DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS

Hair loss is a problem that most of us will experience at one point. There are different causes and types of hair loss, but the most typical is androgenetic alopecia. This condition affects both women and men, and can start at any age.

Fortunately, there are tons of hair loss treatment

options available on the market. Below are only a few and popular items that are effective in stopping further hair fall and promote hair growth.

Minoxidil

Typically sold by the brand name Rogaine or Regaine, this is the first drug that was approved by the FDA to treat male/female pattern hair loss. Minoxidil is a topical solution and appliedstraight to the scalp. This drug is a vasodilator and what it does is it widens the bore of the blood vessels, increasing the blood circulation to the scalp. A good circulation provides proper oxygenation and nutrition delivery, hence improve hair growth.

Finasteride

Finasteride comes in two forms and Propecia is the name to look for to treat hair loss. Also approved the the FDA, this drugs works byinhibiting an enzyme called 5 alpha reductase. This enzyme is responsible for turning testosterone to dihydrotestesterone (DHT), a very potent androgen that is accountable for androgenetic alopecia. Without this enzyme, testosterone won’t be converted to DHT , therefore preventing DHT induced hair loss. This is taken in pill form.

Saw Palmetto Extracts

Saw palmetto is a slow growing palm tree that has been used for centuries by the aboriginal Indians to treat all sorts of urinary problems. Presently, the extracts have been shown to inhibit DHT, somewhat similar effect as finasteride. To stop hair loss, saw palmetto is typically applied to the scalp and directly stopping the harmful effects of DHT locally on the scalp and does not enter the blood stream.

Hope this narrow down your choices of hundreds of hair loss treatments.