Treatments for hair loss
There are several different alternatives when it comes to counteracting hair loss or making thin hair grow better. Should the hair have disappeared completely, you can have a hair transplant. Before we recommend a form of treatment, it is important that we meet for a free examination.
Hair transplant
If the individual has lost too much hair or wants to lower an existing hairline, a hair transplant is needed. The hair being relocated is genetically coded not to fall out, which makes a hair transplant a permanent solution. The relocated hair follicles will take root where they’ve been transplanted, and the hair grows like regular hair.
A hair transplant is a treatment where you relocate hair, not a cure for hair loss.
PRP treatment
If the hair has thinned or isn’t growing as well as before, it is possible to treat with PRP, i.e. growth factors from the blood.
The treatment means that concentrated growth factors are extracted and injected into areas in need of healing and stimulus. When the growth factors are injected into the shrunken hair follicles, a number of positive reactions start happening in the skin as the stem cells are signaled to increase the production of hair cells, meaning more building blocks for each hair. PRP also causes new small blood vessels to form in connection with the area, which provides additional nutrients.
Medicine
There are a few drugs to use as a supplement to PRP treatment or a hair transplant.
Today, there are only two approved drugs – finasteride and minoxidil. They work on 70 percent of patients but unfortunately have a number of side effects, which the individual taking the medication must be aware of.
Other solutions
There are no alternatives to treating hair growth issues. Many companies sell products that don’t work. There are no shampoos that penetrate the skin and stimulate hair growth. However, a good shampoo may make hair that has already grown out stay healthy.
Shampoos and vitamins
There are no shampoos that make the hair grow better! Regardless of what is said in commercials, there is no shampoo that penetrates the skin and stimulates hair growth. On the other hand, a good shampoo may help the hair that’s already grown out to stay in good shape.
The same goes for vitamin preparations – they don’t help the hair to grow better but may affect the appearance some. People in Sweden do not have vitamin deficiencies, aside from those with eating disorders or other forms of uncommon diseases.
