Treating Men's Hair Loss

At around 50 years old, most men would have some kind of hair loss problem.Consequently, the total amount spent on reversing or minimizing hair loss in men has been estimated to reach $1.0Billion a year. Therefore we shall try, in this article, to delve into male pattern hair loss, its prevention and treatment, the products made for it and specific hair loss reviews.

One widely-used topical hair loss treatment is Minoxidil, the main ingredient in Rogaine.As a topical treatment,Minoxidil is nest used in the frontal and vertex areas of the head.

Anti-androgens are also effective against hair loss, as they bind the hair follicles to reduce hair fallout.Nizoral shampoo uses anti-androgens as its main anti-hairfall agent.But antiandrogens are not over-the-counter product.

An ingestible treatment for hair loss is Finasteride which acts like a DHT inhibitor. Statistics indicate 90% of male users of Finasteride got positive results. The active ingredient in Propecia is Finasteride. Finasteride, however, has been also known to cause defects in babies, and so is not advisable for women.

Copper peptides are a topical treatment used to prevent hair loss by shortening the resting phase of hairs, resulting in more hair follicles being in the growing phase.

If no other option is available, the transfer of active hair follicles from other parts of the body to the scalp, called hair transplant, may be resorted to. These transplanted follicles will continue to produce hair for the rest of their lifetime due to a genetic resistance to balding.The techniques of hair transplantation have undergone significant improvements in the previous years.A more natural-looking method of transplanting tiny plugs with only 1-4 hairs is today's common technique.

So, one can use any of the many methods of preventing and treating hair loss in men.A few of do-it-yourself methods include:

When using a hair dryyer or iron, avoid heating your hair too much, even it dries or curls your hair faster.

Some easy to do home methods of treating and preventing premature hair loss can be done on your own. Some at home methods that can be used include: avoiding excessive heating of the hair such as with a hair dryer or flat iron, using to much cream, lotion, gel or hair spray on the scalp, also avoid to much exposure to sun and high wind .