What Can You Do About Male Pattern Baldness?

Doctors will tell you it's not clinically significant, but let's face it-when you're the victim male pattern baldness starts feeling pretty darn significant from your point of view. No, you're not going to keel over if your hair starts falling out. No, you're probably not going to have to be admitted to the hospital to receive hundreds of hair transfusions (although it would be nice if they would). No, it's usually not symptomatic of an underlying condition that's going to cut short your lifespan.

But the uncertainty and self consciousness that can accompany male pattern baldness, particularly early balding, can have severe and lasting detrimental effects on your quality of life. And nobody deserves that. Since you absolutely deserve the chance to look your best each and every time you walk out your front door, what's to be done about your hair loss?

If you're still in the early stages of male pattern baldness you may be able to get by with using a weave or hair extension to cover up the cosmetic effects. In the meantime, this is the time to consider taking supplements, watching your diet and getting plenty of sleep to encourage your hair follicles to continue making thick, healthy, growing hairs. Prevention is always the best medicine.

When prevention isn't enough to cut male pattern baldness off at the tracks, look into some other therapy options. Hair laser phototherapy is beginning to leave its mark in the hair loss industry, and its techniques, which involve the use of a laser diode to stimulate the hair follicles, have had phenomenal results in early testing. With the technology rapidly becoming available for at home use there's no reason not to take advantage of it (and say goodbye to the wishy-washy results of your creams and lotions).

If your hair just isn't responding to anything else it may be time to consider other options-not the least of which being shaving your head and being done with it! Hey, Michael Jordan may have had the right idea! There are also surgical options available through hair implants and cloning. Your doctor will be able to help you wade through these murky waters. The important thing to remember is that surgery should always be a last resort. Your hair follicles want to make more hair for you. They really do. Sometimes they just need a little bit of help to give you the thick, rich head of hair you deserve.