Male hereditary hair loss affects about 50 million American men. Many men suffer in silence. They put on a ball cap or shave their hair off to avoid the thinning-out look. Dr. Gary Hitzig, a hair restoration specialist, says hair loss can have a profound affect on a man’s confidence.
The emotional toll hair loss can take
When a guy notices his hair is thinning, it’s depressing, Hitzig says, who wrote “Help and Hope for Hair Loss: Questions and Answers about Rogaine, Restoration and Replacement.”
“I think that when men lose their hair, they feel like everybody’s looking at the top of their head,” says Hitzig. “It shakes their confidence.
Some try over-the-counter treatments like Rogaine to halt the thinning process, but for many men these treatments don’t provide enough of a solution.
“They start with the most benign [over-the-counter treatment] and they think it’s working, but then six months later they get depressed again,” says Hitzig. “Something finally triggers them to do something about it.”
Hair loss treatment options
When it comes to hair loss, early prevention is best. The second you start to see hair loss, you’ll want to take action. Rogaine works best in the early stages of hair loss, and so do medications like Propeicia.
Propecia is a prescription medication that not only slows hair loss, but helps stimulate hair follicles and induce new hair growth.
A hair transplant is also an option. A Chicago man opted for a NeoGraft treatment, which is a minimally invasive transplant procedure, and spoke with the Chicago Tribune about his experience.
Get help
The best advice Hitzig can give a man who is battling hair loss it to seek help before the emotional toll takes over.
“It can get really severe to the point where they won’t go outside, they stop going to school if they’re young and without a hat, they won’t go near anybody,” adds Hitzig. “They become social hermits.”
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