Prescription
Drugs for Hair Loss Treatment
By Natalie Aranda
Millions of men and women suffer from hair loss. Hair loss is
more common to men than to women, however. Not only does it make
men look older beyond their actual age, it also negatively impacts
their self esteem and social confidence. Fortunately, there are
many options for male hair loss treatment.
Most
of hair loss treatments are cosmetic in natural. Those treatments
make the patients look better as if they have healthy hairs. Cosmetic
treatments include hairpieces, weaves and surgical methods for
permanent effects. Today’s hairpieces either made by real
hair or synthetic hair look so real, that no one can tell. Many
people don’t realize how advanced some of these pieces have
become. Many hairpieces have new netting that allows the hair
to flow naturally and look like your original hair. There are
also plenty of new adhesives so you don’t have to worry
about your hair ever being removed even in a tornado. Other cosmetic
options are cosmetically based lotions, shampoos and herbal supplements.
Medical
scientists have been researching and testing solutions that help
to slow down hair loss or actually to regrow hairs. Rogaine and
Propecia are commonly used medicines for male hair loss treatment.
Both of them are approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Rogaine
is available over the counter. It has been proven effective by
the Federal Drug Administration for slowing down hair loss and
regrowing back your hair. Minoxodil is the active ingredient in
Rogaine. Rogaine is a topical solution that is applied twice daily
to the scalp. Romaine is effective for both slowing hair loss
but regrowing hair. Regrowing will normally takes a few months
and results are more often seen on the crown of the scalp. Rogaine
is for genetic hair loss only, not effective for hair loss due
to another disease or ailment. You must also be over the age of
18 in order to use this product. Rogaine actually works on women
as well.
Propecia,
which requires a prescription from a doctor, is another drug effective
for male hair loss treatment. It helps treat hair loss by lowering
chemicals levels in the body that decrease the growth of hair.
Unlike Rogaine, Propecia is not a drug specifically designed for
male hair loss treatment. It is actually a drug to shrink the
prostate, but was shown effective in controlling the hormones
that cause hair loss. Surprisingly, this drug has been proven
to work better then Minoxodil in regrowing hair back. It also
grows hair back on the front of the scalp as well.
While
both drugs won’t help hair loss patients grow back a full
head of hair, they do slow down the hair loss and can fill up
some of the more pronounced areas.
Natalie
Aranda writes on health, beauty and hairstyles. Medical scientists
have been researching and testing solutions that help to slow
down hair loss or actually to regrow hairs. Rogaine and Propecia
are commonly used medicines for male hair loss treatment. Both
of them are approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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