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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall And Dandruff
hello,
I'm a 24 year old male.
Height- 1.82m
Weight- 64 kg
vegetarian diet. otherwise healthy.
I suffer from a severe dandruff condition. At times I manage to scrape off big chunks of flakes from my scalp. Sometimes they bleed and pain a lot. In addition I noticed I get a lot of hair fall whenever the condition aggravates.
I used many forms of antifungal shampoos without effect. However clonate lotion seems to work best. Within one overnight use all the dandruff just disappear and the hair fall stops dramatically.
Do I have a chronic psoriatic condition of the scalp? I have heard that it is uncurable but it can be managed well like hypertension.
Will I have to use clonate lifelong to keep my scalp healthy?
thank you.
I'm a 24 year old male.
Height- 1.82m
Weight- 64 kg
vegetarian diet. otherwise healthy.
I suffer from a severe dandruff condition. At times I manage to scrape off big chunks of flakes from my scalp. Sometimes they bleed and pain a lot. In addition I noticed I get a lot of hair fall whenever the condition aggravates.
I used many forms of antifungal shampoos without effect. However clonate lotion seems to work best. Within one overnight use all the dandruff just disappear and the hair fall stops dramatically.
Do I have a chronic psoriatic condition of the scalp? I have heard that it is uncurable but it can be managed well like hypertension.
Will I have to use clonate lifelong to keep my scalp healthy?
thank you.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
It seems you are suffering from Seborrheic dermatitis,which secondarily leads to hairfall and thus its important to treat it first hand. I would recommend you a short course of oral antifungal drugs like ketoconazole/itraconazole and a lotion containing clotrimazole and betamethasone twice a day over scalp for few weeks. Use a medicated shampoo containing ketoconazole and salicyclic acid twice a week. Take antihistaminics as required for itching. Avoid excessive use of hair oil.
As for the hairfall, start oral supplements containing biotin and other essential vitamins and minerals (Follihair new) once a day for atleast 3 months.
Hope this will take care of your query.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
Thank you for posting on HCM.
It seems you are suffering from Seborrheic dermatitis,which secondarily leads to hairfall and thus its important to treat it first hand. I would recommend you a short course of oral antifungal drugs like ketoconazole/itraconazole and a lotion containing clotrimazole and betamethasone twice a day over scalp for few weeks. Use a medicated shampoo containing ketoconazole and salicyclic acid twice a week. Take antihistaminics as required for itching. Avoid excessive use of hair oil.
As for the hairfall, start oral supplements containing biotin and other essential vitamins and minerals (Follihair new) once a day for atleast 3 months.
Hope this will take care of your query.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
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