Is baldness making you insecure? Do you have any condition that is causing some hair loss? Worry no more, here are tips on how to get your hair back. Androgenic alopecia is the biggest cause of hair loss among men and women, and it causes baldness in approximately half of men by age 50. Underlying medical conditions that affect the scalp may also cause traction, scarring, or areata alopecia, which are common causes of baldness.
Hair loss may also result from medical illnesses and the side effects of drugs used in treating hormonal imbalance, hypertension, depression, and gout. Conditions such as anemia and thyroid disease may also cause hair loss. People with a genetic pre-disposure can also become bald because of hormone-related issues. Regardless of the cause of your hair loss, your hair can get restored in different ways and here are tips on how to do it.
Follicular Unit Extraction
In follicular unit extraction, the dermatologist shaves your scalp and removes the follicles to make slits where new follicles will be planted. Like most surgical processes you may experience some numbness, edema, itchiness, and hemorrhage. The follicular unit extraction process may take long to get you the results that you desire, but once you heal you may get the best and long-lasting results.
Follicular Unit Strip Surgery
In (FUSS) the follicular unit strip surgery process the doctor removes a 6 to 10 inch strip of your scalp from the back of your head and then s/he patches it as tiny strips of graft to cover your bald area. The strips are sewn into slits or holes in the bald areas. Such a surgical procedure takes time to heal and you may have to seek medical attention as your scalp heals.
Do you wish to have hair, but you can’t consider a transplant? Or is a transplant too expensive? You don’t have to worry about it because there are non-surgical methods of getting new hair. Surgical hair restoration may cause various side effects, which include edema, lichen planopilaris, numbness, and itchiness. But with non-invasive hair restoration you can get your hair back without much trouble.
Medications
Over the counter medication approved by FDA and under different brand names can help in hair restoration. Examples of such medication include Rogaine and Finasteride. Such medication helps in altering your hormones and they also promote hair growth. Medication is often ideal for people with a predisposed to baldness.
Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLT)
Low-level laser therapy is an effective hair loss restoration method for both men and women. The LLLT stimulates the anagen phase and prolongs it and thus improving hair growth in the anagen phase follicles.
Micro-needling
Micro-needling has been used for a long time in treating wrinkling and scarring. The method is also effective in treating balding and thinning among patients that would like to grow some hair. This dermatological procedure inflicts wounds whose healing cycle causes the regrowth of hair after a cycle of inflammation, proliferation, and maturation of new cells with follicles. To get the best hair growth you often have to use some hair restoration medication in addition to the use of micro-needling therapy.
A Balanced Diet
You need a balanced diet to get the best hair. A proper diet may not cure baldness, but it can contribute in a significant way towards proper hair restoration and regeneration. Like most tissues your hair follicles need some nutrients and oxygen to survive and with a sufficient supply your hair can grow well.
Helmets and Combs
Laser combs and helmets are also an alternative in hair restoration. But you have to use FDA approved laser combs and helmets in aiding your hair restoration process.
Scalp Tension Reduction Devices
Androgen sensitivity and DHT are the common causes of baldness. But they aren’t the only underlying causes. Scalp tension also causes hair loss and thinning. Scalp tension results from the prolonged constriction of the scalp muscles, which results from mental or physical stress. The tension often causes inflammation on the scalp tissues and such inflammation leads to hair loss and thinning because of the release of DHT hormone. Some people have a genetic predisposition to DHT sensitivity, and the presence of too much of it often causes baldness. For such patients, hormonal therapy is often a good path in treating their baldness.
Scalp tension reduction eases the tension in the scalp, and prevents the trigger of a hormonal cycle that leads to hair loss. These devices work in a manner akin to scalp massage. The devices loosen the tissues and ease tension while also reducing inflammation by promoting muscle relaxation. You can achieve these positive effects through a manual massage, but the scalp tension reduction devices work in a more effective and consistent way.
Conclusion
Surgical hair restoration through methods such as scalp reduction and hair transplants are popular and quick in achieving your hair restoration. But they aren’t the only methods, and if you want to avoid the side effects of a surgical process, then the non-invasive hair restoration methods provide you with a perfect alternative. It is always advisable to go the natural way and get your hair growing in an affordable and safer way. But if you’d wish to get the quickest results, then perhaps the surgical procedures will provide a fast solution.
Before making any decision, you should first talk to a hair restoration expert in Miami to get the best advice on what kind of method to choose.
Jonh Robinson
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