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Losing your hair is really common. About one third of men get some form of hair fall before the age of 30.
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Male pattern hair loss is balding amongst men. It’s not always easy to identify at first, but early signs include a receding hairline, where hair starts to disappear at the temples of your head, producing a hairline that’s shaped like an ‘M’.
Another sign of it is crown hair loss, where your hair begins to thin at the crown (just off the top of your head). The thinning here leaves a bald spot.
In the areas where your hair is getting thinner, you may also notice that individual strands of hair are more fragile, and they don’t grow as quickly as hair in areas that are less affected.
If you find that you’re losing a lot of hair after you’ve showered on a towel, or on a comb, this can point towards male pattern hair loss. And if the hair on the sides or the back of your head is not affected, but you’re losing hair on top of your head, this can be an early indication of male pattern hair loss too. This is because hair on the sides and back of your head is not as sensitive to the hormone Dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
With male pattern hair loss, some men are more sensitive than others to DHT (or dihydrotestosterone, which is a type of testosterone in the body). This sensitivity causes hair follicles to shrink, and stops men from growing new hair. It also reduces the lifespan of hair follicles, meaning that you lose hair more often, and at a faster rate.
So you lose hair more quickly, but the hair is also replaced more slowly, and it doesn’t grow back as rapidly.
Male pattern hair fall is very common. It can start to affect men as early as their teenage years, between 30 and 50% of men will have it by the age of 50.
Male pattern hair loss also tends to be hereditary, so if it runs in your family, you’re more likely to get it.
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Certain types of hair fall(or alopecia), like male pattern baldness or male pattern hair loss are permanent, while other forms of hair loss are only temporary.
An illness, stress, treatment for cancer, weight loss and iron deficiency can all trigger more short-term hair loss, but it tends to grow back or stop shedding once you recover, and usually doesn’t require treatment.
But given the long-term nature of male pattern hair fall, treatment is often needed to help stop any further hair loss, or to help hair grow back.
There’s no ‘cure’ as such, but hair loss products like Mintop and Finax can stop further hair loss where treatment is required, and cause hair regrowth, in many cases. A lot of men take them for several years and find them effective.
Hair transplants are available for men with certain types of hair loss, but this is a surgical procedure carried out under local anaesthetic.
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Which treatment you choose is up to you, and it depends on your medical background.
Two of the most effective treatments for hair loss are Mintop (Minoxidil) and Finax (Finasteride).
In clinical studies, 48% of men using finasteride showed an improvement in hair growth after one year (compared to 7% with placebo), and this increased to 66% after two years (compared to 7% with placebo).
An important thing to note here is that you may not see results immediately. It can take between three and six months before you notice improvements, and it may be up to 12 months before you see a difference in your hair. Given that these products prevent further hair loss in eight out of 10 men who take it for 12 months though, and two thirds of men benefit from some degree of hair regrowth, patience tends to be rewarded.
But if you don’t see any improvements in your hair after 12 months, let our doctor know. They may recommend trying an alternative hair loss treatment.
Mintop is a topical solution specifically designed to treat male pattern baldness. It is not fully understood how the Minoxidil regrow hair mechanism works, but it is thought that it widens the blood vessels to the scalp, leading to an increase in blood and oxygen in the affected area.
While it isn't a cure, it can significantly slow down hair loss, especially if the area affected by the condition is small. It can even restart the growth of some follicles.
Mintop cannot completely reverse baldness. If you’ve been bald for a long period of time or the area of your scalp in question is large and bare, you’re unlikely to get much benefit from using Mintop.
But it can greatly help men with mild to moderate symptoms that haven’t been present for a number of years.
Finax tablets stop an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase from converting testosterone into Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a hormone that can cause hair follicles to shrink, and triggers hair loss in men who are sensitive to it. By preventing this conversion from happening, Finasteride cuts down the amount of DHT in the blood and scalp. This helps to stop you from losing any more hair, and also promotes hair growth.
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