ARTICLES & PRESS

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Coverage featuring Dr. Maher Mahmoud in Egyptian media — expert commentary on skin, hair and sun protection. Each piece links to its original publisher.

14 articles

Articles & press

PressHair & scalp

Signs of premature aging in the scalp and pediatric hair care

Discusses scalp aging indicators and notes that scalp and hair issues are also common among children, requiring prompt medical evaluation, a tailored daily hair routine, and regular scalp monitoring.

Quoted in El-Consolto
PressHair & scalp

Five signs of hereditary hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) and its treatment

Explains that Minoxidil is one of the best medical treatments for androgenetic alopecia because it reduces DHT hormone access to follicles and dilates blood vessels, while noting that stopping Minoxidil causes hair loss to resume and hair transplantation is the only permanent cure.

Quoted in El-Consolto
PressHair & scalp

Effective ways to control an oily scalp

Discusses managing oily scalp conditions, avoiding over-washing and heavy silicones, and protecting children from scalp problems through early dermatological consultation and customized daily care.

Quoted in El-Consolto
PressHair & scalp

Scalp eczema: causes, symptoms, and protecting children

Covers scalp eczema symptoms and includes Dr. Maher Mahmoud's guidance on managing pediatric eczema through immediate medical consultation and daily moisturizing routines tailored to severity.

Quoted in El-Consolto
PressHair & scalp

Keratosis pilaris ("goosebumps skin"): causes and laser/topical treatment

Explains that keratosis pilaris ("goosebumps skin") is caused by keratin buildup blocking hair follicles, triggered by genetics, dry skin, or improper hair removal, and outlines treatment using urea/salicylic acid creams, moisturizing, and laser hair removal.

Quoted in El-Consolto
PressHair & scalp

Medical and legal disaster: beauty salons disfiguring women's faces

Investigative report featuring Dr. Maher Mahmoud warning against non-physicians injecting counterfeit fillers and Botox in beauty salons (causing tissue necrosis and blindness) and using carcinogenic formalin-laced hair-straightening proteins.

Interviewed by Rosa El-Youssef Magazine
PressHair & scalp

Report: When should we worry about hair loss?

Explains the 3-month hair growth and shedding cycle (out of 50,000–100,000 scalp hairs), states that shedding up to 120 hairs/day is normal, and warns against tight hair ties, sharp-toothed combs, chemical dyes, and heat tools, advising wooden combs and detangling from ends upward.

Quoted in Al-Ahram Gate
PressHair & scalp

Care routine for sensitive areas to prevent darkening (Video)

Provides a dermatological care routine for sensitive areas—wearing loose cotton underwear, drying thoroughly to prevent fungal infections, avoiding razors in favor of laser hair removal, and moisturizing daily.

Interviewed by El-Consolto