Hair Loss

Hair loss can be a very emotional difficult event because hair has an important psychological importance in our society. Most men experience some degree of hair loss in their lifetime which can start as early in some men in their early twenties. Androgenetic Alopecia (AA) or common male pattern baldness (MPB) accounts for more than 95% of hair loss in men. By the age of thirty-five (35) over 60% of American men will experience some degree of appreciable hair loss, and by the age of fifty (50) approximately 85% of men have significantly thinning hair.

The psychological effects of male hair loss vary with some men paying minimal attention to their thinning hair, while others are affected significantly. It is important that men who are having unusual difficulty dealing with their hair loss receive psychological support or counseling as well as medical treatment.

Fortunately, there are a number of excellent medical treatments that can prevent or postpone male hair loss in its early stages. For more advance MPB, surgical hair restoration can return to men a completely natural look. Over the past 10 years, non surgical options that include oral medications have decreased hair loss in men. In the future, we look forward for further progress towards the goal of cloning ones own hair, a technology in which significant progress has been made, but that is not yet available.