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What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a condition of the skin that can happen in various parts of the body including the scalp. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by raised reddish scaly lesions over the involved region. It can vary from mild disease with few lesions to severe disease involving the entire body. One of the common areas affected is the scalp. Scalp psoriasis can occur alone or with involvement of other areas of the body. The first and most important thing to understand about scalp psoriasis is that it is not contagious – as a matter of fact, […]

Whenever person starts losing his hair, he starts looking for options. Over the years he tries various oils, drugs and supplementsto get hair back with mixed or disappointing results. Ultimately he tries to look for options of surgical hair transplant on the internet where he mainly comes across two options, either follicular-unit extraction FUE or Follicular unit transplant, but you can try other method also that’s been around for a while, robotic hair transplantation. Each method has pros and cons though one method has many more pros than cons. Let’s look at these options more closely to determine which one […]

Hair is important part to make a great impression. This is why we spend, over our lifetime, thousands of hours perfecting how our hair should look. Every patient after doing the research on net or walking in the clinic wants to know if there is any method by which he/she can avoid the hair shaving part and hair transplant can be done without shaving his/ her head. Basic reasons why the patients are reluctant to shave their head: It can be a traumatic experience for patient, especially for women who wear their hair long Trimmed or shaved head would make […]

What is Dutasteride? Dutasteride is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor drug similar to the finasteride. Dutasteride or Avodart is a dual inhibitor of both type I & type II 5-alpha-reductases. It inhibits the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone which is a key mediator of male pattern hair loss. Dutasteride is commercially available as ‘Avodart’ and is manufactured by the Glaxo-Smith-Kline Pharmaceuticals. Originally dutasteride 0.5mg or Avodart 0.5mg is approved for the treatment of the BPH (symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia. Dutasteride is not approved by FDA for hair loss but it is available as ‘off-label’ hair loss treatment for men at a dose […]

Are you one of them who are affected by the city life? Is city lifestyle ruining your hair? We are living in an arena where westernization has taken a toll over our lives. Whether we are going to party, event, outing or any other corporate gathering, we almost use hair styling products every day. We do a lot of straightening, blow drying, hair coloring or bleaching without knowing the after results. Don’t forget the hair products including hair spray, gel or wax, that coats a layer on your tresses leaving them dry, brittle after some time. We think that we […]

Every day in the morning when you stare at yourself in the mirror, it is quite obvious to miss the subtle changes in your appearances such as lessening hair around your temples or a receding hairline. Mostly these small changes may dodge you but be watching a clump of your hair on your pillow or bed will definitely give you a wakeup call and make you sit up to think. Not only in women, hair loss in men can also be disturbing. The vista of going bald can also be a nightmare to men. Before getting into the treatments of […]