To prevent the hair of the men from falling

To prevent the hair of the men from falling
The progressive fall of hair is very frequent at the men. In the majority of the cases, baldness or alopécie is of hormonal and hereditary origin. Which are the simple gestures which contribute to prevent this fall of hair and which are the possible treatments?

The fall of the hair is mainly hormonal

If the male heredity and hormones (testosterone excess) generally explain baldness at a man, there exist other risk factors like the intense stress (surgical operation, divorce…), certain drugs, a skin disease (mushrooms, érythémateux lupus…) or a lesion of the scalp (radiotherapy, burn). These various possible causes explain why the hair falls gradually, but also sometimes abruptly in great quantity.
Lastly, it is necessary to know that in general, it is easier to stop or to limit the fall of the hair to make them push back, from where interest to consult a dermatologist quickly, as soon as the problem is noted, so that it identifies the cause, proposes preventive councils, even an adapted treatment.

Which are the preventive gestures of the fall of the hair?

• Avoid the shampoos, or all other products, aggressive (dyeing, fixing…).
• Mass your scalp from time to time: ahead leaning head, carry out slow and soft movements with the end of your fingers.
• Avoid the too hot driers.
• Make rather dry your hair with the free air than using a drier.
• Avoid the accessories which draw the hair (elastic, curling tongs, stringcourses…).
• Protect your scalp and your skin during the exposures to the sun, while wearing a hat or a cap.
• Take care not to be deprived of vitamins and minerals (iron, copper, zinc, silicon, vitamins B), by adopting a food varied and rich in fruit and vegetables.
• Drink much (water) and regularly.
• Learn how to limit the stress as a practitioner of relieving for example, meditation or yoga. The stress acts directly on the production of hormones.
• If you follow a chemotherapy, carry a helmet cooling at the meetings. This process makes it possible to limit the fall of the hair.

Which are the drugs against the alopécie?

There exist two types of medicamentous treatment on medical regulation.

Minoxidil® (hair lotion): it slows down the fall of the hair, by delaying the capillary cycle. It must thus be employed at the beginning of baldness. It is appeared as a hair lotion to apply the every day, morning and evening, directly to the scalp. The results are visible after several months of use (approximately 6 months). With the stop of the treatment, the fall begins again.

The finastéride (tablets): it inhibits the activity of the enzyme which transforms testosterone into dihydrotestostérone, harmful molecule with the capillary bulb. Very effective, it stops the fall of the hair at 86% of the men treated during one year. About half of the men note also a packing of their hair.
The other treatment rests on the Clerc’s Office of hair: one takes grafts of hair on the crown, which one establishes on the top of cranium.