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Innovations in Hair Transplant and Other Alternatives to Hair Loss

By: Jay B Stockman

Although many people do not have visible hair loss, hair loss is a natural daily occurrence. Approximately 50 to 150 hairs are lost each day, but most hair regenerates because the hair follicle remains intact. If the follicles shrink due to heredity, hormones, stress, infection, certain prescription medication, illness, nutritional deficiency or age, the hair is not restored. When shedding significantly surpasses hair growth, baldness occurs. This Male Pattern Baldness usually begins at the forehead or on the top of the head, and progresses to the familiar horseshoe-shaped fringe of hair. Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available.

Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease,

Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be properly treated.

it is important to find the cause so that it can be properly treated. A doctor usually inspects the hair shafts, and may perform a biopsy of the skin. A biopsy helps determine if the hair follicles are normal; if they are not, the biopsy may indicate possible causes. If the doctor's examination finds signs of irregularities or other serious illness, blood tests to identify those disorders may be required.

Assuming no diseases, or pathologies there are two medications that can treat baldness effectively. Minoxidil, originally used to treat hypertension, has been shown to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness. The exact way that this medicine works is unknown. Hair growth usually occurs after the medicine has been used for several months and lasts only as long as the medicine continues to be used. Hair loss will begin again within a few months after Minoxidil treatment is stopped. Minoxidil is applied directly to the scalp on a daily basis. Minoxidil can be used for both men and women.

Proscar, a medication used for prostate enlargement, works by blocking the effects of male hormones on the hair follicles and is taken by mouth daily. Individuals with increased levels of the hormone DHT in the scalp experience a shortening growth phase or thinning of the hair. Proscar lowers the level of this hormone, and contributes to the normalization of the hair growth cycle. Proscar may be used for men only.

Improvement may occur with either of these drugs when taken for several months. The most important effect of these drugs may be to prevent further hair loss.

The effects last only as long as the drugs are taken. A more permanent solution is a hair transplant, in which hair follicles are removed from one part of the scalp and transplanted to the bald area. During this procedure, the surgeon removes a section of hair form the back of the head, near the base of the skull. This area of hair is genetically different because they do not have the gene for hair loss in their follicles. Only a small scar is left and unless one shaves the back of the scalp is it not noticeable. The donated follicles are then placed in saline solution, while small incisions are made in the areas of hair loss. Each individual donated follicle is placed creating an uneven ordinary hairline. After the hairline is formed, the remaining donor follicles are put where thinned or balding spots occur.

In the newer hair transplant technique, only one or two hairs are transplanted at a time. Although this technique is more tedious, and time consuming, it does not require removal of large plugs of skin and allows the implants to be oriented in the same direction as the natural hair.

If satisfactory treatments are not appropriate for your type of hair loss, you may consider trying different hairstyles, wigs, hair weaves, hairpieces, or artificial hair replacement, or very simply wear a hat.

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Hair Loss Resources

By: Les Lysek

Hair loss is a problem that affects men and women alike. Apart from mental tension it induces a feeling of consciousness in the individual. To what extent this feeling is justified is however a matter of debate. People who are facing the problem can rely on a wide variety of resources to tackle the situation.

Many medical publications are available online that can help patients to understand the problem and search for remedy and precaution simultaneously. Many medical institutes posts their medical publications, some have patient's guide to hair restoration etc. These resources are available in layman's language and help explain what causes baldness, how it is diagnosed and the best medical and surgical options available. If a patient has any query regarding hair loss, baldness, thinning of hair or other hair problems, these resources come in handy. Patients only need to confirm whether these websites have recognized physicians so that best possible guidance is provided.

Some of these sites are

Many of these sites help the patient to search for a doctor and some even have the facility to directly consult a doctor. If you want to go through hair transplant, you need not visit a doctor personally to understand the procedure. Then we have websites such as www.hairtransplantdocs.com, which are turning out to be the best resources for of hair loss patients. These sites provide you enough information regarding the procedure. These sites also give you an opportunity to search and interact with hair transplant doctors. Some of these sites help you to search for hair transplant doctors throughout the world and gather information about them. You can satisfy your doubts by knowing the profile of the doctor before interacting directly. You can also go through the questions that other people have posed. This helps you in shedding doubts and fear.

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