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Asked for Male, 30 years old from Kannauj
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Homeopath•Chennai
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Dear lybrate user avoid shampoos and perfumed hair oils, use shika powder instead, eat more vegetables and whole fruits, drink plenty of water, since hair fall depends on many internal factors it needs an internal medicinal treatment for cure
Homoeopathic constitutional treatment provides permanent cure from such tendency permanently by removing the root cause itself, medicines will be in nano dose and don't have any side effects or life long dependancy
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Dermatologist•Bangalore
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Good evening. There is no consensus on 'best' brand of minoxidil. Either use the solution or foam preparations. Which ever suits you. It should be taken regularly. Follihair- a capsules already contain dht blockers such as green tea extract and soy isoflavones.
Results with hair therapy start in 3 months and increases thereafter till a plateau is reached. You may notice increased shedding of hair when you first start minoxidil (1st month) but this is considered normal and it must not be stop...more
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Asked for female, 26 years old from Kharagpur
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You are suffering from hormonal changes causing Androgenetic alopecia causing hair fall. It's completely stoppable even regrowth of hair is possible with certain medications without any side effects. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. So, it's a must for diagnosing which grade, you are in for an effective treatment. Please send photos of your head, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.
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Asked for male, 21 years old from Kolkata
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not like that... treatment depends on the grade...You are suffering from hormonal changes causing Androgenetic alopecia causing hair fall. It's completely stoppable even regrowth of hair is possible with certain medications without any side effects. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. So, it's a must for diagnosing which grade, you are in for an effective treatment. Please send photos of your head, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.
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not like that... treatment depends on the grade...You are suffering from hormonal changes causing Androgenetic alopecia causing hair fall. It's completely stoppable even regrowth of hair is possible with certain medications without any side effects. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. So, it's a must for diagnosing which grade, you are in for an effective treatment. Please send photos of your head, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.
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Asked for male, 21 years old from Kolkata
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not like that... treatment depends on the grade...You are suffering from hormonal changes causing Androgenetic alopecia causing hair fall. It's completely stoppable even regrowth of hair is possible with certain medications without any side effects. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. So, it's a must for diagnosing which grade, you are in for an effective treatment. Please send photos of your head, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.
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Asked for female, 23 years old from Hyderabad
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Not to worry..Keep your PCOD under control..Use minoxidil 1ml daily twice over the affected areas..make sure it doesn’t drip on sides of the face so that you can avoid having hair growths in the facial area..take hair-supplements too..
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Asked for male, 28 years old from Siliguri
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Dermatologist•Delhi
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In order to give your hair loss treatment the best chance of working as effectively as possible it needs time to be properly absorbed into the scalp.
Dermatologist usually suggest leaving as long as possible between applying minoxidil and using any scalp care oils, this means allowing an hour between applying your minoxidil and then using any scalp or hair oil products. Ideally, if you can wait longer then so much the better.
You may use any mild shampoo which you find suitable as per yo...more
Asked for Male, 1 years old from Belgaum
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Homeopath•Chennai
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Dear Lybrate user avoid shampoos and perfumed hair oils ,use shika powder for hair wash and pure oils for massaging ,eat protein rich food, more vegetables and whole fruits, drink plenty of water ,since hair fall depends on many internal factors it needs a internal medicinal treatment for cure.
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