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Severe Hair Fall. Using Mintop 2%, Some Relief. Thyroid Test Negative. Treatment?
hello sir , this is XXXXX actually i have bad hair fall,i have been using mintop2% from an year,,after that,,,,my hairfall stopped and now all of sudden hair fall started again with the same speed....my doctor has suggested me keralgo tablets then xtraglo tablets...i had my throid check its negative,,,,plz suggest some medicine,,oil shampoo,lotion or something to stop my hair fall and that may boost hair growth thnxxx with regards
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Tue, 24 Jul 2012
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
Firstly it should be assessed what type of hair fall you are having.
Hair fall could be hereditary and hormonal( female pattern baldness), due to stress, illness, thyroid ds, iron deficiency, nutritional disorder, any medication(telogen effluvium) or due to and local cause like severe dandruff, boils over scalp, fungal infection etc.
Telogen effluvium is completely reversible and is a diffuse kind of hair fall. It can recur again during a period of illness, surgery, stress, pregnancy etc.
Androgenetic alopecia or female pattern baldness responds to minoxidil well, however once minoxidil is stopped the hair may revert to its normal stage.
So I would advise that you discuss with your doctor in detail about your diagnosis and further preventive management.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
Firstly it should be assessed what type of hair fall you are having.
Hair fall could be hereditary and hormonal( female pattern baldness), due to stress, illness, thyroid ds, iron deficiency, nutritional disorder, any medication(telogen effluvium) or due to and local cause like severe dandruff, boils over scalp, fungal infection etc.
Telogen effluvium is completely reversible and is a diffuse kind of hair fall. It can recur again during a period of illness, surgery, stress, pregnancy etc.
Androgenetic alopecia or female pattern baldness responds to minoxidil well, however once minoxidil is stopped the hair may revert to its normal stage.
So I would advise that you discuss with your doctor in detail about your diagnosis and further preventive management.
Take care
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