Male Hair Loss: Age, testosterone, and heredity. Like many things in life, our age and family history offer a good prediction of what we will see in ourselves. Male hair CAN BE sensitive to and harmed by a breakdown product of testosterone … DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE. Thus, the basis of medical treatment for hair loss is targeted at preventing dihydrotestosterone’s harmful effects on hair
Only two drugs (Minoxidil and Finasteride) have been approved by the FDA and are useful for the treatment of male pattern baldness. However, these drugs cannot be used in all individuals with male pattern baldness. It requires a proper evaluation of the type of baldness and individualization of the treatment to achieve best results
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is derived from the patient’s own blood serum. The patient’s blood is placed in a centrifuge where each part of the blood is separated. The platelet-rich plasma is isolated and used to inject into the patient’s scalp. This PRP is rich in growth factors, multiple other wound healing and new hair follicle stimulating cells. PRP is used to slow hair loss or reverse miniaturization to produce strong, visible hair again.
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