How To Manage Baldness!

For reasons scientists don't fully understand, sensitive follicles must be exposed to DHT for a prolonged period of time before the miniaturization process is complete. But what they have learned is that taking a drug that inhibits the binding of 5-alpha-reductase on testosterone can reduce the levels of DHT and thus slow or even stop the miniaturization process. There is such a drug and it's called Finasteride (sold as Propecia), the first of the three aforementioned treatment options. Finasteride blocks 70% of the conversion to testosterone to DHT.

Men have been suffering from androgenetic alopecia, otherwise known as Male Pattern Baldness, since before the first coming of Christ. Did you know that even Julius Caesar was memorialized many times in stone with what was left of his hair combed forward, and a signature wreath covering his pate?  Receding hairlines and bald spots plague men of every race, creed, and status. But why? Understanding the underlying causative factors is key in combating hair loss!
According to researchers MPB occurs when a man has a genetic predisposition to sensitivity to the potent androgenic hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (Hummm. Sit tight for some scientific lessons...).

 The website Men’s Fitness explains that in most men, about 5 percent of their serum testosterone is converted to the hormone DHT by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. To those with the inherited sensitivity, DHT acts like a toxin on the hair follicles along the temples and mid-anterior scalp, undermining the absorption of nutrients and causing progressive miniaturization, which is when the growth phase of the follicles is shortened.
There are 100,000 to 150,000 follicles on a full scalp, all of which follow growth and rest phases. The growing (anagen) phase usually lasts about three to six years, during which time each hair matures in thickness and color. The resting (telogen) phase, when a hair ends its growth phase and falls out, lasts about 90 days.
 At any given time, only about 10 percent of follicles are in the resting phase, so normal hair loss is not noticeable." But for men with DHT sensitivity, over time, the growth phases of the follicles become so short that they grow only very fine, almost colorless hair (vellus hairs) until the miniaturization is complete and they produce none at all. Interestingly, the follicles around the ears and at the back of the head aren't affected by DHT, and MPB sufferers are left with a horseshoe pattern of hair.
Here are treatment options you could try out!

Even better than finasteride alone is when it's used in conjunction with the second treatment: the topical solution Minoxidil (sold as Rogaine). Minoxidil is like a follicle fertilizer. It acts as a vasodilator that keeps hair in the anagen phase longer and can increase the diameter of those downy vellus hairs, but it doesn't get to the root cause of hair loss.
Wigs are also an option, of course

Which brings us to the final treatment option, and one that should be the last resort: hair transplantation. Fortunately, the technology has dramatically improved and now doctors can harvest individual follicular units--a natural grouping of one to five hairs--from permanent donor sites above the ear and at the back of the head, and move them to the thinning or bald areas. The doctor then is kindof like an artist. He approaches each scalp as though it were a canvas: the harvested follicles the paint, and he, the artist. "Think of a forest," one doctor says. "At the edge, you see shrubbery first, then a few trees, then groups of trees that grow thicker the further you go.
The average cost for a transplant is $7,000-$15,000 or more. But please do careful research on the transplant surgeon and his technique. Know what's involved and what's at stake. And realize that the result depends largely on the amount of "paint" a surgeon has to work with. But when it works, it really works.

 The costs are quite a cause for worry, especially for those who can’t afford it. However, for those who made the sacrifice, they often have beautiful stories to tell. That their hair restoration has given them back not just their hair but also their lives. That's proof that it's worth it.
Others choose to sport their baldness with grace, dignity, and even style! Hollywood hunks like Vin Diesel and Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson are examples. It all depends on the way you carry yourself, making baldness the least of your worries. That is the key!!!