What is male pattern balding?

Male pattern baldness or “Androgenetic Alopecia” is a genetic condition which causes hair loss in men.

According to research studies, the most contributory cause of balding in over 95 percent of men has been found out to be Androgenetic Alopecia. This condition is either inherited from a patient’s father’s side or the mother’s side of the family. Male pattern baldness normally starts to show with a receding hairline followed by a hair thinning condition at the crown. As time passes by, the receding hairline and the balding crown joins together to form an area of hair around the back and sides of the head which look similar to a horse shoe.

Apart from genes, male pattern balding can be caused as a result of factors like age and the excessive presence of the hormone named DHT or dihydrotestosterone. The excessive presence of DHT in a patient’s scalp has been found out to cause the gradual shrinkage of the hair follicles. As a patient’s hair follicles continue to shrink in size, the resulting production of hair from the follicles becomes thin and begins to lose color. Moreover, the shrinkage of the hair follicles reduces the growth stage of hair, leaving less time for complete hair growth.

Male pattern baldness can be treated with various surgical and non-surgical treatment methods. The most used and promising surgical Androgenetic Alopecia treatments include Microscopic Follicular Unit Transplantation which involves the transplantation of healthy hair follicles in a patient’s scalp. Other surgical methods are Multi-Unit Grafting and Follicular Unit Extraction.

Non-surgical male pattern balding treatments start with a state of the art procedure known as laser hair therapy. In this procedure, the scalp of a patient is subjected to low level laser energy with the intention of stimulating an increase in the blood supply and better production of stronger and thicker hair from follicles. Other non-surgical methods include an FDA approved drug named Propecia, a fluid known as Rogaine and Herbal Therapy.

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Male Pattern Baldness Treatment Minneapolis - What is male pattern balding?