What can male baldness treatments do for you?

Male baldness treatments have come a long way from the snake oil remedies of Borax and Formaldehyde used in the 19th century. Today the prospective baldness treatment customer has a myriad of options they can choose from to suit their individual and specific needs.

It’s important to remember that there is no cure for baldness, as no product exists on the market right now which can completely eradicate male baldness. Treatments that can help include the two main prescription medications, Rogaine and Alopecia, and surgical procedures such as Follicular Micro Grafting, which can drastically reduce male baldness by replacing dying hair follicles with fresh healthy follicles to present the look of a healthy aesthetically-pleasing scalp.

Minoxidil (Rogaine) is a solution that is applied directly to the scalp to initiate growth in the hair follicles. For years it was the hair medication of choice, because in many men it not only slowed down the process of hair loss but also could grow new hair follicles. Most patients found the 5% solution more effective than the 3% variant, but THIS could sometimes be irritating and have a greasy feel.

Finasteride (Alopecia) is a pill that blocks the conversion of male testosterone into DHT, (or di-hydrotestosterone), the fundamental hormone responsible for male baldness. Propecia has been found to be more effective in slowing hair loss than promoting new hair growth, but its effectiveness in this regard has been remarkable, making it a very popular male baldness treatment.

Surgery for male baldness used to be regarded as an inconsistent if risky medical treatment. Involving plugs and large numbers of hairs, older hair transplant surgeries often led to an unnatural, rather uneven look that often was beset by infection. But today the most exciting technological advances in the field of hair restoration have been made with Follicular Micro-Grafting, which transfers healthy follicles to an area in need on the scalp to produce a healthy looking scalp. Something no amount of borax or formaldehyde could ever do.