There are innumerable hair loss treatments available today, with more and more purporting to be the next big thing every month. Luckily for you, you are not gonna have to try them all since most of them are almost useless anyway. It is a cruel truth of the modern hair loss market that many advertised solutions for hair loss do so little if anything at all.

But that does not mean that there’s no hope. There are big 3 for hair loss treatments that give results in a reliable manner. Depending on their initial needs, the hair loss patient will be able to either stop the hair loss or regrow some of their lost hair. That said, what are the big 3 for hair loss treatments?

The Big 3 for Hair Loss Treatments

All other gimmicky solutions aside, you can count on the big 3 for hair loss treatments to deliver you reliable results. 

Minoxidil

Also known as Rogaine due to a popular product label name that features it as its main ingredient. Minoxidil is a topical solution that is available over the counter. It comes in two different presentations that are equally effective, liquid and spray foam presentation.

It also comes at either 5% concentration or 2% concentration, 2% being the one normally advised for women. Minoxidil works by providing blood flow to the applied area, which means much more nutrients to the hair follicles of the zone.

One must be careful not to apply it to other areas other than the selected ones. This is because unintended hair might grow elsewhere. First developed to treat high blood pressure, Minoxidil’s hair-growing effects were soon seen and shifted its usage. Minoxidil only grows hair; however; it does not treat the underlying causes of hair loss.

Propecia and Spironolactone

Propecia is also known as finasteride. It’s a pill previously prescribed to men with enlarged prostates. Yet the antiandrogen effects that allow it to treat enlarged prostates also have hair loss-stopping effects. It distorts the body’s conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, the hair loss hormone, thus effectively stopping the hair loss from continuing. 

Some few patients also reported not only stopping hair loss but actual hair growth after taking Propecia. That, however, is rare. Propecia has a few side effects. Chief among them is a reduction of the sex drive. Also, Propecia is only for men.

Spironolactone is also known as Aldactone. It’s a diuretic prescription medication that has antiandrogen properties. It effectively reduces the androgen levels of the body, including the quantity of DHT produced. Thus, it stops hair loss by lessening the presence of the hormone that causes it. It has side effects such as vomiting, dizziness, and thirstiness.

Hair Transplant Procedure

This is the definitive solution. Either a follicular unit excision (FUE) or direct hair implantation (DHI) hair transplant can restore growing hair to your head. Being both the latest on hair transplantation techniques, their results blend in seamlessly.

The procedures take healthy hair follicles from the back of your scalp and graft them in the balding site, effectively providing you new hair follicles to produce new hairs on there.

Our surgeons are experts at performing high-quality hair transplants. Contact us if you are ready to try the biggest of the big 3 for hair loss treatments.