The Hair Replacement Guide

The first thing you need to know is that male hair loss is different than female hair loss. For males, hair loss follows specific patterns and that’s why we talk about male pattern baldness. In most cases men lose hair on their scalp and more precisely on the top of the head in a circular fashion, or through the sides of their head, or even above the forehead line. This phenomena includes thinning of hair on the whole of the scalp, but generally focused on a particular area. On the other hand, women hair loss tends to be all over the scalp and there is therefore no typical pattern. As a consequence treatment for men hair loss will be different than the one for women.

The above paragraph is very important as if you are a man you clearly need to choose a product for your treatment which is specific for men otherwise you wont have any good results. Choose products which are for male scalps. So here are below the various treatments available for hair loss and which will enhance hair growth or will act as hair replacement.

1) Minoxidil is the treatment for men. It is the one which every male starts with. In the US you can buy the Rogaine product where as in other countries it is name Regaine. Basicaly it is a hair tonic, which needs to be applied all over the scalp. Minoxidil for men does not have any major side effects apart from sometimes causing itchy sensations on the scalp till the scalp gets used to the product. Rogaine can be found as liquid or as foam.

2) Finasteride is another hair loss treatment product which is sold under the brand name Propecia and is available as tablets. This product alters your hormonal balance and therefore helps increasing your hair growth. This is due to the fact that once you get older you do not have as much testosterone as when you were young. Finasteride helps rectifying the balance of your body to help you increase your hair growth. This product has less side effects than Rogaine.

3) Other treatment methods exist nowadays some which are a lot more complex but somehow very effective. These include hair weaving also known as hair transplant, or hair replacement methods. These cosmetic methods require in most cases a surgical procedure and do not make your hair grow naturally. They are good for people who just care about appearance and don’t mind about not having real hair.