Brief Answer:
Hair fall treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic.

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.

I would keep a possibility of Chronic Telogen Effluvium OR Androgenetic Alopecia, as the cause of your hair fall and decreased hair density.

Scalp hair grows for 2-3 years (Anagen phase) after which it enters the catagen phase (transition phase) which is followed by resting phase (Telogen phase).

Hair can prematurely enter from growth phase(Anagen) to resting phase(telogen) therefore resulting in shorter length and increased shedding. After a major stressing event like medical/surgical illness OR post-partum OR weight loss (in your case), scalp hair is prematurely pushed into resting phase (Telogen) from the growth phase (Anaphase). This phase usually starts in the third or fourth month after a major stressor and ends by six months if the stressor is removed.

There are certain well known causes of Telogen effluvium:
--Deficient Iron Stores
--Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
--Post partum(after delivery)
--Post Surgical or following a Medical illness (typhoid, malaria, dengue etc)
--Weight loss/ Dieting etc

Is there any history of weight loss?Any recent Illness like Typhoid/Jaundice/Dengue/Malaria etc?Any recent history of Surgery?Post-partum state?

I would advice that you get a few lab test done e.g Complete Hemogram, Serum Ferritin levels, Thyroid function tests.

Androgenetic alopecia, on the other hand, can be difficult to distinguish from Telogen Effluvium in females, specially early in the course. Later on, Androgenetic alopecia presents as widened part-width and decreased hair density from the vertex and crown of the scalp.

In my practice I usually ask my patients of Chronic Telogen Effluvium to take an oral Iron Supplement along with a Biotin supplement for 4-6 months together.

Follihair tablets are basically hair supplements and contain multiple ingredients like Biotin, Iron, Calcium pantothenate etc. They are helpful in controlling hair fall and help to restore good hair health.

However they need to be taken for at least 4-6 months at a stretch. The action is slow, therefore don't expect immediate results. It is advisable to take them for a good 1-2 months to judge whether they are going to be effective Or not. In your case, of course they have'nt been effective, therefore you can do without Follihair.

Rather than intake of multivitamins, I would suggest that you take an oral Iron supplement once daily for 4-6 months.

A good healthy diet, a gentle cleansing shampoo(Triclenz shampoo, marketed by curatio in India) and a good conditioner (Triflow conditioner, marketed by curatio in India) can be used for dry frizzy hair.

2% minoxidil solution is a non-specific hair growth promoter can be applied at the scalp skin in this type of hair loss, twice daily with a dropper (1ml twice daily). Minoxidil is a hair growth promoter and helps in rapid transition of hair follicle from resting phase to growth phase (Anagen).

Hair fall is slow to respond and treatment may have to be continued for months to see noticeable improvements, say 4-6 months.

regards

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Brief Answer:
Hair fall treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Feronia-XT tablet (Iron supplement) once daily, 1 hour after lunch.

Revilus is a Biotin supplement (marketed by Dr. Reddy's in India). You can tale it 1 hour after breakfast

regards

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