Hair Loss and Medical Care

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Minoxidil (Loniten)

Minoxidil (Loniten) was the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of male pattern baldness. For many years, minoxidill, in pill form, it has been widely used to treat high blood pressure. Like finasteride, the researchers found a very interesting side effect of the drug. People taking the medication experienced hair growth in unexpected places and in their cheeks and the backs of their hands, some even grew hair on their forehead.

Some enterprising researchers had the idea that applying minoxidil topically, directly overhead, could help grow hair on balding areas. It did so in different patients depending on the magnitude of the loss of hair, but at the time was revolutionary. Read the rest of this entry »

In recent years, medicine has made enormous advances in the treatment of men for hair loss. With the arrival of the inhibitors 5-a-reductase inhibitors such as Propecia and the evolution of surgery for hair restoration, for many, it is not inevitable, living with a significant loss of hair.

For the first time in the history of mankind is now possible to stop or slow the progression of hair loss and replace lost hair through surgery with completely natural results. However, the vast majority of treatments for hair loss that are marketed today are still very doubtful.

The conclusion is that the vast majority of advertising for “treatment” does not work for the prevention and treatment of hair loss. Read the rest of this entry »