Problem Hair Loss

There are many potential methods to be used when fighting baldness. Some of the methods are based on natural remedies that may or may not work. Other ways to fight baldness include taking drugs with potentially bad side effects. Another potential is to cover up the spot with a hair piece or toupee. Each of these actually provide results that are not up to expectations. The hair implant procedure is giving great results for treating hair loss.

If you have embarrassing hair loss and you are a man then this method will work wonders. Bottom line, hair implants work. There are two main methods used to transplant hair into the bald spot. The first is the strip method in which a ribbon of scalp with good hair growth is removed and the incision sown up. The hair follicles are then removed from this section and cleaned and prepared for insertion. The cosmetic surgeon then places the hair units into the skin of the bald spot in a way to match the surrounding hair. These hairs are perfect matches for the surrounding hair shafts.

An advanced method that works better than the strip is the follicular unit extraction process. This method of direct hair implants is much easier. It does away with the painful procedure of removing a part of the scalp for donation. Instead, a special tool is used to extract each individual hair follicle from the scalp that will be transplanted. This allows the patient to have much less disruption of the other hair on his or her head. The doctor can then use a placement tool to insert the hair and roots into the bald spot. This method can give a healthier head of hair quicker because the follicles are not stressed as much. The instrument that is used for the transplant removes all the associated parts of the hair and places them gently back into the skin. This is the best practice for hair restoration.

Hair Implants are used to treat female pattern baldness also. Historically, hair implants for women have been difficult. Generally when a women gets bald spots she also has thinning hair. Without a portion of scalp with good hair growth women were forced to forego this procedure. With the new FUE technique, though, hair shafts can be removed from several areas of the scalp. This procedure also opens up other areas of the body to transplantation. Thus women now have more areas to consider for donations.

If you are a man with bald spots you need to look into this method. Or, if you are a woman and have patchy hair loss this is a great method for you to consider. Baldness can be very detrimental to a person’s self-view. Start today to get your full head of hair again.

It is a known fact that almost all men will experience baldness to some extent. Whether it is thinning hair, bald spots, or total baldness almost all men have to deal with it. Now that the average age is getting older in the US this is getting to be a big problem. Men do not like going bald. This offers a lot of opportunity for people to sell hair growth treatments. THere are three possible treatments to check out if your are bald.

The first one is my favorite hair implants. This method offers the longest lasting answer to bald spots. It uses a person’s own hair so there is not a problem with matching. When implants were originated the result were not very pleasing. But with the new procedures this is now a great way to grow hair in a bald spot. With this method hair follicles are transplanted for one part of your scalp to the bald area. The hair follicles live and grow just like they did in the donor area which looks very natural.

The next method is hair replacement systems. You probably don’t know them by this name. They are also known as toupee’s. The reason for the name change is the word toupee’ has come to be associated with comedy. How many times has the joke been some man loses his hair in the wind or when he falls in the water? The word itself makes a person laugh because of all the funny images. This really hurts the sales of the companies selling hair pieces. Thus they were forced to come up with a different name. These hair replacement systems can cover a bald spot for much less cost that other methods. They are very well matched to your hair color and texture. Also, the system to attach them is much better than it used to be. These deserve a look if you are on a small budget.

The third method is the laser comb. I can’t recommend this simply because there have not been scientific studies to prove it works. The anecdotal evidence indicates many men see hair regrowth with this device. But there needs to be studies under scientific scrutiny. The theory seems to make sense. The laser comb heats the scalp which should increase blood flow. Male pattern baldness, which is the primary cause of baldness in men, is caused by decreased blood flow to the hair. Thus it may prove beneficial but we are waiting for scientific substantiation.

These are three possibilities to help you grow your hair. If you have bald spots you want to treat it because bald men look years older than their actual age. Check out these options and see if any is right for you.