Guide Surgical, Pharmaceutical, and Hormonal Methodologies to Counteract Hair Loss (1 Viewer)

Don't rely solely on this guide, it will be short and is meant for you to utilise for your own research into this topic. Not intended for medical advice, I'm not responsible.

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Spoiler: Contents

• Basics​
• Pharmaceutical & Dermatological​
• Surgical & Non-surgical​
• Hormonal​

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Introduction

"Hair is Life. If you have no hair, you have no life."
- Saint Hamudi
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Spoiler: Basics

Basics

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Lifestyle obviously has an effect on your hair, I won't bore you with what human beings should already know by default, the basics include:

• Protein intake
• Iron & zinc
• Biotin
• Omega 3 fatty acids
• Vitamin D
• Hydration: Dehydration reduces plasma volume which in turn compromises nutrient delivery to the scalp.
• Stress Management
• Smoking: Smoking induces oxidative stress and vasoconstriction.
• Alcohol: Alcohol depletes zinc and B vitamins.

Make sure these are in check before proceeding (smoking is kind of cope and I don't see it having that bad of an effect on your hair, but my username is literally @smoker so don't take my word for it)

Spoiler: Pharmaceutical & Dermatological

Pharmaceutical & Dermatological

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Before surgery, the best place to start would be the topical and/or oral routes and see if this works for you. Other than Rosemary Oil, any other "natural" way of regrowing hair is pretty much cope and you shouldn't fall victim to buying any of it.

Dermatological

• Minoxidil: reduces scalp inflammation and DHT locally
• Caffeine infused topical (supposedly counteracts DHT mediated miniaturisation via phosphodiesterase inhibition)
• Rosemary Oil
• Topical Finasteride

Pharmaceutical

• Finasteride: 5‑α‑reductase type II inhibitor. It reduces conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (the primary hormonal driver of androgenic alopecia)
• Dutasteride: 5‑α‑reductase type I and type II inhibitor, this results in deeper dihydrotestosterone suppression
• Spironolactone: useful for female pattern hair loss, can be used in men but it may cause hormonal changes and enlarged breast tissue
• Oral Minoxidil

Spoiler: Surgical & Non-Surgical

Surgical & Non-surgical

Surgical


Follicular Unit Extraction
&
Follicular Unit Transplantation - Strip Harvest

Robotic Assisted FUE

Scalp Reduction

Scalp Micropuncture & Scalp Flap

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Non Surgical


Scalp Dermabrasion & Microneedling

Laser Assisted Hair Growth

(wtf is bro doing, he's cooked I don't think a laser helps at that point unc loool)


Hairline Re-Design

Hair Tattoo
(arguably the best option if you have good bone structure and suit a buzz)

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Spoiler: Hormonal

Hormonal​

There a different hormonal reasonings to losing hair, most methods only fix androgenic alopecia. Below are a list of the hormonal hair loss routes and how to go about dealing with this,. Bare in mind if you decide go ahead with the methods above: if your hair loss isn't due to androgenic alopecia you will still lose hair.

Types:

• Androgenic Alopecia
• Telogen Effluvium
• Alopecia Areata

Telogen Effluvium
Cause: Recent illness, major surgery, severe weight loss or endocrine shifts.
Approach: Treat underlying cause, ensure adequate protein, iron, and vitamin D, and give the hair cycle 6–9 months to normalize.

Alopecia Areata
Cause: Immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles.
Approach: Corticosteroid intralesional injections, topical sensitizers, or JAK inhibitors.

Androgenic Alopecia
This entire thread covers that.

 

[FoidSlayer]

Those lasers not saving bro

 

[User]

Those lasers not saving bro

I had to include that image in there, unc is cooked

 

[Synapse]

ngl all you need is dutasteride and RU paired with minoxidil and dermapen, use this and u probs will never go bald.

 

[User]

ngl all you need is dutasteride and RU paired with minoxidil and dermapen, use this and u probs will never go bald.

True ngl.

Thread debunked wrap it up boys.

 

[User]

All jokes aside I enjoyed the research.

 

[Synapse]

True ngl.

Thread debunked wrap it up boys.

nah good thread, hairloss prevention imo is very simple.

 

[pluck]

i was just thinking of making a hair loss guide, guess i lost my chance
nice thread, mirin

 

[User]

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