Men, Stop Going Bald!

By the age of 50, more than half of men are affected by male pattern hair loss.Consequently, the total amount spent on reversing or minimizing hair loss in men has been estimated to reach $1.0Billion a year. So let's try to discuss here the different hair loss treatments, the efficacy, treatment and prevention options for male pattern hair loss.

One widely-used topical hair loss treatment is Minoxidil, the main ingredient in Rogaine. Minoxidil is effective in the frontal areas of the scalp, as well as the vertex area associated with male pattern baldness.

Another topical treatment used for hair loss is the use of Antiandrogens, which bind with hair follicles to slow down male pattern hair loss.This anti-hairfall agent is the main active ingredient in Nizoral shampoos.But you can only buy antiandrogens if you have a prescription for it.

Meanwhile an ingestible treatment called Finasteride has been shown to benefit more than 90% of its users. Finasteride acts much like a DHT inhibitor. Propecia contains Finasteride as its active ingredient.Because known as one cause of birth defects, Finasteride is deemed not for ingestion by women.

Another treatment option is copper peptides, which acts to limit the rest phase of hair development, resulting in more growing hair.

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. In recent years, transplantation techniques have improved significantly.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.Some can be done at home such as

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

Some simple at home methods can be used to treat premature baldness. Some at home methods that can be used include: avoid excessive blow drying or usage of a flat iron as to much heat can cause issues, over use of hair gel and hair spray should be avoided especially directly to the scalp, also avoid to much exposure to sun and high wind .