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My scalp is scaling and hurts i keep pulling out my hair what will help me?
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Visit a skin doctor: A dermatologist should be able to figure out why a person's scalp is scaling and painful. Possible causes include a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, a poorly healing wound from excessive scratching, psoriasis, etc... The dermatologist may take samples for a culture, to see what germs are there. Sometimes, dermatologists will do a biopsy to see if there is an underlying skin disorder.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Pulling U hair?!: This make u scalp scaling and painful. See a dermatologist to help u with the pain and scaling and see a therapist to help u stop pulling u hair.
Answered 5/7/2016
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