Hair restoration can be very confusing. As long as there has been hair loss, there have been claims of miracle hair restoration cures. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for hair loss. Many products claim to cure hair loss, but most of these hair restoration products have little or no basis.
Medical Hair Restoration: PropeciaTM
Since Propecia became available in January of 1998 it has modified the way hair restoration doctors treat men with male pattern hair loss. It has been proven to be an effective tool that physicians can now use in the fight against hair loss. The Product requires taking a 1 mg pill daily for life. If Propecia is stopped any of the scalp hairs that were saved from shedding or have regrown will eventually fall out. It works by blocking the formation of DHT (male hormone) from binding to and eventually destroying the hair follicle.
Specifically, it is an inhibitor of Type II 5 alpha-reductase. Propecia was developed to treat hair loss in the top back and mid-scalp. It has not been proven to work on recession of the front, temporal area or the hairline. Current data from Merck & Co. (manufacturer of Propecia) have demonstrated Propecia to be a safe and effective treatment for male pattern hair loss in a long-term clinical trial (5 years). Propecia is available in 90 pill Pro-Packs and costs approximately $150.00.
Medical Hair Restoration: RogaineTM
5% Rogaine is manufactured by Pharmacia & Upjohn. This product claims 45% more hair regrowth than Regular Strength Rogaine (2% Rogaine). Although this may be true Rogaine 2% grew very little or no hair on most people. Rogaine 2% appears to be more effective with women and is usually the first course of treatment in female pattern hair loss. (Currently 5% Rogaine is not recommended for women.)
Initial indications are that 5% Rogaine may be more effective when combined with Propecia. 5% Rogaine costs between $25.00 to $30.00 and must be used twice daily.
If hair restoration is accomplished you must maintain Rogaine application or the new hair growth will be lost.
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It has been proven to be an effective tool that physicians can now use in the fight against hair loss. The Product requires taking a 1 mg pill daily for life. If Propecia is stopped any of the scalp hairs that were saved from shedding or have regrown will eventually fall out. It works by blocking the formation of DHT (male hormone) from binding to and eventually destroying the hair follicle.
Specifically, it is an inhibitor of Type II 5 alpha-reductase. Propecia was developed to treat hair loss in the top back and mid-scalp. It has not been proven to work on recession of the front, temporal area or the hairline. Current data from Merck & Co. (manufacturer of Propecia) have demonstrated Propecia to be a safe and effective treatment for male pattern hair loss in a long-term clinical trial (5 years). Propecia is available in 90 pill Pro-Packs and costs approximately $150.00.
Although this may be true Rogaine 2% grew very little or no hair on most people. Rogaine 2% appears to be more effective with women and is usually the first course of treatment in female pattern hair loss. (Currently 5% Rogaine is not recommended for women.)
Initial indications are that 5% Rogaine may be more effective when combined with Propecia. 5% Rogaine costs between $25.00 to $30.00 and must be used twice daily.
If hair restoration is accomplished you must maintain Rogaine application or the new hair growth will be lost.