How long have you been taking the antifungal medication? Do you truly have a fungal infection on your eyebrows? Do you have any other type of skin problem such as eczema, psoriasis, or another inflammatory disease? Have you done any blood work to rule out hypothyroidism, anemia, and other chemical inbalances which can effect your […]
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To answer your question I would be giving you a course in dermatology. To answer your question about the scalp biopsy, I believe he is looking for fungal infections (it would show the actual fungus interacting with the skin), autoimmune diseases (it would show certain primative defensive cells attacking the hair follicles with reactive tissues […]
Fungus infection tends to be superficial, affecting mostly the hair shaft. However, when the infection is deep and untreated for a long period of time, then scars can form and the hair loss can be permanent. The inflammatory process of your scalp caused by fungus can be treated with a steroid once the fungus is […]
It sounds like you have a dermatological condition of your scalp skin. I do not like blindly treating something that I have not examined, but a good dermatologist can make a diagnosis and then recommend the appropriate treatment. If, for example, you have psoriasis, then your solution of using Nizoral will probably not be effective. […]
“I seemed to respond well to rogaine and I’m wondering how long my hair will stay where it is now? I’m very nervous about using fin because of possible sides but am considering adding Nizoral a couple times a week as well. If I responded well to Rogain and continue with regular application do you […]
Take her to a good dermatologist. Spots of hair loss are signs of something wrong like a fungal disease of the scalp or alopecia areata or a variety of other conditions. This is not the place for the amateurs (or even online opinions) and your daughter deserves a good professional opinion from an expert in […]
This could be a variety of things, from allergy to fungus to lice to other diseases. You should meet with a dermatologist who can give you an answer to why your scalp is itchy and why you’re getting scabs on your scalp.
You should ask your doctor what condition he is treating. Was it for an allergy? A fungus? An infection? As I have not examined you, I can not give you an opinion on your problem.
You need to see a good doctor. If you are losing hair in the donor area and the sides (as well as elsewhere on your head), you might have diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA)… or there could be something else entirely (allergy? fungus?). It would be foolish to treat yourself and second guess what is going […]
There’s so many possible causes for bald spots producing female hair loss that I dare not list them. It would be impossible for me to pinpoint the cause via email. Here a list of potential blood tests women might have to find a cause for the hair loss if it is more diffuse, but a […]
I doubt that I can contribute information to solve a problem that 3 physicians who’ve actually examined you have not solved. Maybe it is a psychological or a neurological issue or an atypical migraine issue? Just a shot in the dark though, as I highly doubt I can help with your specific issue without a […]
I’ve never seen a fungal infection following a hair transplant, so I have no experience with this type of situation as a point of reference. I would think that if the infection is gone it should not impact your hair growth, particularly since the infection occurred a month after the transplant. That being said, I […]
Flaking of the skin from seborrheic dermatitis itself does not cause hair loss, but if the scalp is picked and the flakes are pulled off, then hair loss can be a result of that process (meaning the hair will come off with the plaque). If a person picks on it regularly, that person can develop […]
Side effects from medications (except steroids) that produce hair loss are generally rare. Those people who take anti-fungal medications do not have a problem with hair loss as a rule, but you need to discuss this with your prescribing doctor who probably has more experience with these medications than I do. I tell my patients […]
Generally, it does sound like you have a fungal problem (onychomycosis), but please see a dermatologist so that he/she can make that diagnosis and provide a treatment path. This isn’t something I can do over the Internet. Your hair and nail conditions could be completely unrelated, but I’d need an examination to determine that.