Alopecia Treatment

Alopecia is a condition in which victim suffers from hair loss. HairLoss can  begin with some uncommon hairs in the sink or in a comb. Subsequently, it can progress to a bare scalp. Baldness simply defined as too much  hair loss from the scalp and may be the result of inheritance, different drugs or an underlying medical condition. Men, women and even children may suffer from this.

Baldness whether permanent or temporary do not have any cure. But some hair loss treatments are accessible to help in promoting hair enhancement or hide hair loss. In few types of alopecia, hair may continue growth without any treatment.

Drugs

The efficiency of drugs used to cure alopecia counts on the cause of hair loss, volume of the loss and individual response. Usually, treatment is less productive for more large-scale cases of hair loss.

These are the types of drugs for the treatment of alopecia and are authorized by the Food and Drug Administration contain;

Minoxidil (Rogaine)
This is over-the-counter drug is authorized for the treatment of alopecia areata and rogenetic alopecia. Minoxidil is a fluid or foam that can rub into the scalp two times daily to grow hair and to avoid further loss. Some people get some hair regrowth or a decrease rate of hair loss or both. Minoxidil is available in a 5 percent solution and also in 2 percent solution.

New hair arising from minoxidil use may be threadlike and shorter than the previous hair. But there can be sufficient hair growth for some people to hide their bald spots and have the new hair mix with the dwelling hair. New hair terminates growing soon after the termination of minoxidil use. It usually takes 12 weeks for new hair to begin growing. Side-effects include irritation of the scalp.

Finasteride (Propecia)

This is a prescribed drug to treat male-pattern baldness. This drug has taken daily in pill form. Most men using finasteride experience diminishing in hair loss, and some may  get some new hair growth. Beneficial results may take few months. Finasteride acts by blocking the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone commonly known as DHT, which is a hormone that reduces the size of hair follicles and is a substantial factor in male hair loss. Side-effects of finasteride contain decreased sex drive and sexual function.

Finasteride is not authorized for women use

Actually it poses substantial danger to women of reproductive age. If there is a pregnant woman, does not even handle crushed or broken finasteride tablets because consumption of the drug may cause severe birth disorders in male fetuses.

Corticosteroids

This drug usually takes through injections. Injections of cortisone into the scalp can cure alopecia areata. Treatment is mostly repeated monthly. Doctors may advise corticosteroid pills for excessive hair loss due to alopecia areata. New hair may be arises four weeks after the injection. Creams and ointments can also be used, but they may be less productive than injections.

Anthralin (Dritho-Scalp)

This drug is available in the form of a cream or also in the form of an ointment, anthralin is a synthetic, tarry substance which victim can apply on to the scalp daily and wash off. It is commonly used to treat psoriasis, but doctors can prescribe this to treat other skin conditions as well. Anthralin may promote new hair growth in the cases of alopecia areata. It usually takes up to 12 weeks for new hair to arise.

Surgery

The aim of the surgery is to use the existing hair efficiently to cover lost ground.

Hair transplant

The techniques like minigrafts, punch grafts, micrografts, and strip grafts are accessible to cure androgenetic alopecia when other conventional procedures have failed. Throughout these techniques, a dermatologist takes small plugs of skin, each holding one to a few hairs, from the back of the scalp. The plugs are then fixed into the bald sections. Many transplant sittings may be required, as inherited hair loss improves with time.

Scalp reduction

It means decreasing the area of bald skin on the head. Scalp and the top part of the head may seem to have appropriate fix. But the skin can become lose and flexible for some of it to be surgically erased. After hairless scalp is erased, the gap is closed with hair-covered scalp.

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