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Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014
Question: Hi I have lot of gray (white) hair in my hands. it is embarassing to wear short-sleeves shirt. i am only 59. Also white hair on eyebrows. I have tried some ayurvedic medicine. but no luck so far.
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Answered by Dr. Kalpana Pathak (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: its a part of ageing process. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing to us. Graying of hair or canities is an ongoing ageing process. Usually after thirty years of age, our hair gradually start to lose pigment cells. Now this process could be accelerated in few due to herediatary factors, stress, smoking, nutrition etc. As your head has completely turned white with few gray white hair in forearm and eye brows, it just means that this ongoing process is slightly accelerated in your case. This could have also occured if your hair had started turning gray earlier ie in your twenties. To treat the same, nothing can be done. Please stop worrying about these. It's just a part and parcel of turning wiser with age! Hope this answered your query. Take care
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Suggest Treatment For White Hair On Hands

Brief Answer: its a part of ageing process. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing to us. Graying of hair or canities is an ongoing ageing process. Usually after thirty years of age, our hair gradually start to lose pigment cells. Now this process could be accelerated in few due to herediatary factors, stress, smoking, nutrition etc. As your head has completely turned white with few gray white hair in forearm and eye brows, it just means that this ongoing process is slightly accelerated in your case. This could have also occured if your hair had started turning gray earlier ie in your twenties. To treat the same, nothing can be done. Please stop worrying about these. It's just a part and parcel of turning wiser with age! Hope this answered your query. Take care