What department should I go to for kidney deficiency hair loss?

Written by Qiu Xin Hui
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Updated on April 03, 2025
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Kidney deficiency type hair loss, its manifestation is hair loss, and its cause is kidney deficiency. Kidney deficiency is a concept from traditional Chinese medicine. If treatment is required, you should go to the hospital and consult a doctor from the traditional Chinese medicine department. If the department of Chinese medicine is subdivided in detail, we recommend consulting a doctor from the department of internal Chinese medicine. Diagnosis is conducted through four methods: inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry, and pulse-taking. Based on your constitution and symptoms, an appropriate selection of Chinese herbs will be made for treatment and improvement. For kidney deficiency type hair loss, in daily life, you can also pay attention to your diet, eat more kidney-nourishing foods, which can help enhance the treatment effect. (The use of medicines should be under the guidance of a professional physician.)

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