My Dermatologist Told Me I’ll Go Bald If I Don’t Treat My Seborrheic Dermatitis
Dr Rassman
I am suffering from recurring Seborrheic dermatitis since 2 years, now my age is 26. I never had any hair problem before. I feel fine while on medicines but as soon as I stop taking medicines itching in scalp resumes and skin starts flaking and scaling again. I have spent lots of money and time with discomfort due to itchy scalp. Is there any permanent solution for it ?
Also I am losing lots of hairs due to it and my dermatologist has told me that I may get bald if I don’t treat it whenever required. Is it correct ?
You will not go bald from seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff), but if it is severe enough you could have hair loss if you pick at the flakes. The hair loss you see could be genetic hair loss, and your doctor should be able to tell you that. Perhaps if you are not happy with your current doctor you can get a second medical opinion.
As for treatment, I assume you’ve tried various dandruff shampoos, which would be the simplest method of treating your scalp. I don’t know what medications you’ve been prescribed, so I don’t know what help I could offer.
From my experience, my dermatitis was caused by taking long hot showers. Since I’ve switched to only washing in cold water(yes cold) and standard shampoo, my dermatitis completely stopped. This also worked wonders for my acne.
Get some organic coconut oil, massage into scalp and leave it in overnight then rinse out the next day. Works for me.
I have the same problem- if the condition gets under control and clears would I able to regrow lost hair that the scaling caused?