Male pattern hair loss which it is estimated affects over 50 percent of men over the age of 50 years and is normally a hereditary complaint. Propecia has proven to be the most comprehensive treatment in hair loss for men, and whilst there have been other treatments such as Rogaine; Propecia appears to be the treatment of preference.

Treatments used by men to try to counteract loss of hair are natural compounds, supplements and various shampoos. However, Propecia works on the chemical imbalance found in men but most “natural” treatments work to clean the hair and hope to allow stimulation to hair follicles and do not address the chemical imbalances that can cause male hair loss.

There are surgical procedures available but these can be costly and painful. Hair transplant surgery includes transplanting skin and with hair follicles from the healthy part of the scalp. This works by taking hair from your own scalp to replace already lost hair and the implanted hair follicles the follicles continue to grow. Baldness to the frontal area is genetic so healthy follicle units from the back of the head will continue to grow but many men don’t like the idea of taking the hair from the back of their head in case this causes a problem in the transplant area. Transplants are not guaranteed to work.

The answer to hair loss problems can be wigs and toupees, in Britain alone around one and a half million wigs or hair pieces are sold each year. Up until the development of medications to combat hair loss, wigs were the way forward.

In 1998 one medical treatment which gained approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration this was Rogaine, generically known as Minoxodil which is a scalp treatment. The medication is massaged into the area of baldness twice a day. A problem with Rogaine was the reported side effects in some men but since the first release of Rogaine the company has made strides in refining the medicine but there is a sector of the population that wanted an alternative.

Propecia includes transplanting skin and with hair follicles from the healthy part of the scalp. This works by taking hair from your own scalp to replace already lost hair and the implanted hair follicles the follicles continue to grow. Baldness to the frontal area is genetic so healthy follicle units from the back of the head will continue to grow but many men don’t like the idea of taking the hair from the back of their head in case this causes a problem in the transplant area. Transplants are not guaranteed to work.

The answer to hair loss problems can be wigs and toupees, in Britain alone around one and a half million wigs or hair pieces are sold each year. Up until the development of medications to combat hair loss, wigs were the way forward.

In 1998 one medical treatment which gained approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration this was Rogaine, generically known as Minoxodil which is a scalp treatment. The medication is massaged into the area of baldness twice a day. A problem with Rogaine was the reported side effects in some men but since the first release of Rogaine the company has made strides in refining the medicine but there is a sector of the population that wanted an alternative.