gray hair. It needs to be applied once daily (2ml) at night, at hair roots. Recently it has also become available as 5% melitane solution (Altris solution) to be applied once daily at night.
Regarding hair fall, I would suggest that you use a hair strengthening shampoo e.g ANAPHASE Shampoo by Ducray laboratories.
You may also take a tablet of biotin e.g tablet Revilus once daily for 4-6 months.
These are prescription medications and should be used under supervision and guidance of a dermatologist. Therefore I suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.
Regards
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