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Suggest Treatment For Itching Sensation And Dryness On Scalp

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Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2015
Question: Hi Docter Good Afternoon.
I have been facing itching and dry XXXXXXX on my scalp long time from and from past one month there is hair fall.
today visited homeo docter and he suggested scalptone tablets . Please give your valuable suggestion
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Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
The underlying cause should be investigated.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
Good evening, how are you?
I appreciate your concern for the itching and the dryness on your scalp.

As claimed by the homeopathic practitioners, Scalptone is a natural product and is beneficial in providing nutritional help to the hair pores to increase their development and avoid baldness. It also allows removing dry skin of the head and also allows decreasing dry skin.

However there is no large multicentric clinical trials to support this effect and hence FDA has not approved its use in the treatment of dry scalp with itching because its safety and efficacy has not been established to treat such conditions.

I would advise you to kindly consult a qualified dermatologist (allopathic physician) for proper clinical examination and a workup to rule out possible underlying causes such as anemia, hypothyroidism, nutritional deficiencies, or fungal infections of the scalp.

For fungal infections (which are the most common cause of dandruff) anti fungal shampoos containing Ketoconazole is very effective, however other causes should be ruled out first.

Hope the explanation and the suggestion given above could be beneficial to you in getting the cause detected and hence the successful treatment.

Best of your health.
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Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali

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Suggest Treatment For Itching Sensation And Dryness On Scalp

Brief Answer: The underlying cause should be investigated. Detailed Answer: Dear XXXX, Hi Good evening, how are you? I appreciate your concern for the itching and the dryness on your scalp. As claimed by the homeopathic practitioners, Scalptone is a natural product and is beneficial in providing nutritional help to the hair pores to increase their development and avoid baldness. It also allows removing dry skin of the head and also allows decreasing dry skin. However there is no large multicentric clinical trials to support this effect and hence FDA has not approved its use in the treatment of dry scalp with itching because its safety and efficacy has not been established to treat such conditions. I would advise you to kindly consult a qualified dermatologist (allopathic physician) for proper clinical examination and a workup to rule out possible underlying causes such as anemia, hypothyroidism, nutritional deficiencies, or fungal infections of the scalp. For fungal infections (which are the most common cause of dandruff) anti fungal shampoos containing Ketoconazole is very effective, however other causes should be ruled out first. Hope the explanation and the suggestion given above could be beneficial to you in getting the cause detected and hence the successful treatment. Best of your health.