My friend is going through a lot of stress due to her hair loss problem. She now has bald spots on her head and her scalp hurts because of the pimples. She went to India and saw a dermatologist there but was told that it was some fungal infection and the doctor just prescribed some shampoo and told her to wash her hair less often. That advice did not work and the shampoo has been making her hair fall out even more. She had gone to a doctor here at Canada also, but that doctor had told her that it was normal for her to loose this much hair and that the pimples on scalp just meant that she was not washing her hair enough. He had told her to wash her hair more often, and that advice did not help either. I have been pushing her to go see her doctor here again but she is reluctant to go and at the same time very depressed. If you guys have any tips on how to solve her problem we would both really appreciate it.

First of all see the Doctor again!


Follow these

1. Wash hairs daily with anti dandruff like Selsun Blue
   
2. Use a fine comb while washing the hair ...
   
3. Use Clarifying shampoe to remove any oily resedue!
   
4. Use 'Till ka Tail (oil)' ... this is used against dandruff...
   
5. Stop eating Red chilli and spicies...

Above 5 tips should solve the matter!

If it is hairloss due to stress it could be alopecia areata for which your friend will have to see a dermatologist and get cortizone injections to the scalp. The sooner the friends does this the better. !!!!

If she doesnt do this it will get to a point where reversal would be very difficult if not impossible. Since you firend is a girl...its more important that she take care of this asap.


Guys can be bald and be okay with it eventually. Girls cant!

hey spoko.. did ur frid see a good derm???
it might be a severe case of foliculitous. its acne-ish pimples on ur scalp dt can cause hair los n bald spots wen it gets very severe.. a good dem wil prescribe ur frind a topical anibio cream and some anit baterial shampoo and anti biotic meds for a long course to complete.. that shud work well.. i had a smal case of it and paniced too. u just need to see a good derm.
ask ur frind to do so. pls. hope this helps her a bit u feel her on getin depressed bout loosin her hair

hey Spoko i got same problem..then i went to doc..and doc told me about T-GEL shampoo...and he said use it every 2nd day...not everyday..and its really work believe me...now my scalp is clean ...

trust me u will see the difference in first week after using T-GEL shampoo

Thank you ladies for all your help.

ATA, she eats really spicy food so I gave her your advice to cut down on it.

Munza and fayax, I have been forcing her to make an appointment, and I am sure she will do so right after her exams.

mistypurplespark, i dont know what kind of derm she saw but she was told to use some antibiotic shampoo also. she has been using it for over two months now without seeing any results. In fact her scalp acne/hair loss is getting worse. Her doctor here didn't think she needed to see a derm, but I am hoping she will take matters into her own hands and make an appointment with a derm here herself.

Kinzz, I'll tell her about the T-GEL shampoo and ask her to speak to her doc about it and see what he says.

how old is your friend? I know someone had this problem of pimples on the scalp when she hit puberty. It was the hot weather too that made it worst. That was for 6 months though. She was prescribed some internal medication to get rid of the problem... and was fine soon after.

It has nothing to do with how many times you wash your hair - the most important thing is to keep your scalp/hair clean AT ALL times.

Originally Posted by NJMasti

how old is your friend? I know someone had this problem of pimples on the scalp when she hit puberty. It was the hot weather too that made it worst. That was for 6 months though. She was prescribed some internal medication to get rid of the problem... and was fine soon after.

It has nothing to do with how many times you wash your hair - the most important thing is to keep your scalp/hair clean AT ALL times.

She is 21, will be 22 in a few months InshAllah.

I think she is going through late puberty. She had a problem with her face acne last year and was prescribed some anti biotic to get rid of that. Maybe now the problem has shifted to her scalp ...

spoko: that's kindda very late "puberty"

I agree with this post below:

Originally Posted by fayax

If it is hairloss due to stress it could be alopecia areata for which your friend will have to see a dermatologist and get cortizone injections to the scalp. The sooner the friends does this the better. !!!!

AA as mentioned above is also due to hormonal changes. Your friend should goto a dermatologist for this issue. They take care of the AA too.

please tell your friend to start taking Hair and Nail vitamins from PHYTO. She can purchase them from sephora. Phytophanere Dietary Supplement - Hair & Nails $50.