HIS SINK // HAIR LOSS
Chalk it up to genetics, stress or your health, hair loss happens. Good thing it’s the 21st century because there are a lot of effective treatments for male pattern baldness.
Before we get into the deets, it’s important to identify the root cause of your hair loss. Consult with a dermatologist to better understand if there are multiple factors triggering the loss of your locks.
Vitamins
Every gent facing hair loss should take these two hair vitamins. Some guys see significant improvement on hair vitamins alone.
Biotin 5000mcg/daily
Viviscal Professional Tablet 2x daily
Direct application treatments
Apply 5% Rogaine foam, easily tracked down at your local drugstore, to affected areas. Be sure to wash hands well as it can cause hair growth in unwanted places. A dermatologist can prescribe other direct application treatments that can improve hair growth.
Oral treatments
Dial things up with a prescription treatment from your dermatologist. Oral medications like Propecia can regrow hair, yet come with a slim chance of sexual dysfunction. Up to you whether the risk outweighs the reward.
Medical Procedures
Impatient and want a treatment shown to work? A Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) procedure is in the cards. Docs have seen great success injecting a patient’s own growth factors into their scalp to thicken and regrow hair. Start with a simple blood draw. We then extract growth factors to inject back into the scalp. The results tend to speak for themselves.
Hair transplants are also very successful, yet come with a few important considerations.
Be sure to confirm your hair loss is from male pattern baldness versus a medical condition. Also, note a transplant solves for current hair shortfalls, not future loss. Your hair transplant surgeon can incorporate a loss prevention treatment into your long term plan, which will yield the best results. A dermatologist can help you navigate the options.
