Friday, April 29, 2011

Managing thinning hair

thinning hairMale pattern hair loss, medically referred to as Androgenic Alopecia, accounts for more than 80 percent of hair loss in men worldwide. This condition can start before the age of 21 which can target approximately 30 percent of men. By the age of 30 to 35, over two-thirds of men will inevitably endure some degree of hair loss that typically starts with a thinning hair and by the age of 50, the condition can get totally apparent.

Men who suffer from male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia) may also suffer with frustration and extreme depression. For almost all men, the process of thinning and loss of their hair profoundly and negatively affects their physical and emotional well being and may greatly affect several aspects of their lives such as personal and professional lives.

Recently, balding is considered by numerous people as a very fashionable trend, particularly in men and apparently there are many celebrities who are having a very short hair or sporting a completely shaven head. In almost all cases of hair loss in men, baldness is not caused by vitamin deficiency nor physical and emotional stress but it is basically caused by genetic or hereditary. The main culprit of male pattern baldness is the hormone dihydrotestosterone or DHT that forms around the hair follicles, which causes thinning hair and eventually die.

Fortunately, for the past years there have been exceptional breakthroughs in the treatment of hair loss. In prevalent cases, the condition is now attainable to slow its progression or even reverse its process through FDA approved treatment with medication like minoxidil and drug such as Propecia, hair laser therapy, and hair transplant surgeries. Hair loss is definitely not an easy thing to improve or cure perhaps, however. An individual with the hair loss problem must be patient enough in both retaining and regrowing the hair as the results can take time to be achieved.

It is truly imperative to be cautious in picking the most accurate hair loss treatment as there are thousands of inefficient and fraudulent products for hair loss sold in countless stores and even online. Majority of these advertised “cures” do not work, not at all and chances are you’re just wasting your valued effort and most importantly, your money. It is essential to bear in mind that effective and beneficial treatment tremendously depends on early intervention. It is crucial to treat the condition right away whenever thinning hair is noticed.

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