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How Can Hair Fall Caused By Dandruff Be Reduced?
hi,i'm a 17 year old teenager (female).i'm facing excessive hair fall for 4 years.i've tried a lot but couldn't find a valid reason of this hair fall and i can't reduce it.my head is starting to have some bald patches.i've severe form of dandruff which just doesn't go away.i've tried anythings but it didn't work.my hair always falls off from root-it doesn't happen due to breakage.recently i've a very short hair cut but still the amount of hair fall didn't change a bit.is there anyway to know why this is happening and how to stop or reduce it?
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
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I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.
Your main concern is dandruff and hair shedding. Dandruff related increased hair shedding is reversible. Controlling dandruff would effectively control your hair fall problem too.
Seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff presents as scaling and itching of the scalp. Increased hair shedding is also a common complaint associated with seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff
KZ lotion is 2% ketoconazole shampoo, which is a good choice antidandruff shampoo. I would suggest that you use thrice weekly OR even daily, for 2-4 weeks. Since dandruff is bound to recur, therefore rather than using a regular shampoo, people with dandruff should use an antidandruff shampoo (twice weekly for maintenance) to keep dandruff under check.
However if in case this proves insufficient in providing relief from dandruff then I usually ask my patients to use a topical steroid lotion (Mometasone is available as a lotion formulation) at the scalp skin twice daily for 2 weeks and once the dandruff is controlled I usually stop it and ask my patients to continue with just antidandruff shampoo for maintenance(twice weekly).
Regards
I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.
Your main concern is dandruff and hair shedding. Dandruff related increased hair shedding is reversible. Controlling dandruff would effectively control your hair fall problem too.
Seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff presents as scaling and itching of the scalp. Increased hair shedding is also a common complaint associated with seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff
KZ lotion is 2% ketoconazole shampoo, which is a good choice antidandruff shampoo. I would suggest that you use thrice weekly OR even daily, for 2-4 weeks. Since dandruff is bound to recur, therefore rather than using a regular shampoo, people with dandruff should use an antidandruff shampoo (twice weekly for maintenance) to keep dandruff under check.
However if in case this proves insufficient in providing relief from dandruff then I usually ask my patients to use a topical steroid lotion (Mometasone is available as a lotion formulation) at the scalp skin twice daily for 2 weeks and once the dandruff is controlled I usually stop it and ask my patients to continue with just antidandruff shampoo for maintenance(twice weekly).
Regards
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