Hair Loss Treatment
If hair loss is caused by another illness, treatment of the illness is the best treatment for hair loss. If hair loss is the only problem, then there are many ways to treat it depending on how severe the loss is. The most important consideration to make when deciding the type of treatment is how much your hair loss bothers you. Treatment options include grooming techniques, wigs and hairpieces, medications, and surgery. Styling hair to cover the areas with the most hair loss is effective for mild cases. Washing and styling the hair will not cause further hair loss. For more severe hair loss, wigs and hairpieces can provide good results if you are willing to try them. Either of these options can be used in combination with medications or surgery if the results of styling or the hairpiece alone are not satisfying.
Medical Treatment
- Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar): A pill taken once daily that blocks the effects of testosterone on hair growth. Testosterone is a hormone found in higher concentrations in men. Finasteride is not currently used for the treatment of hair loss in women.
- Minoxidil (Rogaine, Loniten): A medication you rub directly onto your scalp. This medication enlarges hairs and makes them grow for a longer period.
- It works for both men and women.
- It works best for balding at the top and back of the head and less well for the front area of the scalp.
- Stopping this medication can result in loss of the hair that developed during its use.
Surgery
Hair transplant: A doctor takes plugs of hair from areas on your scalp where hair is thick and puts them on areas where your hair is thin. These hair plugs can have a bothersome checkerboard appearance. Follicular transplants, which move individual hairs from one place to another, are replacing hair plug transplants.
Scalp rotation: A doctor moves a piece of your scalp that has good hair growth to an area of poor growth. The procedure is effective in children, but adults do not respond well to this type of treatment.
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