Preventing Hairloss

Hairloss Prevention is a multi-billion dollar industry. Often preying on the vulnerability of hairloss sufferers, many companies sell 21st century equivalents of snake oil disguised as hairloss prevention remedies. That’s why it’s important to know what works, if anything, in preventing hairloss.

One option for hairloss prevention that seems to have made a number of patients satisfied is the medication route. Rogaine, once used as a blood pressure medication, has proven to help nearly 60% of all patients not only stop existing hairloss but promote new hair growth in damaged follicles. Unfortunately once the patient has stopped taking the medication the new hair growth stops as well.

Propecia is another popular medication that can promote hairloss prevention, but in a different way. Whereas Rogaine concentrates on the follicles, Propecia deals with the cause of hairloss itself, namely the conversion of testosterone into DHT which shrinks and damages the hair follicles. Propecia is effective because it blocks this conversion and because of this is in many ways more effective than Rogaine when it comes to hairloss prevention.

But Propecia is not for everybody. It definitely should not be used by women or even be handled by any pregnant mothers. Also Propecia causes some side effects in people such as impotence and decreased libido. Contact Pistone Hair Restoration to find out the best course of hairloss prevention available to you.