What is Causing my Hair Loss?
Hair loss happens naturally every day. However, extensive bald or thinning areas can result from several factors, most commonly male pattern baldness. Additionally, you could experience hair loss due to thyroid disorders or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
Other causes of hair loss include the following.
- Stress
- Telogen effluvium (TE)
- Traction alopecia
- Lichen planus
- Lichen planopilaris
- Dermatitis
- Alopecia Areata
- Alopecia totalis
- Melanoma
- Auto-immune conditions
What are the Best Hair Loss Treatments?
The best hair replacement option depends on your aesthetic goals and the recommendation of your hair loss doctor. If your thinning or balding area is minimal, you may be able to regrow hairs using topical medications. However, if your balding is more severe, you may want to pursue more permanent aesthetic surgery options.
Medications for Natural Hair Growth
Beyond natural supplements that support hair growth, topical medications like Minoxidil (also known as Rogaine) or pills like Finasteride (Propecia or Proscar) can encourage natural growth.
Minoxidil can be applied directly to the scalp on a bald area, expanding your blood vessels to promote blood flow and stimulate new growth. Alternatively, you can take oral Finasteride to slow current hair loss. If you stop taking either medication, you can expect your previous hair loss symptoms will resume.
Male Pattern Baldness
Medications like Minoxidil and Finasteride are primarily used to treat male pattern baldness and can be useful methods to try before pursuing more extensive hair transplant procedures.
Hair Restoration Surgery
For hair transplants in the Ramsey, NJ, area, we offer several at The Hair Transplant Center – New Jersey doctor’s office.
Follicular Unit Transplantation: FUT Hair Transplantation
FUT method is a reconstructive surgery also referred to as “hair plugs” or the “strip method.” The doctor will perform hair transplant surgery by removing a strip of hair follicles from the back of the head, leaving behind a small linear scar. Those healthy hair grafts will then be transplanted to areas where you’re experiencing hair loss, where the scalp will grow hair as usual, giving you new hair.
Follicular Unit Extraction: FUE Hair Transplant Session
A FUE is an outpatient procedure similar to the FUT, but your surgeon will remove individual hairs instead of extracting an entire strip from the scalp. This method allows the specialist to transplant each unit of hairs with minimal scalp scarring according to your natural pattern.
Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP)
If you’ve ever heard of eyebrow microblading, you’re likely familiar with Scalp Micropigmentation. While scalp pigmentation doesn’t penetrate as deeply as a traditional tattoo, it’s a procedure that uses a micro-needling tool to inject pigment into your scalp. The needle is as small as a single follicle and allows the doctor to create strokes that give the appearance of a naturally growing thick head of hair.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
PRP therapy injects your own platelets into areas where you’re experiencing hair loss to promote healing and new hair growth. Because the process uses your blood, there’s no recovery time, and it can often enhance other treatment options you’re pursuing, like FUE.
Facial Hair Transplantation
If you want a thicker beard, fuller eyebrows, a mustache, or a sharp goatee, a facial hair transplant surgery could be the solution you’re looking for. This treatment works by removing healthy hair follicles (donor hair) from your head and transplanting them to the area of your face you’d like to see more fullness and growth.
Female Hair Restoration
Hair loss can impact everyone, and at The Hair Transplant Center – New Jersey, we’re proud to offer several hair restoration services to our female patients. Our cosmetic surgeons will listen to your aesthetic goals and help you create a plan to achieve your dream hair.
