Hairloss treatments
Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available. If a medicine is causing your hair loss, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine. Recognising and treating an infection may help stop the hair loss. Correcting a hormone imbalance may prevent further hair loss.
Some of the causes of excessive hair loss are not easily changeable, such as a genetic predisposition most often seen in men and referred to as male pattern baldness (MPB), but others may be related to diet, stress, medication or hormonal imbalance, which are treatable once they are identified as the root of the problem. However, if you decided to attempt to regain your hair, treatments (such as Propecia or Dutasteride) do exist that may also help slow or prevent the development of male pattern baldness.
You want the right treatment for your particular cause as using the wrong one can have side effect that are uncomfortable, itching and rashes, or that make for a worse problem in encouraging the growth of unwanted hair on arms, face or back. If adequate treatment is not available for your type of hair loss, you may consider trying different hairstyles or wigs, hairpieces, hair weaves or artificial hair replacement. Perhaps the most important thing to remember in your search for a cure is that you are not without help or hope, no matter the cause of your hair loss.
See our pages on Dutasteride and Propecia hairloss treatments for further information.
