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2016-08-04 21:05:12
I need a clinical treatment for hair lice. URGENTLY HELP ME I live in a hostel and everything is out of control
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Hi apply perlice 1% cream all over your scalp n massage gently and leave it for 15 minutes and wash.then take a comb and remove the dead lice. Repeat the same after 1 week if required.all the best. Dermacare clinic.c v raman nagar.Bangalore

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Greetings. See a dermatologist near you. You'll need to apply a permethrin based lotion in a concentration as advised by you

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