Introduction
Losing your hair is upsetting, and you may want to do whatever it takes to restore a full head of hair. To find the best male hair loss treatment, you first need to understand why your hair is falling out. Hair loss for men can be caused by different factors. The most common form of male-pattern baldness is called androgenetic alopecia. This condition affects approximately 50 million men in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
How male-pattern baldness develops
Male-pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss, affecting about half of men by 50 years of age. It can also affect women and children. Hair loss is caused when cells that make up your hair follicles (the tiny structures in your skin that grow hair) are converted into other cell types as you get older.
In male-pattern baldness, in particular, this process begins with a sensitive area on the scalp called the frontal balding pattern (FPP). The cells from this area move downward toward your neck and create a horseshoe shape around it; eventually they will reach the back of your head, creating a complete ring around it. Men who develop this condition will experience more noticeable thinning at their temples and along their crowns than people without male pattern baldness do because these areas are more sensitive to hormones than others on our scalps—androgens like testosterone cause increased growth in these regions during puberty so we all have some sensitivity there early on in life but males have more than females do later on due to differences between their genes.
What is the most common solution to consider when it comes to male hair loss?
You have a number of options when it comes to male hair loss. Listed below are the most sought-after solutions and the most popular procedures for hair restoration.
Surgical Hair Restoration
If you’re looking for a permanent solution, surgical hair restoration may be what you’re after. This type of treatment is usually performed by an experienced doctor in an operating room under general anesthesia, so it’s not something that can be done at home or on your lunch break at work. The procedure involves removing unwanted hair follicles from areas with plenty of growth, such as the back or chest, and then planting them into balding areas using micrografting techniques which Anagen Hair Restoration is experienced and known for.
Laser Assisted Methods
There are also laser-assisted methods that use lasers to stimulate existing hair follicles, as well as transplanted ones, which helps ensure that they’ll grow properly without being rejected by your body’s immune system.
Minoxidil
Asked about their hair loss, many men will shrug and say “I’m fine with it.” But when you look at some of the most iconic male celebrities, from Brad Pitt to George Clooney and even Ryan Reynolds, it’s clear that they’re all very aware of their male pattern baldness.
And while there are a number of treatments for male hair loss available—from hormone replacement therapy to laser treatments—there’s one tried-and-true method that is extremely effective: minoxidil. Minoxidil is an FDA-approved topical medication (the brand name is Rogaine) that helps stimulate blood circulation in the scalp by dilating blood vessels so more nutrients can reach your follicles and help them grow new hair. These treatments are so effective they’re often used to treat both men and women who suffer from male pattern baldness or female hair loss.
Hair transplant surgery
Hair transplant surgery is a surgical procedure that moves hair follicles from one part of the scalp to another. It is considered permanent, as it involves the transplantation of healthy hair follicles from an area with sufficient density of hair to an area with sparse or balding coverage. This procedure has been shown to be successful in treating both male and female pattern baldness, as well as alopecia areata (AA), which is an autoimmune disease that causes patchy or complete loss of scalp and body hair across some areas.
Hair transplant surgery can be performed either over several sessions or all at once, depending on how much time you have available and what your needs are. In each session, a small strip of skin containing thousands of grafts—the transplanted hairs—is removed from an area where there is thick growth (the donor site) and transplanted onto a bald spot on your head (the recipient site). The donor site takes about two weeks to heal before undergoing another round of surgeries; this process continues until all areas needing supplementation have been covered by healthy tissue.
Hair loss treatment at Anagen Hair Restoration
The team at Anagen Hair Restoration is here to help you find the best solution for your needs. We have a variety of procedures, treatments, and services available to treat hair loss. Our goal is to serve as an unbiased resource where you can get all your questions answered and make an informed decision about how you want to treat your hair loss.
Conclusion
When it comes to hair loss, there are no simple answers. But that doesn’t mean you have to accept what’s happening to your hairline. Even if you don’t have the youthful locks of your childhood, there are ways to stop and even reverse the pattern of male hair loss. We hope this article has given you a good starting point for how to do just that!
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