There are
different ways of fighting hair loss. One of the most common forms used
today is ingested medication, though to date most ingested medicines are
most effective only in the early to mid stages of the condition. There are
also many different causes, and not all of them are ones which can be
treated with pills. Most of the other forms of treatments are more
expensive but these are more effective in treating the more extreme cases.
One of the simplest and oldest forms of
dealing with hair loss is scalp
surgery and hair transplants. This has progressed far beyond what it used
to offer in past decades. Before, hair transplant was chancy at best, and
quite a few people who went for this option found their
hair falling back
out again from the same old bald spots after a year or so post surgery.
These days, full follicle transfers instead of simply grafting hair onto
the bald spots makes for a more expensive but better long term option for
hair regrowth. By transplanting entire living hairs down to the root
level, modern hair transplant surgery literally restores life to a bald
spot.
Aside from full hair transplants, artificial hair fiber transplants will
also work for people who want to get rid of their bald spots for purely
cosmetic purposes. The grafted fibers are tailor made to look exactly like
the patient's
natural hair color. However, because these strands are
synthetic they are much tougher than regular hair. As a result however,
they won't feel like normal hair to the touch, feeling more like a
permanent wig. This doesn't really deal with a hair loss problem but a lot
of people opt for this as opposed to natural transplants because the
artificial fibres last longer than natural hair.
Direct scalp treatment medication
is another good option to look into.
This gets expensive because this requires frequent trips to a clinic to
have the medication massaged into one's scalp. However, because some hair
loss problems are actually caused by improper hair care and/or exposure to
environmental factors which kill off hair follicles, this treatment method
is effective for fighting most hair loss problems short of inherited
baldness. Direct scalp treatment medication usually keeps a person's scalp
and hair clean and healthy, allowing for natural regeneration over bald
spots.
For stress-related hair loss problems, one of the best ideas is to go to a
health spa resort. Some of these offer not only body but scalp massages as
part of their service, as well as herbal treatments for personal body
detoxification and skin/scalp cleansing. If stress build up is what's
causing your hairline to recede, going to one of these spas will help deal
with your stress, and in most cases this is actually enough to allow your
hair to grow back naturally over time.
Lastly, one rather unique form of regrowth treatment has to do with simple
diet modification. This doesn't require much expense, actually, though it
isn't always effective. Quite simply, some dietitians have studied which
foods best promote hair growth, just like for example eating foods rich in
calcium will cause stronger bone build-up. By prescribing certain foods
for stronger and healthier hair, this method will at least allow you to
keep your remaining hair healthy and strong, slowing or even stopping it
completely. This treatment method rarely leads to regrowth of hair over
already-bald spots, however.
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