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Suggest Remedies For Severe Hair Fall

I have very dry and rough hair. The problem has increased recently with the problem of hair fall. Having proper diet and also having sound sleep.. The hair problems has affected me a lot. Whoever meets ask me to take care of my hair. all they do not do is to tell me what shall i do to take good care of them :-(
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
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Hi,

I can understand your concern for hair fall.Probably you may be having telogen effluvium..in which you have excessive hair fall in telogen phase of hair cycle. It may be due to some cause. Most common cause is psychological upsets like anxiety,worries, tension or depression. Other causes may be thyroid dysfunction, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, anaemia, other internal diseases,drugs..etc.

And please remember that normal hair fall in adult may be 100 to 150 per day.

You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis and treatment. Blood tests may be done to rule out internal diseases.

I would like to suggest as follow...
-You may take biotin 10 mg tablets daily for long time
-vitamin E cap. 400 mg daily
-Iron and minerals may be taken.
-You may apply mild steroid lotion like beclomethasone lotion on scalp at night.
-Mild herbal shampoo should be used to cleanse the scalp.
-Hair oil containing vitamin E would be helpful.

Have patience for the result. You may get good result after few months treatment.I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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Suggest Remedies For Severe Hair Fall

Hi, I can understand your concern for hair fall.Probably you may be having telogen effluvium..in which you have excessive hair fall in telogen phase of hair cycle. It may be due to some cause. Most common cause is psychological upsets like anxiety,worries, tension or depression. Other causes may be thyroid dysfunction, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, anaemia, other internal diseases,drugs..etc. And please remember that normal hair fall in adult may be 100 to 150 per day. You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis and treatment. Blood tests may be done to rule out internal diseases. I would like to suggest as follow... -You may take biotin 10 mg tablets daily for long time -vitamin E cap. 400 mg daily -Iron and minerals may be taken. -You may apply mild steroid lotion like beclomethasone lotion on scalp at night. -Mild herbal shampoo should be used to cleanse the scalp. -Hair oil containing vitamin E would be helpful. Have patience for the result. You may get good result after few months treatment.I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD