Which Hair Loss Treatments Really Work?

[Bill - Seemiller]

I recently wrote an article summarizing various hair loss treatments, how they work, controversial treatments and gimmicks to look out for.

 

View "Which Hair Loss Treatments Really Work?" for more information.

 

You are encouraged to share your thoughts and experiences with any of these or other hair loss treatments.

[Truehair]

We're based in London UK and we have a solution which we will bring to the US. I read some of the solutions and costs that people here try and my heart goes out to them. At Total Cover Plus our non surgical solution like all solutions come with a cost and an acceptance that until they come up with a pill that actually re-grows hair everything is a fix. In many cases sadly a painful, scarring or unrealistic fix. I joined your forum (as I have done in the UK) just to make sure my company was acting ethically and fairly. Our clients I'm pleased to say go with our solution as it gives them what they want. A full head of hair and one that looks great. But it's still a leap of faith. If you have a moment please look at our latest video on our website. It's quite an eye opener. Best regards Phil UK London

[RCWest]

After being on meds for 2-1/2 years, my opinion is that DHT blockers (Finasteride, Dutasteride) seem to work well in most men who aren't in advanced stages of hair loss. Minoxidil is very hit and miss.

[Truehair]

Hi RC. In my professional and personal opinion so many of these drug based lotions, foams and lotions simply give people a bit of fuzz. Yes they cover the scalp and reduce the obvious thinning but they don't re-grow even medium or long hair. Plus the weird side effects I read about on this and other forums are none too pleasant. Finally most of them have the unfortunate effect that when you stop rubbing their products into your scalp the fuzz just falls out! Admittedly minor hair loss issues might find the fuzz useful to thicken the look. But once it's gone they are pointless and come with too many down sides. I've never come across a client who ended up with a thick full head of hair using this stuff. Here in the UK I see people full of hope being fleeced and exploited into using products that just don't deliver. Sadly it seems its the same in the US.

[1978matt]

I've never come across a client who ended up with a thick full head of hair using this stuff. Here in the UK I see people full of hope being fleeced and exploited into using products that just don't deliver. Sadly it seems its the same in the US.

 

True (no pun intended!), but for many users the primary goal is to retain their existing hair and not just to get hair back.

[Truehair]

Hi Matt. You are absolutely correct but from what I've seen very little available lets anyone truly 're-grow' or retain thick full hair. Surgery and transplantation is the closest I guess. But as for the lotions, foams and sprays they just 'fill' in the gaps so the scalp is more hidden. The sad truth is that nothing I've seen is the ultimate solution including my own companies solution. Holding onto our own hair currently is difficult to impossible. I've researched heavily and the biology is against us hair loss sufferers. I believe one day a drug company will crack it however. There's too much money at stake for them not find 'the cure'. But for now holding onto your own hair as it thins is a battle involving more luck than science!