3 Proven Hair Loss Treatments

You can refer to the many prominent balding men who are oozing with sex appeal and give yourself a boost. Think Vin Diesel. Bruce Willis. Jason Statham.

Yul Brynner. Take it as a type of defense mechanism . . . whatever makes you feel better.

On one hand, with modern science and technology, gone are the days where the only option is to accept the reality of it all. Currently, there is no existing

cure for baldness. However, scientists have come up with several tried and tested techniques to reverse the process. In other words, you don’t have to live

with it any longer.

Proven Hair Loss Treatments Today

Minoxidil

One of the two medications approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration is minoxidil (Rogaine). It comes in 5% solution for men and 2% for women.

Minoxidil stimulates hair growth by increasing the blood flow to the hair follicles in a process called vasodilation. Minoxidil is used to treat the condition

called androgenetic alopecia. It restores hair, but there’s the rub: it doesn’t stop the progression of hair loss. Therefore, you may have to look for a

treatment that blocks the real cause of the problem, which is dihydrotestosterone build-up.

Though one of the two foremost proven hair loss treatments today, minoxidil has side effects including shortness of breath, nausea, eye irritation,

itchiness, and such other allergic reactions.

Finasteride

Oral finasteride (Propecia) is the second medication which has been approved by the FDA. Finasteride is often advised in conjunction with minoxidil, as it is

a DHT blocker; therefore, it can reverse the hair loss process.

Finasteride is a selective 5-alpha reductase inhibitor and is only prescribed in men. Its side effects include increased risk of prostate cancer, loss of libido,

erectile dysfunction, and impotence.

Low-Level Laser Therapy

Low-level laser therapy is a light source treatment that renders light of a single wavelength. Like minoxidil, it doesn’t directly prevent hair loss. Instead, it

can be used in conjunction with a DHT-blocker, which does the work that minoxidil fails to do.

LLLT improves the blood circulation to the follicles. Aside from that, it also improves cellular metabolism by increasing the cell’s available energy.

This therapy is one of the widely-used and proven hair loss treatments in the United States and around Europe. It has no documented side effects. It is also

suggested to men and women with androgenetic alopecia.