Androgenetic alopecia or common male pattern baldness (MPB) accounts
for more than 95% of hair loss in men. By the age of thirty-five
two-thirds of American men will experience some degree of appreciable
hair loss and by the age of 50 approximately 85% of men have
significantly thinning hair. Approximately twenty five percent of men
who suffer with male pattern baldness begin the painful process before
they reach the age of twenty-one.
Contrary to societal belief most men who suffer from male pattern
baldness are extremely unhappy with their situation and would do
anything to change it. Hair loss affects every aspect of the hair loss
suffers life. It affects interpersonal relationships as well as the
professional lives of those suffering. It is not uncommon for men to
change their career paths because of their hair loss.
The American Hair Los Association recognizes how devastating male
pattern baldness can be for men of all ages and has created resources
for men to get completely objective answers to their hair loss
questions.
We strongly advise against researching your options through the yellow
pages or commercial websites. There are hundreds of products and
services being sold to the vulnerable hair loss consumer, but currently
there are only two FDA approved products that have been clinically
proven to stop or prevent hair loss and only a handful of surgeons
performing surgical hair restoration to state of the art standards.
Two medications are approved to treat male pattern baldness:
Minoxidil (Rogaine) is a solution that you apply directly to the scalp to stimulate the hair follicles. It slows hair loss for many men, and some men grow new hair. Hair loss returns when you stop using this medicine.
Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar) is a pill that interferes with the production of a certain male hormone linked to baldness. It slows hair loss. It works a bit better than minoxidil. Hair loss returns when you stop using this medicine.
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