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Suggest Treatment For Severe Hair Fall

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Posted on Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Question: I m female 21 yrs old married with 2 kids..I have lot of hairfall using pateen shampoo.Pls suggest
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Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Cause should be ruled out first.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking Health care magic forum.

I have gone through your query. Hairfall can be due various reasons.It can be secondary due to problems like anemia and hypothyroidism.Such conditions should be ruled out by doing Blood tests for hemoglobin level and thyroid profile.In such cases treating the main cause can be beneficial.
According to the pattern of hair fall we can identify what it is.If you have hairfall in frontal portion then it is male pattern hair loss or androgenetic alopecia.In such case i treat with minoxidil lotion for long term which gives good effects.But if you have hairfall with dandruff it is most likely fungal cause which can be managed by antifungal lotions like ketoconazole.You need to apply it 2 hours before bath on alternative days to get the effect.In another case hairfall comes with silvery scaling scalp which is due to scalp psoriasis.In such case coal tar shampoos, salicylate lotions and steroid ointments are prescribed.
You should also take a healthy food for hair.Vitamins like Biotin helps in hair growth also.You should include different types of fruits pulses milk products eggs etc in your diet.
Hope this may help you.Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (46 hours later)
My hair falls too much daily when ever i comb i apply panteen shampoo pls suggest any shampoo
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Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Coal tar shampoo and ketoconazole can be used.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for your follow up query.

If you have dandruff along with hair fall you can use weekly twice with ketoconazole lotion which you can find as over the counter like Nizral.
Coal tar shampoos are available for such condition.It is available in brand names Denorex, pentrax, zetar etc in market.
Hope this may help you.Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Hair Fall

Brief Answer: Cause should be ruled out first. Detailed Answer: Hi Thank you for asking Health care magic forum. I have gone through your query. Hairfall can be due various reasons.It can be secondary due to problems like anemia and hypothyroidism.Such conditions should be ruled out by doing Blood tests for hemoglobin level and thyroid profile.In such cases treating the main cause can be beneficial. According to the pattern of hair fall we can identify what it is.If you have hairfall in frontal portion then it is male pattern hair loss or androgenetic alopecia.In such case i treat with minoxidil lotion for long term which gives good effects.But if you have hairfall with dandruff it is most likely fungal cause which can be managed by antifungal lotions like ketoconazole.You need to apply it 2 hours before bath on alternative days to get the effect.In another case hairfall comes with silvery scaling scalp which is due to scalp psoriasis.In such case coal tar shampoos, salicylate lotions and steroid ointments are prescribed. You should also take a healthy food for hair.Vitamins like Biotin helps in hair growth also.You should include different types of fruits pulses milk products eggs etc in your diet. Hope this may help you.Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks