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Hair
Loss Remedies For Men
Thinning hair remedies can help men out in
some circumstances if you are losing your hair faster than
you would like. Before trying any of these treatments be aware
that we all lose many hairs every day, and just finding hair
in the shower after you washed it is not a sign that you are
going bald. Thinning hair happens when the hair that is naturally
lost is not replaced.
There are many causes of hair loss. Some of them are medical
and if you think that your hair loss is at all unusual, you
should consult with your doctor. Unusual hair loss would include
hair coming out almost in handfuls, or significant loss of
eyebrows, eyelashes or body hair.
The gradual hair loss that most men suffer as they age is
called male pattern baldness. This can begin at any age from
early adulthood. Some men lose very little hair even into old
age, while others have significant loss before the age of 30.
The cause is genetic and you will tend to take after other
men in your family in this, although not necessarily your father.
You may carry more inherited traits from your mother's father
or other male relatives.
Male pattern baldness usually takes one of two main forms.
Either the hair will be mainly lost from the front, resulting
in a receding forehead, or it may begin thinning first on the
crown of the head, eventually producing a round bald patch
like a monk's tonsure. In most men there is some combination
of the two, but one or the other will usually be noticed first.
There are two well known thinning hair medications. First
there is minoxidil (brand name Rogaine) which is applied to
the scalp and has been found to slow the rate of hair loss
in some cases of male pattern baldness. Women with thinning
hair can also use minoxidil.
The second medication, finasteride (brand name Propecia) comes
in tablet form and is taken internally. This acts on the hormones
that lead to male pattern baldness. You will need a prescription
in most countries. Finasteride should not be taken by women.
Both of these thinning hair remedies have been found to help,
but they can only slow down the rate of hair loss. If you want
something that actually replaces lost hair, you will have to
consider hair replacement therapies. The old way, of course,
was to wear a hairpiece or toupee, but now there are other
options.
The first is laser hair therapy which energizes the hair follicles.
This has been found to promote growth in follicles that were
otherwise no longer producing hair. One laser device that has
been approved by the FDA is the Hair Max Laser Comb.
Alternatively, it is possible to have transplants that will
redistribute your hair from places where it is still thick
into the patches where it is thinning. This can be very effective
but it requires several sessions at the clinic and further
ongoing treatments as the natural hair loss advances, so it
can be an expensive option.
A simple remedy that works very well for many young men who
are thinning early is simply to shave the whole head. If this
suits you it can be a very attractive and youthful look. In
fact men approaching middle age, even if they are not losing
their hair, can actually look younger with a shaved head than
with a full head of graying hair.
In any case, never try to grow the hair long to hide a thinning
or bald patch. This never works. If you do not want to shave
and other thinning hair remedies are not working for you, keeping
the hair very short will avoid drawing attention to the problem.
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by KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2009
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