Named the most effective means of hair loss
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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This problem can torment both men and women, it is not customary to talk about it, but it still exists and requires treatment. Let's figure out why hair loss occurs , what it's related to, and what kinds of treatments exist.
According to sociological surveys, 38% of women and 66% of men suffer from alopecia.
People face this problem for various reasons. This can be postpartum hair loss, menopause, various diseases, radiation therapy or medication. However, as a rule, after a while everything returns to noma and normal hair growth is restored. If hair loss is not connected with the above-mentioned reasons, then a visit to the trichologist is inevitable. Depending on the preliminary examination, the doctor will give a referral for the delivery of tests to know what exactly caused the loss of hair.
If the cause is a hormonal imbalance - androgenetic alopecia, or a deficiency of nutrients, then the doctor can prescribe medications that correct these failures in the body.
Minoxidil
Minoxidil is suitable for both men and women. This remedy is applied directly to the scalp to stimulate the growth of the hair follicles. With the help of this drug, hair loss slows down and even new hairs appear. The effect of the drug is best manifested in the region of the vertex. However, you should take precautions and do not grab when applying the skin to the face and neck, otherwise it will lead to the appearance of hair in undesirable places. Treatment with this drug requires prolonged use.
Finasteride
This drug is aimed at the hormone testosterone and the cessation of its conversion into dihydrotestosterone - a metabolite of testosterone. This ensures the restoration of the original strength of the hair follicles. This drug is safe not only for men, but also for women during menopause.
Dutasteride
Like Finasteride, the action of dudasteride is aimed at blocking the metabolites of testosterone. The results of research scientists suggest that the reception of this drug positively affects the hair condition in general, and also reduces the number of foci of alopecia. Dutasteride is able, unlike other drugs against hair loss, to block both forms of dehydrotestosterone, which makes it more effective than other means.
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Bimatoprost
Basically, this drug is used to improve hair growth. However, its effectiveness in relation to hair loss on the head has not yet been established.
If you suffer focal alopecia - a fairly rare disease, then the situation here is somewhat more complicated. This disease is characterized by unpredictable manifestations: It can continue for a long period of time and lead to complete baldness in individual parts of the body and head, or it may suddenly stop, and then start again. With focal alopecia, human hair, as it were, lives alone, then leaving the head, then again growing.
Unfortunately, there is no such medicine that could quickly and effectively stop this process, but there are a number of ways with which you can achieve some effect.
- application of nonspecific immunosuppressors;
- direct exposure to hair follicles;
- experimental therapy;
- non-traditional types of treatment.