Hair Loss Treatments
The desire to avoid hair loss is not confined to our time. In
ancient Egypt, men used to rub fat from crocodiles, snakes,
lions, and other animals on their head in hopes of preventing or
treating hair loss. Julius Caesar and Napoleon also experienced
hair loss and tried to conceal it by growing their hair long in
the back and combing it forward over their heads. Today, this
motivation to avoid balding is still evident.
There are many available hair loss remedies that include creams,
vitamins, hormones, wigs, hairpieces, hair transplants, and
scalp-reduction procedures. A report filed recently by the FDA
stated that in a nine year time-span, about 300,000 hair loss
treatment products claiming to help hair regrowth were
investigated.
Non-surgical treatment options also include hair additions such
as hair weaves, hairpieces and toupees. These devices are made
of human hair, synthetic fibers or a combination of both.
Constructed in a variety of ways, these hair loss aides can give
you the look of having a full, natural head of hair without the
expense of costly surgeries or expensive medicines.
If typical hair loss treatment products aimed to slow down or
stop hair loss are ineffective and you have the time and money,
there are surgical treatments for hair-loss. Hair transplant
surgery is costly and sometimes painful. During surgery, healthy
hair follicles are taken from the back and sides of the head and
transplanted onto other areas of the scalp where they replace
dead follicles. This treatment option typically takes from one
to two years to be complete and can have mixed results. It is
best to talk to and meet people treated by the doctor you are
seeing so you can be sure the results are similar to your
expectations before going through with the treatment.