Other techniques to Reverse Hair Loss

For stopping Hair Loss and to gain your desired hairline there are various over the counter medications that have shown a success. These medications when combined with Hair Transplant reap a lot of results. But it has also been seen that when the hair loss (alopecia) is in its initial stages these medications can hinder its progress.

Ideally, these should be enough and should work effectively, but there have been some complications and side effects due to wrongful dosage or spreading of the medication (in foam or solution formula) or there is a reaction in body due to your body’s resistance to accepting this medicine. Thus only after your physician or a trusted dermatologist gives you clearance only then you should using any of these medications.

There are various medications and techniques some of which are:

Minoxidil

The most commonly utilized topical therapy is Minoxidil. It was used in other fields in treatment then by research it was found that it is effective even in decreasing hair loss and in increasing the hair density. This has increased its demand in the market and it comes in two variations a 2% Minoxidil solution or 5% Minoxidil Solution. Both of these have shown great success. 2% a Minoxidil solution or foam is suggested to Women. And 5% Minoxidil solution is prescribed to Men. Sometimes doctors even suggest that you keep on applying these even before and after Hair Transplantation to achieve better results.

The most important thing to know about this topical therapy is its pros and cons and they are as follows:

Pros:

Research has shown that it is effective both in men and women if used in combination with other medicines that block DHT or alongside Hair Transplant.

Foam solution has plausibly said to be more effective because of its spreading effectively. Only use fingertips for application and clean your fingertips after allying.

5% Minoxidil if applied once has also been said to stop the hair fall in men and has shown a slight recovery in lost hair follicles.

Cons:

Has shown some incidents of hypertrichosis (excessive hair in unwanted spaces), but can also be due to faulty application.

Women patients generally are advised to use 2% Minoxidil solution or foam because there is a slightly higher incidence of unwanted hair growth in them by higher Minoxidil content solution or foam.

Results are slow to come by and thus one needs to be patient and one needs to only apply as per doctor’s instruction. Usually, doctors ascribe applications only once a day.

Antiandrogens

It is widely accepted among researches and doctors that androgens play a pivotal role in meditating male pattern hair loss. Androgenic Alopecia is on an all-time high because of bad eating habits, stress and not being in a healthy weight category. Androgens if reduced cause a physiologic change. In male patients, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) plays a key role in male pattern baldness. This happens when circulating Testosterone derived from the testes and adrenal gland enter the intracellular space and cause a physiologic change. Five-alpha reductase converts your testosterone to DHT and this causes hair miniaturization. Antiandrogens have been proved to be very effective in stopping hair loss. Doctors prescribe this even alongside Hair Transplantation to achieve more success. Finasteride and Dutasteride are shown to effectively attract the enzyme that causes the conversion of Testosterone to DHT. But these are only suggested for male patients and not for female patients due to various studies that have shown a higher incidence of complications in female patients.

There are various Pros and Cons of using Antiandrogens which are namely:

Pros:

These are generally available as oral supplements so ease of intake without any chance of side effect while application.

Highly effective as these attack the enzymes that are causing hair loss.

Has stood the test of time for over 40 years.

Cons:

These are effective in stopping hair loss but haven’t shown significant change in regrowth of hair.

They are to be taken for a long time and continue to achieve change. There has to be a lot of patience involved with this procedure.

If the cause of hair fall is due to some chronic ailment these medications have not shown to be that effective.

Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy is a technique that uses an injection of vitamins, enzymes, hormones, and plant extracts to rejuvenate and tighten skin, as well as remove excess fat. Mesotherapy is an alternative treatment that helps to cure baldness in both males and females by reducing hair loss, promoting hair growth and slowing male pattern baldness. It is a process that regulates the proteins, vitamins and other nutrient levels and growth factors in the scalp of the patients suffering from balding.

Mesotherapy for hair regrowth involves the technique of injecting nutrient-rich liquid in the mesoderm of the scalp - the layer under the epidermis which serves as a link between the layer of fats and the tissues of the skin. This is done with the help of a special mesotherapy gun that carries a sterile needle that injects the solutions in the scalp. This treatment usually spans throughout eight sessions, one every week for a duration of half an hour each. One must be patient and composed while taking this treatment as visible results are only observed after the fifth session. The basis of the treatment substance that is injected during the therapy depends on the cause for the hair fall experienced.

Hair Free and Hair Grow provides you with the best Mesotherapy sessions and you will notice results sooner than you expected. The best Hair Transplant clinic also provides you with the best hair care solutions too!

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP)

Platelet Rich Plasma therapy is a medical treatment where a person's blood is drawn, processed, and then injected back into the scalp of a person. This method is considered by many in the medical community to be highly effective and the others conclude that it isn't. But there have been researches that have shown that PRP does work when done in conjunction with other Hair Regrowth treatments.

Firstly your blood is drawn out and then after 10 mins of the centrifuge, the blood is divided into plasma poor platelet, plasma rich platelet, and red blood cells. Then the plasma rich platelet is extracted and with the help of a syringe, it is injected back into the scalp. This takes about three treatments which must be 4 to 6 months apart.

On its own it is effective but it takes time to induce hair growth, but at Hair Free and Hair Grow your PRP treatment will yield you more results because PRP will be used in conjunction with other Hair care techniques and then you will see the success brewing!

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