Patient's question:
Baby born prematurely seven and a half months ago is now four months old and has been exclusively formula-fed. Their hair has always been poor, very little, and it falls out easily. No one in the family has hair like this. I want to ask if it's necessary to see a doctor and whether it will continue like this?Doctor's answer:
The baby's hair is fine, soft, and sparse, which is usually caused by a lack of zinc or iron. However, it cannot be ruled out that genetic factors may also be the cause. This depends on the hair quality of you and your baby's father. It is recommended that you give the baby oral preparations such as gluconate of zinc oral solution. Starting now, you can feed the baby millet porridge and make sure he does not lack meat and develop a picky appetite, which is the key to the treatment. Additionally, you can trim the baby's hair now, with the aim of influencing the hair to promote growth through this method.