Are you suffering from hair loss? Most of us will lose 50 to 100 hairs a day, which is perfectly normal. Once you climb above 150, it is considered abnormal. Short term thinning is something you can recover from. Hair loss can occur suddenly, but it can also move along quite slowly, and the hair becomes progressively thinner. If this continues for a long period, areas of baldness can occur. Male hair loss treatment options have expanded, as many men do not want to lose their here. Here we discuss why it happens, and how you can save yourself from balding.
Baldness occurs mainly in men, but women also experience it in certain periods of life such as during menopause or in a pregnancy. The most common form of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia, also called female or male pattern baldness. Because multiple genes are involved, such as the genes of grandparents on both sides, the hair of the parents is not necessarily a deciding factor regarding your likelihood of problems.
For men, the hair loss often begins around the temples and the crown. It can proceed to spread around to the top of head. Although women can also experience temporal baldness, often times they experience a gradual thinning. These forms of baldness are often permanent.
There are treatment options available to strengthen the hair, and a few medications that can help to re-grow the lost hair. To start the process of re-growth, the underlying cause is addressed, which is commonly a growth of DHT, which destroys the hair follicle. Once the follicle is destroyed and the hair naturally falls out, it is not replaced.
Products containing the drugs Finasteride and Minoxidil help, by ingesting or placing the foam or lotion directly on the balding area. This is then repeated for life. Although they do not work for everyone, they are still the best products on the market now to promote new hair growth.
If the budget allows, a hair transplant relocates functioning hair follicles to the area where the balding is occurring. The transplanted hair follicles continue to produce hair long term. Because hair follicles from the other area of the scalp are used in the transplant, the ones new avoid the destructive effects of DHT, because the hormone cannot ruin those follicles.
Whatever your choice, you must treat the problem because it is unlikely to go away on it's own. Balding will often be the end result. But, with proper treatment, you can prevent that from occurring, and keep as much of your natural hair as possible.
Baldness occurs mainly in men, but women also experience it in certain periods of life such as during menopause or in a pregnancy. The most common form of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia, also called female or male pattern baldness. Because multiple genes are involved, such as the genes of grandparents on both sides, the hair of the parents is not necessarily a deciding factor regarding your likelihood of problems.
For men, the hair loss often begins around the temples and the crown. It can proceed to spread around to the top of head. Although women can also experience temporal baldness, often times they experience a gradual thinning. These forms of baldness are often permanent.
There are treatment options available to strengthen the hair, and a few medications that can help to re-grow the lost hair. To start the process of re-growth, the underlying cause is addressed, which is commonly a growth of DHT, which destroys the hair follicle. Once the follicle is destroyed and the hair naturally falls out, it is not replaced.
Products containing the drugs Finasteride and Minoxidil help, by ingesting or placing the foam or lotion directly on the balding area. This is then repeated for life. Although they do not work for everyone, they are still the best products on the market now to promote new hair growth.
If the budget allows, a hair transplant relocates functioning hair follicles to the area where the balding is occurring. The transplanted hair follicles continue to produce hair long term. Because hair follicles from the other area of the scalp are used in the transplant, the ones new avoid the destructive effects of DHT, because the hormone cannot ruin those follicles.
Whatever your choice, you must treat the problem because it is unlikely to go away on it's own. Balding will often be the end result. But, with proper treatment, you can prevent that from occurring, and keep as much of your natural hair as possible.