Hair Loss in Men

What is male hair loss?

Male hair loss is the main type of hair loss. It is developed due to increase sensitivity to male sex hormones in different parts of the scalp.

What are the causes of hair loss in men?

There is no one single or main cause of hair loss in men.

Male hair loss is caused by nutritional deficiency, stress, hormone imbalance and other health diseases.

The main cause of hair loss in men is called by androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness. About 40 million male adults are experienced by hair loss in North America.

50% of male cases are affected by mild to moderate hair loss. Hair loss in men results in either thinning at the crown of the hair or a receding hair line. It is developed due to a chemical called by dihydrotestosterone.

How is hair loss in men treated?

The types of treatment depend on the causes of male hair loss. It can be treated with medications, surgery and other procedures such as artificial hair pieces.

Treatment with medication

Finasteride

Finasteride is recommended in the form of tablet by physicians to treat hair loss. It is taken by the patients in a higher dose to reduce the size of the prostate gland in male. It is easily available the over-the-counter. Patients should continuously the treatment with medication.

Minoxidil

Apply Minoxidil lotion on the scalp two times a day regularly. About 60% of people who are suffered from hair loss got benefit from this medicine.

Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is another effective treatment to replace lost hair. This techniques may include:

Scalp reduction

This is very useful technique for male hair loss.

Flap-surgery

It is used to make the part of the scalp which contains larger hair.

Transplant

Non-sensitive hairs are moved from the back side of the scalp to the top of the head by surgeon in this technique. This is the best option for male whose hair loss from the front of the scalp. There are some factors such as hair color, types of hair, age and the nature of hair loss, which help to determine a suitable candidate.