Medication or Surgery - a Combined Approach May be Better to Stop Hair Loss

Whether you need to take hair loss drugs with a surgical hair restoration treatment has been the focus of a long-drawn debate. Only a hair restoration specialist will be able to diagnose the problem and recommend whether medications or surgical procedures or a combination of both can stop hair loss and recover from the damages.

When is medication a suitable option? Losing about 100 strands of hair daily is natural, i.e., you need not worry about it. However, if you seem to lose a considerable number of strands whenever you brush, comb or shampoo, it may be a cause of concern.

It is better to consult a hair restoration specialist in such a situation. If your problem is at a nascent stage, a surgery may not be necessary. Appropriate medications may be all that you need to stop hair loss. The specialist at the hair clinic may also prescribe medications to recover the growing hair follicles and prevent baldness.

Even if you have advanced baldness, you may benefit from the right medications. The hair clinicians often recommend medications for young individuals, in their 20s or 30s; this is because the pattern and progression of hair loss are yet to be established in such people.

When is surgical procedure a necessity? If you lose hair in a particular area of the scalp, a hair restoration surgery may be your only choice. However, a hair restoration clinician will only recommend a surgical procedure if no medication is able to stop hair loss. It is the last way to give you a fuller head of hair.

The success of the surgery depends on a number of factors - your overall health condition, your hair type and condition, the skill and competence of the surgeon and so on. Most importantly, it depends on the amount of hair available at the donor site.

It is all a question of supply and demand; if you have ample hair follicles in the donor area, you may benefit from a hair transplant. The hair follicles re-grow, not at the donor site, but at the recipient site. If your overall hair density is thin, surgery may not achieve a fuller head of hair, as the availability of hair follicles at the donor site is limited.

When is a combined approach better than individual treatment? Sometimes, a combination of medical and surgical treatments yields better results for individuals suffering from hair loss. The diagnosis will determine whether this is the right option for you.

When you suffer considerable hair loss in a particular area of the scalp, and general thinning as well, a combined treatment may be more suitable for you. The right medications will prevent the overall loss of hair and the surgery will recover the damage in the particular area of the scalp, where you experience maximum hair loss.

Celebrities such as Wayne Rooney and Louis Walsh hair transplant treatments have been in the news for quite a few years. However, surgeries may not always be appropriate, or necessary, for all. Your hair restoration clinician can determine whether it will work for you.

Daniel Smith is a professional writer. In this article he has given idea on hair care, in particular hair clinic. The author is solely responsible for the views and images provided in the article.

By Debarup Mukherjee