Lice Specialists Scarsdale NY

Find Lice Specialists in Scarsdale, NY. Whether you’re seeking treatment or looking to schedule a preventative screening, we can connect you with the best dermatologists near you in Scarsdale, NY.

Local Businesses

Pamela Jakubowicz, M.D.

866-633-8255
Montefiore Medical Center,495 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Jennifer S Kitchin

(914) 725-1800
2 Overhill Rd – 330
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Brodin, Michael

914-722-2109
1075 Central Park Ave Ste 304
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Eugene John Sidoti

(914) 472-7200
688 Post Rd # 220
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Robert Lawrence Soley

914-997-9600
30 Griffen Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Jennifer Goldwasser, M.D.

914-723-7800
495 Central Park Ave.,Suite 303
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Marian Russo

914-725-3700
700 White Plains Rd Ste 30
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Nancy Howanitz

(914) 725-5150
700 White Plains Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Michael B Brodin

914-722-1800
1075 Central Park Ave Ste 304
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Family Dermatology Of Westchester

(914) 965-2121
1075 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Hindola Konrad

(914)725-6403
110 Brook Street
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Jody Weinflash Konstadt

914-725-1800
2 Overhill Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Sidoti Eugene

(914)472-7200
688 Post Road Suite 220
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Elena Luisamilen Pollack

914-722-1800
1075 Central Park Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Mark Robert Kahn

914-725-7555
495 Central Park Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Goldwasser, Jennifer

914-723-7800
495 Central Park Ave Ste 303
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Harold Scott Rosen

914-337-7400
209 Harwood Bldg
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Newman Fredric

(914) 723-0404
2 Overhill Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Eugene John Sidoti

(914) 472-7200
688 Post Rd Ste 220 – Suite 220
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Jody Konstadt

(914) 725-3700
700 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583


Lice Specialists FAQ in Scarsdale, NY

Can hairdressers help with lice?

Professional technicians are mobile and skilled at removing even the tiniest of eggs, eliminating a case of head lice in just one appointment. This ensures you can walk into your appointment with full confidence. In fact, unless you tell them, your cosmetologist will not even know you ever had a case of head lice.

How do you stop nits from hatching?

The only way to prevent them from hatching would be to remove them with a good metal nit comb, or your fingernails. Nits are laid by the mother and attached with a glue she formulates, to sit on the hair shaft in the perfect spot to incubate and hatch.

Are lice good for anything?

Parasites such as lice have a role in the conditioning of a ‘natural’ immune system and reducing the likelihood of immune dysfunctions, a study of mice from a Nottinghamshire forest indicates.

Should I go to work if I have lice?

If you have live lice in your hair, then that’s easy to transmit to others. If you don’t and you just have the nits or the eggs, it’s okay to be around others. So it’s not going to pass on. You can go back to school, you can go back to work.

Is head lice caused by poor hygiene?

Head lice most often affect children. The insects usually spread through direct transfer from the hair of one person to the hair of another. Having head lice isn’t a sign of poor personal hygiene or an unclean living environment. Head lice don’t carry bacterial or viral diseases.

What happens if lice doesn’t go away?

You may be wondering: why won’t my lice go away? Head lice keep recurring when eggs are missed and left in the hair. Those missed eggs then hatch and you find head lice again. Removing all the eggs is key to stopping head lie recurring.

Can you leave Nix on longer than 10 minutes?

For example, some recommend leaving Nix® on for 4 to 8 HOURS … instead of 10 minutes. Sometimes even overnight under a shower cap. Or they prescribe Elimite® cream for head lice … and leave it on overnight too.

What can I spray on furniture for lice?

Description. Nix out lice. From the #1 pediatrician-recommended lice removal brand*, Nix Lice & Bed Bug Killing Spray for Home will kill lice and bed bugs and is effective for up to 4 weeks. It’s easy to use – simply spray on affected areas such as bedding and furniture.

Can lice survive a hair dryer?

There are recent studies that show that treatment of lice with heat can be quite effective in killing head lice. Products such as Lousebuster are very effective but even a home hairdryer can successfully treat lice.

What happens if lice infestation goes untreated?

If you’re infested with body lice for a long time, you may experience skin changes such as thickening and discoloration — particularly around your waist, groin or upper thighs. Spread of disease. Body lice can carry and spread some bacterial diseases, such as typhus, relapsing fever or trench fever.

What does hydrogen peroxide do to lice?

The recommended treatment is a concentration of 1500 ppm hydrogen peroxide for 20 min, and this has been reported to remove from 85 to 100% of the mobile stages of sea lice (Thomassen, 1993) (defined as preadult and adults (Schram, 1993)).