Head Lice Treatment Quick, same-day lice diagnosis and treatment

While there are several options to be treated, an Urgent Care may provide peace-of-mind that you will receive immediate care for lice. Urgent cares like CareFirst Urgent Care provide walk-in lice treatment so you can get back to normal activities as early as the next day.

At home Over-The-Counter (OTC) treatments can be time-consuming, require multiple treatments and don’t give you the peace-of-mind you need. While professional lice removal clinics are also an option, they can be costly and are likely to cause embarrassment. In addition, they often require every member of a household to receive treatment in order to guarantee treatment outcomes—and those costs add up.

In most cases, when being treated for head lice at an urgent care clinic, you will be provided with an effective prescription shampoo that works quickly and you can get back to normal activities such as school and work the next day.

If OTC lice treatments like Nix® do not work, you should consider stronger treatment options, like Malathion or Ivermectin lotions that can be prescribed at an urgent care. This treatment option works by paralyzing and killing lice. These medications work similar to a shampoo that can be applied in a thin layer to the hair and scalp. The lotion is left on for approximately 10 minutes, followed by a thorough rinse with water. Treatment is typically repeated approximately 7-10 days later to ensure that lice, nymphs and eggs are completely eradicated.

If head lice keeps coming back, you are likely not eradicating all of the eggs or you are being re-infected with lice. To ensure complete and lasting results, visit an urgent care, such as CareFirst Urgent care where you will be provided with a powerful, medical-grade prescription treatment that fully eliminates lice and eggs.

You should also take preventative measures to ensure that head lice does not come back such as:

• Avoid head-to-head contact with others
• Avoiding sharing hats, brushes and hair accessories
• Wash recently worn clothing, bedding and towels in hot water.
• Vaccuum furniture, carpets and car seats
• Check your own hair and family member’s hair regularly—especially after school or when there is an outbreak.