subject: Hairloss Treatments For Men - What Options Do You Have? [print this page] Hairloss Treatments For Men - What Options Do You Have?
The moment that you realize that you're actually losing your hair is a moment every man dreads. Even if he says it won't bother him you can be sure that deep down inside it does. The sad fact is that well over 80% of men will suffer from male pattern baldness to some extent during their lives. So it doesn't matter if you're 16 or 60 when your hair starts to go you'll want to do something about it.
The biggest problem with men losing their hair is that you're made to feel less of a man because all those guys in the aftershave and deoderant ads...yup they all have full heads of hair. But that's advertising for you folks and it's not reality so don't let it get to you. Having hair is great but not having hair teaches you a lot more about yourself than you might realize.
But before I go off on a tangent!
What options do you have when it comes down to treating your hairloss?
Hair Systems
Ahhh the good old hair system, hair piece or wig. These have been around for thousands of years and were even used by some of the early Roman Emperors to cover up their hairloss problems (yup even Emperors worry about hairloss). Modern hair systems have come a long way and with a combination of using lightweight base materials and real human hair a good hair system can be almost undetectable.
Topical Treatments
One single weird side effect from a hypertension drug gave us probably the most popular hairloss "lotion" in existence - Rogaine. Rogaine is ideal for stimulating hair growth and when combined with DHT inhibitors like Azelaic acid it can be very effective in treating early to mid-stage male pattern baldness. Rogaine was originally sold as a 2% solution but right now you can get it in a 15% solution which should provide better results.
There are tons and tons of other hairloss lotions out there but Rogaine is the only one actually proven to have any effect at all. That's not to say that other treatments don't worry - I just haven't seen any proof.
Oral Treatments
You have two choices when it comes to oral (pill based) hairloss treatments. You can take a natural DHT blocker like Saw Palmetto berry extract pills. Or you can use the prescription only medication Propecia (Finasteride) or Avodart (Dutasteride). Either way the result you're looking for is that these will block the production of DHT in the scalp and help you regrow most of the hair you've lost. The one downside here is that both Propecia and Avodart have a pretty long list of side-effects so make sure you're aware of these before you start treatment.
Hair Transplants
There was a time when hair transplants would actually leave you looking far, far worse than before the surgery. The results were terrible and the surgery was just short of butchery. Times have changed though and hair restoration surgeons now can transplant a single hair at a time without having to cut away large strips of skin for donor hair. FUE hair transplants have made natural and affordable results possible at last for pretty much every guy out there. If you want to see what's possible then Google Dr. Cole or Dr. Umar - I'm in no way affiliated with these surgeons. Just check out what they can do.
Shaving
Last but not least is the option of simply shaving your hair off. Not every guy is happy with this and not every guy can live with it but if you're looking for an option that's popular with Hollywood stars (and let's face facts anything looks better than a combover) and costs almost nothing to maintain then buzzing your hair short is the way to go.
What treatment you use is going to be down to how comfortable you are with yourself. Some people will need to have a full head of hair to feel "normal". If so then go ahead and do what you need to do. If you're happy with just shaving your head then do that. There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to this stuff.
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