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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall And Dandruff On Scalp

Hello I am having a serious dandruff problem and severe hairfall since a month and a half. I am even having a receding hairline. Earlier i had faced this hairfall problem after suffering from jaundice and typhoid and was prescibed topisal 3% lotion twice weekly. Once my hairfall problem got solved i stopped the medicines but now almost after 4 years i am facing the same problem again. Please tell me should i continue wit topisal lotion again and i was suggested mintop lotion by a family doctor to regain hair but i read about its side effects of initial hairloss and it takes prolonged use to show results so never tried it. Please prescribe me the appropriate medicine to solve dandruff and hairfall issues and how can i regain hair.
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
The common type of Dandruff is caused by a fungus called Malassezia. This fungus is a normal commensal( residing in the body). Some people will mount an allergy against it causing dandruff. This fungus lives in oily skin.
Use a shampoo containing Ketoconazole 2% and ZPTO 1% thrice a week for a month. After that continue using once a week at least for maintaining the improvement. Do not apply oil on your scalp.
You mentioned that you have receding hair line. Is your hair loss mainly from front and top of scalp? If so it could be due to male pattern baldness. Mintop forte solution is the FDA approved treatment for baldness. One thing you should realize is that baldness is in the genes. Whatever treatment you will be on will halt the process. Once treatment is stopped genes will take over. So we need to maintain the treatment on a long term.
Hope this helped.
Take care.

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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall And Dandruff On Scalp

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic, The common type of Dandruff is caused by a fungus called Malassezia. This fungus is a normal commensal( residing in the body). Some people will mount an allergy against it causing dandruff. This fungus lives in oily skin. Use a shampoo containing Ketoconazole 2% and ZPTO 1% thrice a week for a month. After that continue using once a week at least for maintaining the improvement. Do not apply oil on your scalp. You mentioned that you have receding hair line. Is your hair loss mainly from front and top of scalp? If so it could be due to male pattern baldness. Mintop forte solution is the FDA approved treatment for baldness. One thing you should realize is that baldness is in the genes. Whatever treatment you will be on will halt the process. Once treatment is stopped genes will take over. So we need to maintain the treatment on a long term. Hope this helped. Take care.