What Hair Loss Treatment Alternatives are Available?
New hair loss treatment alternatives are being discovered at an increasing rate. These new treatments come with many benefits, including lower cost. The best option, of course, is to prevent hair loss to begin with.
Assuming you suffer no medical problems, your hair loss is likely caused by DHT, or dihydrotestosterone. Dihydrotestosterone begins life as testosterone (the male sex hormone), but is transformed into DHT by the 5-alpha reductase enzyme. The DHT then acts on your hair follicles by choking off the blood supply and causing them to die.
Until recently, stopping your hair loss involved seriously expensive medical treatments. But, even these treatments rarely provided the desired results. Many of these “treatments” were more about putting money in the pockets of the providers than putting hair on the head of the patients.
When the use of hair transplants became an option, positive results became more certain. Even so, the total cost of treatments could easily surpass $20,000.00. The high price, general discomfort involved, and the length of time necessary for these procedures made finding alternatives more and more attractive.
For now, Minoxidil is the only OTC treatment for hair loss that is FDA approved. Beware of other treatment options that have not been subjected to independent tests from trusted sources. I’m not trying to dissuade you from trying other things, only suggesting that you choose with care.
Disclaimer: This article is based upon information commonly available in the medical press and medical journals concerning alternative treatments for hair loss. Nothing herein is to be or understood to be any kind of medical advice. For medical advice people have to visit with his or her physician or other medical specialist.
