What is the Cure for Baldness?

Losing your hair can severely affect your confidence and self-esteem. For men, the health of their hair is vital to their body image, and men also see a psychological impact when it comes to receding hairlines, reporting stress and anxiety upon losing their hair. Women associate their hair with their youth and femininity, and experiencing thinning or outright balding can be devastating.

While research gets us closer to a way to prevent your hair loss, there are effective treatments that serve as a cure for baldness for both men and women.

Summary

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1. What Causes Baldness?
2. Previous Attempts at Finding a Cure for Baldness
3. The Most Effective Cure for Baldness
4. BioHair Transplant Treatments
5. Conclusion

What Causes Baldness?

According to a recent study, over 85% of males and 40% of females will experience some loss of hair on their scalp. By age 35, men will experience a 40% loss. So what’s causing your baldness? And is there a cure for baldness?

Hair loss can occur due to a number of circumstances. Each of these can lead to either hair thinning prematurely, or total baldness: 

• Family history and genetics
• Hormonal changes due to ageing or pregnancy
• Side effects of medication
• Illness, such as cancer or thyroid conditions
• Nutritional deficiencies

Androgenetic Alopecia

Baldness most often occurs when the hair follicle shrinks, causing hair to shorten and fall out over time. One of the main culprits of male pattern hair loss is androgenetic alopecia and this is the most common type of hair loss in men. 

This condition results in what is known as male/female pattern baldness. Hair loss begins above the temples and the crown along with the hairline. Eventually, this progresses into a receding hairline, which forms an “M” shape on the scalp. You will notice your hair has thinned over the crown of the head and gets worse with age. Some men cope by wearing hats or combing over their hair, but the baldness gets increasingly difficult to hide.

Hair Loss in Women

Women also experience androgenetic alopecia, though it more often results in thinning of the hair as opposed to total baldness. Female pattern baldness follows a different pattern than men, and women likely won’t see receding hairlines, but rather their entire scalp along the parting will begin to thin over time.

Hair loss can begin any time after puberty, but most likely will happen as women age through menopause. This means that fewer than half of women will make it through menopause with their hair fully intact.

Previous Attempts at Finding a Cure for Baldness

While there are some preventative measures that you can take to offset any genetic or medical issues that may cause hair loss, they are not a cure for baldness. And by the time you realise you are losing your hair, it may be too late regardless.

Hair loss is a challenging condition, and once you begin losing your hair you likely will not be able to regrow it naturally. Hair loss in men is particularly noticeable once it begins, as the hairline begins to recede. There are a number of supposed cures for baldness, from home remedies to medications, but each has its own drawbacks.

Minoxidil

This topical solution stimulates hair follicle cells, which may slow hair loss for a time and help with hair regrowth. Unfortunately, it will not work on all men, and the hair loss will return if you stop using the product. It will not reverse previous damage, and if a follicle shrinks, the loss is permanent which only helps to control it and promote stability. Some men see significant improvements, but as mentioned before, as soon as they stop using it their hair loss will recur.

Finasteride

Men have an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase which converts about 10% of their testosterone into a hormone, called Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This hormone, also known as an androgen hormone, is necessary for men’s health and development. However, DHT is the main cause of hair loss in men. It shortens the hair follicles over time, causing the hair to thin and eventually fall out.

A drug called finasteride can be used to inhibit the 5-alpha reductase, stopping the conversion of testosterone into DHT. While this medication can in some cases stop hair loss in men, it is not a cure for baldness. The drug does not work in women, and chances are men will experience a side effect from the drug, which include a loss of libido.

FUT Hair Transplant Surgery

In the past, one of the most effective ways to treat baldness was a hair transplant technique known as Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT). This technique removed a section of skin from the back of the scalp, harvesting the hair follicles, and transplanting them into the balding areas. The problem with FUT is that it leaves a long scar in the donor area, requiring a longer hairstyle to cover the affected area.

The Most Effective Cure for Baldness

Thanks to advances in hair follicle implants, there is now an effective cure for baldness. The Follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplant was developed to improve and replace outdated techniques.

Why You Should Choose FUE Hair Transplant to Treat Your Baldness

During an FUE hair transplant individual hair grafts are transplanted onto the balding areas resulting in thick and natural-looking hair. Unlike the FUT technique, you will not have a large scar from the donor area, and side effects are minimal. This shortens the recovery time significantly so you can heal quickly from injuries sustained by the micro incisions and produces more natural results.

BioHair Transplant Treatments

BioHair Clinic is a leading hair transplant company and we have pioneered a bio-technology that delivers a special biotin-rich solution directly to your new hair follicles, enriching them with vital nutrients required for the protein called keratin to thrive. This makes the grafts strong and stable, resulting in thick, natural-looking hair and will promote wound healing in recipient area. We are so confident in our procedure that we provide a warranty on the follicles that have been transplanted.

Conclusion

Hair loss can affect our confidence, giving us anxiety about our looks and decreasing our self-esteem. But this does not have to be a permanent condition. While we get closer to understanding stem cell treatments in the future, a cure for baldness is available today with treatments from the leading hair clinic in Turkey. Speak to a specialist for a free consultation on how BioHair can be the ideal solution to your hair loss.