Male Hair Loss, What Are The Best When It Comes To Treatment

Male hair loss can be traumatic at its best, but what is considered normal? Why do men tend to lose hair? And, most of all, what are a few solutions? It is normal for hair to shed as part of the hair-growth cycle. The normal amount of hair lost each day varies between 50 and 100 hairs. Abnormal hair loss means accelerated hair loss for no apparent reason. It causes noticeable thinning of the hair but does not have a serious effect on the body or physical health. Although it is not life-threatening, thinning hair and hair loss can cause significant emotional distress in individuals. The typical male hair loss involves a receding hairline and thinning around the crown with eventual bald spots. Ultimately, you may have only a horseshoe ring of hair around the sides.

What are the causes of male hair loss?

There are many factors which need to be taken into consideration when it comes to male pattern baldness. What may seem insignificant to you could be the cause. Here are just a few to take into consideration when investigating hair loss:

• Hormonal changes, such as those that take place when a woman is pregnant.
• A short-term illness, such as a severe infection or an operation.
• A long-term illness, such as cancer or liver disease.
• Changes in your diet, such as crash dieting.
• Medications, such as anticoagulants (medicines that reduce the ability of your blood to clot) or beta-blockers (used to treat several conditions, such as high blood pressure).
• Male and female pattern baldness are linked to DHT Male-pattern and female-pattern baldness are caused by oversensitive hair follicles.
• Immune system imbalance, such as Alopecia Areata- Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition.
• Genetics – Besides genes, male-pattern baldness seems to require the presence of the male hormone, testosterone.

Watch What You Eat

Good nutrition is essential to keeping a healthy set of locks. That means managing your diet and ensuring that you take in more natural foods rich in iron and vitamins. Ditch fatty fried foods, sugar, and unhealthy carbs. In return, you will avoid insulin resistance connected to hair loss.

Supplements: What are your Options?

Neutraceuticals are natural food supplements that are more easily digested. Here are the supplements recommended by Dr Graham Duncombe of Health Renewal: L-lysine, L-arginine, Saw Palmetto, Green tea leaves, Proanthocyanidins and procyanidins, and lastly, Tocotrienol. Always consult a doctor and do not self-medicate; this can do more harm than good.

Treatment Options for Hair Loss

1. Treatments such as Carboxytherapy, injected Mesotherapy, and PDT (Photodynamic Therapy) increase circulation to the affected area by making blood vessels larger and stimulating further blood vessel growth in the treated area. 2. Mesotherapy is a cocktail of growth factors, peptides, amino acids, nucleic acids, hyaluronic acids, and vitamins that are microinjected into the mesoderm layer of the skin to stimulate hair growth. 3. Botulinum Toxin/Dysport injected into the scalp every four months decreases the resistance to blood flow around the hair follicle, improving circulation to the area. 4. Dermapen or Micro-needling with growth factors, concentrated peptides or specific hair growth cocktails, including ingredients such as Minoxidil, improves circulation to the hair follicles and delivers the active ingredients to the problem area, stimulating hair growth. All of the above modalities increase blood flow and circulation in the scalp. This increase in blood flow is crucial to promoting a healthy hair follicle, as it prevents further hair loss and stimulates hair regrowth.