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Suggest Remedies For Bald Patches On My Scalp

hi, my name is alizeh and im 21 years old! im married with one kid.. during my pregnancy i suffered from alopecia... it started from a patch and then resulted in complete baldness, this was a year and a half back now my hair is grown back but a few days back i saw a small patch with little hair growing on it at the back of my head. there is one more patch same as this one onthe side of my head! during pregnancy i didn't take any medications, i would also like to knw if smoking can affect alopecia in any way, im nota chain smoker..i smoke about 5 or maybe 6 ciggs a day! can u plz help me! thank you.
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your case history of alopecia aerata, my treatment advice is -
1. Take good nutritious diet full of green leafy vegetables and milk.
2. Apply a tacrolimus 0.03 %ointment twice daily on affected part.
3. Take a supradyn tablet and folimax-12 tablet once daily for 3 months.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Suggest Remedies For Bald Patches On My Scalp

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your case history of alopecia aerata, my treatment advice is - 1. Take good nutritious diet full of green leafy vegetables and milk. 2. Apply a tacrolimus 0.03 %ointment twice daily on affected part. 3. Take a supradyn tablet and folimax-12 tablet once daily for 3 months. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.