New Hair Loss Research Points to a Cure For Pattern Baldness

Have you read about any of the new hair loss research that's currently being conducted? Future hair loss treatments address many of the limitations of the cosmetic, medical, and surgical treatment methods currently in use. Read this article and learn all about your current options and what you have to look forward to in the future.



Within a few years hopefully, some entirely new treatment methods will most likely be developed including hair follicle cloning and gene therapy, both of which are methods that have the potential to actually "cure" inherited pattern baldness permanently.



But lets focus on what you can do NOW to help stop hair-loss and encourage new hair regrowth.



As far as cosmetic treatments go, they are impermanent and reversible by definition so that aspect of them will not change. However, there will be hair-styling products designed to give a much better appearance of a full head of hair. Wigs and hair pieces will continue to be used by some and will most likely be made out of higher-quality materials, making them look and feel much more genuine.



In regards to medical treatments, hair loss research shows that there will be a new oral medication released that's similar to Finasteride (aka Propecia or Proscar). Finasteride is known to inhibit the activity of type-II alpha-5-reductace enzymes. This reduces the amount of DHT present in your bloodstream down about 70%, which is what ultimately causes male and female pattern baldness. The newer medication will stop both type-I and type-II 5-alpha-reductace enzymes, which will reduce DHT levels about 90%.



The downside to these though is that they still pose the threat of adverse sexual side effects like impotence, erectile dysfunction, decreased libido, and decreased sexual desire. Unfortunately, messing with testosterone levels has it's negative consequences. Until this problem is fixed, I don't see it becoming the front runner in the future.



I firmly believe that new hair loss research is pointing to advanced surgical procedure as being the most promising treatment or cure for hair-loss. As long as costs can be minimized to reasonable levels, I think they most people are going to go this route. But I guess time will only tell...



I personally am not loosing my hair right now (although i do have a nice receding hair line developing). But if I was loosing my hair and wanted to do something about it, I would try using a topical product containing Minoxidil. It's the safest option out there, it's FDA-approved to help treat hair-loss, it's pretty cheap, and many people have had success using it.