How to Prevent Frontal Hair Loss

Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, causes hair follicles to shrink, and over time, hair falls out and is not replaced. In order to prevent hair loss or re-grow hair, the production or uptake of DHT must be inhibited in order to allow hair follicles to recover. When discussing frontal hair loss, patients and doctors may differ on where the hair should grow back. During the teenage years, it is natural to begin loosing hair around the temples or the area just above the outside of the eyes. None of the hair loss prevention or re-growth medications on the market today has been proven to re-grow hair in this area.

Instructions

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  Contact your physician. Discuss your hair loss or concerns about hair loss. Clinically proven methods of hair loss prevention may require a prescription. Your physician will help you to decide on a method of prevention, as well as determine if any other physical conditions may exist to contribute to your hair loss.

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  Use a DHT inhibitor. There are several types of DHT inhibitors on the market. Finasteride, commercially marketed as Propecia, requires a prescription from your doctor. One study from the University of Naples indicates that saw palmetto has similar potential to re-grow hair as compared to Finasteride, but no further clinical studies have been completed. Additional natural sources include green tea, pumpkin seed oil and biotin. Again, these are purely word-of-mouth and no clinical studies have been conducted to prove their efficacy.

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  Consider combination therapy. Minoxidil, commercially available as Rogaine, is not marketed for frontal hair re-growth or prevention of frontal hair loss. Minoxidil does not affect DHT. Instead it provides increased circulation to the scalp. However, according to the website Frontal Hair Loss, studies have shown that a combination of minoxidil and finasteride therapy can improve hair growth in the frontal scalp region.

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  Be prepared to make a lifelong commitment to hair maintenance. None of these treatments permanently reduce the levels of DHT in the body. Instead, they prevent or reverse the effects of DHT on the hair follicles. If you stop treatment, the process will reverse itself and hair loss will resume.