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How may I help you? soumya: hello Sir ! Dr. Yafta: hello soumya: last october i developed psoriasis of the scalp Dr. Yafta: ok soumya: which led to loss of hair along the hairline,after Dr. Yafta: may I know your age Dr. Yafta: ok soumya: application of topical corticosteroids soumya: my age is 21 Dr. Yafta: hm soumya: the psoriasis condition is completely gone soumya: however my hair is still thinning soumya: and i am decresing in hair density soumya: nobody in my family has any hairloss Dr. Yafta: you would require medicines Dr. Yafta: so that the hair fall comes in control soumya: and i used to have very healthy black and dense hair before psoriasis Dr. Yafta: Hair fall could be due to hereditary or hormones .The other factors responsible for hair loss could be any recent or long standing illness, accident or surgery and certain medications, crash dieting or weight loss, use of harsh chemicals and shampoos, change of water and use of hard water. It can also be aggravated by smoking and stress. One needs to find out the cause of the hair fall and correct it so that hair fall comes in control . soumya: Sir,what could be the reason ? soumya: sir as i said neither my paternal side of family nor from my mothers side Dr. Yafta: the reason could be any from the above mentioned soumya: nobody has had hairloss issues soumya: i think maybe crash dieting Dr. Yafta: not necessary tha t only people having a family history of hair loss would get hairloss Dr. Yafta: and the others would be immune soumya: also last year during summers when i was in japan i couldnot apply hair oil for 3 months Dr. Yafta: ok Dr. Yafta: when was that soumya: that was 1.5 yrs back soumya: when i lost 15 kgs soumya: but hair was great then soumya: i started losing ahir only 6 mnths back in tandem with psoriasis Dr. Yafta: ok Dr. Yafta: quite possible that psoriais triggered off a series of events Dr. Yafta: that lead to your hair fall Dr. Yafta: are you presently on any medicine for it soumya: no sir i used to take combit but now i have stopped it Dr. Yafta: when did you stop soumya: Sir,could it be such that crash dieting caused this hairfall after 1 yr? soumya: i ahve stoppe dit 1 month back soumya: have stopped it* Dr. Yafta: a crash dieting when leads to deficiency of protewins and other important minerals in the body Dr. Yafta: \would lead to hair loss soumya: hmm Dr. Yafta: and this will start not as soon as you start dieting Dr. Yafta: but when your body develops a deficiency causes

soumya: okay ! so should i take multivitamins and eat a protein rich diet ? Dr. Yafta: 1 Include protein rich food in the diet like soya , fish , milk products and chicken . Dr. Yafta: 2 Have Dr. Yafta: 3 have plenty of green veg and fruits so that the hair gets vitamins and minerals . Nuts like almonds, walnuts , dry fruits like apricots and raisins .

Dr. Yafta: 4 Drink at least 8 glasses of water in a day Dr. Yafta: 5- Avoid any kind of chemical treatments on the hair Dr. Yafta: 6 -Use A mild shampoo like Dr Batras shampoo to wash the hair . Dr. Yafta: 7 Allow the hair to dry naturally Dr. Yafta: 8 Cover the hair when travelling in open air and while in sun . Dr. Yafta: 9-excercise to destress yourself Dr. Yafta: 10-have 8 hours of sound sleep. Dr. Yafta: follow this Dr. Yafta: additionaly Dr. Yafta: I would suggest you to personally consult the doctor in our clinic so that the doctor will examine you, conduct a hair analysis and then will guide you about your hair loss condition, treatment and its duration at our clinic and possibility of your hair growth as well Dr. Yafta: soumya: okay sir,sure :) that was really enlightening soumya: sir,can i know the consultation charges at your clinic? Dr. Yafta: The consultation is for 250 rs with free hair analysis test .The Hair Analysis includes a video microscopy test which will help our doctors to determine the type of your hair loss, hair density and your scalp condition Dr. Yafta: If you are interested to visit the clinic I can arrange for a first time consultation appointment with the doctor in the clinic . Dr. Yafta: You may forward your contact details on this chat window so that our patient care executive gets in touch with you to fix an appointment with our doctors according to your convenient time and day soumya: Sir presently i stay at IIt powai ,and i am not sure when i would be free .I have already registered my phone number .it is 9794172707 soumya: do u want any other kind of contact sir ? Dr. Yafta: this is sufficient Dr. Yafta: Our patient care executive would get in touch with you shortly to book soumya: okay sir ! thaank you for your assistance :) an appointment,