Treatment Options for Receding Hairline and Bald Spots

Losing hair is a usual occurrence and everyone loses several strands of their hair daily. The loss will cease to be normal when your hair starts to thin or when you start to notice bald patches on several parts of your scalp. Most people associate hair loss as a domain for aging, especially in men. Unfortunately, alopecia (hair loss) is not a preserve for the male gender. The condition affects men and women, young and old alike. Several factors including age and genetic factors, trigger hair loss. At Honest Hair Restoration, hair transplant specialist Dr. Maag and his team offer alopecia consultation & medical management in Lakewood Ranch. Thanks to these experts’ treatment options, you will not have to worry about a receding hairline or bald spots.

What are the various causes and symptoms of alopecia?

Your hair grows approximately half an inch monthly, with around 90% of your hair actively growing. After some time, the other dormant percentage falls out and their follicles produce new hair. Hair loss and shedding hair are two very different things. While your strands might grow back after you shed them through stressful events like childbirth, your hair will not grow when it falls out.

Apart from genetics and aging, you are likely to experience hair loss because of various other reasons including:

• Medications
• Hormonal imbalance
• Harsh hair treatments and styles
• Illness
• A surgical procedure
• Nutritional deficits

How will your doctor diagnose alopecia?

During diagnosis, your doctor will examine your scalp and check your medical history including your stressful events. The professional will then take a biopsy (a tiny skin patch on your scalp including a hair follicle) and take it to the lab for a pathology test to assess if your hair loss results from lupus, an autoimmune condition. The pathologist’s results will also show whether you have a fungal or bacterial infection.

How will your hair expert treat the condition?

The remedies your doctor will use to treat alopecia range from costly to inexpensive and extreme to mild depending on your loss extent and your need to replace or mask it. Your treatment options could include:

• Medications. Though various minoxidil products may help you regrow your hair or slow down your hair loss rate, they do not work on every patient with hair loss worries. The products will be an option if your hair loss is not extensive. Other medications like corticosteroids will be efficient if you have a less severe case of alopecia areata. Therefore, your doctor must first evaluate your hair loss cause before giving a prescription.
• Hair transplant. Your doctor will recommend the treatment to make use of your natural hair to give you a hair-filled head. During the procedure, your doctor will shift hair strands from the part of your head and transplant them to the bald spots.
• Laser therapy. Laser treatments help treat hereditary hair loss by stimulating blood flow. As a result, the treatment enhances hair growth and density.
• Lifestyle remedies. You might want to sample multiple hair care products that improve your hair’s natural appearance. Additionally, you could shave your head, use extensions and wigs or opt for a hairstyle that your widening part resulting from hair loss less noticeable.

Even though hair loss is not dangerous, it can be stressful. Do not let a receding hairline or a dramatic hair loss distress you when you can get help. Contact your Honest Hair Restoration expert today to discuss your treatment options.