What Are The Surgical And Non-Surgical Hair Restoration Options?

How Does Hair Loss Affect A Person?

Most of us often take our hair for granted until we start losing them and this sounds cliché but the experience tells that it is true. While the internet comes stuffed with surgical, and nonsurgical hair restoration options, they are not noted to be ineffective. Nowhere on the internet will you find a step by step guide to help treat hair loss even though most o them are effective. No matter if your head is full of hair or that you have started losing them, or have already lost a lot, this is a must-read. 

Stop It Before It Happens

If you are lucky enough just because you have a head full of hair and for the reason, you are concerned about the health of your hair before losing them. With proper care and treatment, it is possible to slow down the hair loss to a considerable extent, no matter what your genetics dictate.

Giving a boost of proteins, iron, vitamins, and minerals, to the hair, helps by minimizing the chance of hair loss to a great extent. As also you have to quit experimenting with the hair. If you are not a hundred percent sure about their safety, don’t try the products and don’t even think of the hair styling tools like curlers and straightener, whereas just a couple of sessions will make you regret this endeavor for the rest of the life. Adding to this, you don't need to try every hair care product making high claims. Consult a qualified dermatologist immediately in case you doubt a hair loss. As your hair is an asset don’t care about the doctor's fee if you care about the hair. 

Treat - It's Not Too Late

Don’t lose hope if you have already started losing your hair. There are so much ways you can save the hair from falling off by slowing down, stopping, as also reversing the hair loss giving courtesy to advancements in technology as internet research and reading a book isn’t a bad idea, but don’t forget to visit a Trichologist who is a qualified doctor specializing in hair loss discussing everything going on in your mind with him.

With numerous surgical and nonsurgical hair restoration options for you, the doctor is sure to guide you to safe shores. 

Topical And Oral Medications

In its initial stages, hair loss can be effectively controlled as also reversed with topical and oral medications with two FDA-approved medicines that are used for hair loss control are Minoxidil and Finasteride, with the former coming as an over the counter application that is sold in strengths ranging from 2 to 4 percent. Depending on the extent of your hair loss, you can buy any of them but after consulting the doctor.

On the other hand, Finasteride is a prescription medicine sold in the form of an oral pill that needs a doctor’s prescription to buy these anti-hair loss pills taking them according to the doctor's advice that ultimately helps to stop hair loss and also notice new hair growth in affected areas. 

Camouflage Your Bald Patches

In the event of hair loss that has progressed a little more, and if you are considering that medications may not be helpful, you have to experiment with hair loss concealers. Camouflaging bald patches come easy with a wide range of customized wigs, toupee and hairpiece available in the market, they are sure to help you cover the bald patches without undergoing surgery. While these concealers don’t usually harm existing hair, however, their use, in the long run, can harm the remaining hair while another downside of hair loss concealers is that they offer a temporary solution that is always at the risk of being spotted bald. 

Hair Transplant Surgery

Have you already lost a lot of hair and are you thinking of preventive measures that alone are not sufficient and don’t be disappointed as there are still options effective and reliable. Covering the hairless thatch by hair transplant surgery is the most reliable way as the technique doesn’t trigger hair re-growth instead redistributes the existing hair follicle on the head adding to a fuller and thicker look for your scalp. The most commonly used hair transplant techniques are the Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction. 

The availability of donor's hair is the only possible limitation of hair transplants. In the past, it was must to have adequate donor hair on the back or sides of the head to have a good hair transplant whereas nowadays, new techniques like the Follicular Unit Extraction harvests donor hair from any part of the body and finally planted on the head called body hair transplantation. 

Signing Off

The most cost-effective and convenient option is having a shaved head if it suits you and you can choose any of the above options if you are not yet ready for it to have great looking hair.