Which Treatments for Hair Loss Really do Bring About Hair Regrowth?
Hair regrowth?! I know we can probably all agree that’s what almost everybody says their hair loss treatment or product can do…but then you hear about those very same products or treatments not being able to even slow or stop excessive hair loss or thinning hair, much less deliver on their promise of hair regrowth! So which treatments can and will work for you? Do any of them actually help regrow hair? We’ve already covered the first question in my last article, now I want to help you find out the answer to the second…which, if any, treatment option can regrow lost hair?
Hair Regrowth…Which of the Hair Loss Treatments Out There Can Do That?
First, let me tell you that once the hair has been completely lost (and the follicle is non-productive/dead) it will not grow back. The reason for this is that once the follicle stops producing hair completely (areas with bald spots or patches) and the follicle dies, there are no treatments available on the market today that can cause a dead follicle to begin growing hair again. The best candidates for most of the available non-surgical hair loss treatments are those with thinning hair, where the hair follicles still function and have not stopped producing hair completely. These follicles can possibly be repaired with treatment.
Hair loss or thinning due to medical conditions, medications, environmental issues, or physical or emotional causes usually stops once the issue has been resolved, and generally the hair in these cases does grow back, though this can take some time.
Certain Hair Loss Treatments May or May Not Regrow Hair
Vitamins, minerals and essential oils (whether in pill form or in hair care products) do not typically regrow lost hair. At least not on their own! Combined with other treatments, they may help create the best and healthiest environment for hair regrowth to occur, or to slow or stop further hair loss or thinning, but they do not effect this change on their own.
Wigs, weaves and hair pieces- they’re nothing but a cover! These items are only meant to help camouflage hair loss and thinning hair, not as a treatment option to slow, stop or reverse excessive hair loss. They do nothing to aid in hair regrowth and sometimes can even lead to further hair loss.
Topical treatments (such as Minoxidil, Propecia and Finasteride) – Depending on the level of hair loss, and what the cause of hair loss is, these treatments may or may not help with hair regrowth. Topical treatments can help to slow thinning hair and excessive hair loss down and possibly even to stop it. They can also be used in conjunction with other treatments like laser therapy to get better results.
In-home laser hair therapy (LLLT) – Hair regrowth, once again, is dependent on the type and level of hair loss already present, but this treatment does quite a bit to help slow and possibly even stop hair from thinning and from any further hair being lost. In addition, it also makes the follicles healthy again which in turn will slowly produce thicker and healthier hair shafts.
In-office laser hair therapy (LLLT) – As with in-home laser hair therapy, hair regrowth depends on the level and type of hair loss present, and this treatment does do quite a bit to help slow and even stop hair from thinning and from further hair being lost.
Skin lifts and grafts, scalp reductions, and hair transplants – They do not result in hair regrowth. All they do is move good hair into areas that have too little or none. These treatment options are usually applied when hair loss at a stage where hair regrowth is no longer possible in the areas affected, and the follicles there are dead.
I hope you found pertinent or useful information, as that is why I write these articles…in the hopes that I can help you wade through all the info and products and treatments related to thinning hair and hair loss and find the answers you need! Don’t hesitate to ask questions, or let me know if there is a hair loss related subject you would like to see me cover.
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