KNOWING THE TREATMENT FOR HAIR THINNING

Knowing The Treatment For Hair Thinning

Hair thinning has always been a problem of older men. Sadly, this condition has been seen younger men, even affecting teenagers. This is the reason why hair thinning needs to be addressed early on and men should start on a hair thinning treatment regimen.

Why are there younger hair thinning cases?

It is very typical to find older men to have a receding hair line or being bald. This condition is referred to as male pattern hair loss or scientifically known as androgenetic alopecia. But nowadays, there are a rising number of thinning cases among younger individuals.

Androgenetic alopecia a genetic type of thinning hair. This means that this condition runs families and can be passed on from one generation to another. Now the start of thinning will depend on the hair loss gene, if a certain family has a hair loss gene that starts around 30 years old, it is likely when their children grow to the age of 30, they’ll develop hair thinning. If the hair thinning gene starts on at an early age, then expect it to start early.

Is there anything you can do to prevent or cure hair thinning?

Sadly, even with the advancement of medicine and research, no cure for hair thinning has been developed. The best way to coup with androgenetic alopecia is to use treatments that inhibit the production of DHT. This is the hormone accountable for hair thinning, due to the hair loss gene, the hair follicles become sensitive to DHT. Presently, this is the only way to effectively stop hair thinning.

The only problem with systemically stopping the production of DHT are the potential side effects. Erectile dysfunction, pain and swelling testicles, decrease amount of ejaculate and a lot more, mostly affecting male sexuality.

To prevent any side effects, it is best to stop DHT locally at the scalp. There are special shampoos and hair tonics that shield the hair follicles from DHT.