Why Hair Loss Prevention is Important
It can be very difficult to accept the changes that come with aging. As hormones become imbalanced, you will see and feel it in your body. Your hair, for example, which is one of your defining characteristics, will eventually change in texture and color, as age-related changes to hair follicles and pigment cells occur. Due to aging, genetics, and hormonal imbalances, hair loss can also happen.
If the thought of losing your hair worries you, you can be proactive about it. There is nothing wrong with wanting to maintain your hair.
Why Prevent Hair Loss
While hair loss itself is non-life-threatening, it can completely change your life. Hair loss is associated with depression, anxiety, and social phobia. It can significantly affect your self-esteem. The psychological effects of hair loss are real and can severely affect your quality of life. Constantly worrying about hair loss isn’t worth it. You should seek treatment early when there are a lot more treatments available to help you.
What Causes Hair Loss?
Genetics plays a big part in hair loss. This means you have inherited genes that cause your hair follicles to shrink and stop growing hair. Aging is also another factor you cannot control. Therefore, you should focus your prevention strategies on things you can control.
While there is nothing you can do about your genes, you can control other factors that can accelerate hair loss. Hormonal imbalances, stress, malnutrition, bad lifestyle habits, and certain medications can cause and accelerate hair loss in those with hereditary hair loss or female or male pattern baldness. Practices in hair care, as well as certain illnesses and diseases, can also cause hair loss. The better you manage your overall health, the less likely you are to have hair loss due to illness.
Seek Help As Early As Possible
It is critical that you make an appointment with a hair transplant surgeon at the first sign of hair thinning or hair loss. A hair transplant surgeon can evaluate your hair, make a diagnosis, and advise you on treatment that can slow, if not prevent, the progression of hair thinning or hair loss.
Hair thinning or hair loss caused by stress, malnutrition, hormonal imbalances, or medications may be reversed by addressing the underlying issue. Stress reduction techniques, a change in diet such as adding more protein and nutrient-dense foods, hormone therapy, and switching medications may help improve hair thinning.
Non-surgical treatments that can help with hair loss include:
- Minoxidil (Rogaine) or Finasteride (Propecia)
- Allograft
- Platelet-rich plasma therapy
- ACell therapy
- Stem cell therapy
- Low-level laser therapy
To find out what you can do about hair loss prevention, consult the top hair doctor in Kansas City and Des Moines, Dr. Scott Darling.
Hair Loss Prevention and Treatment in Kansas City, West Des Moines, & Liberty, MO
You are not alone in wanting to prevent hair loss. Dr. Scott Darling is a top hair transplant surgeon at Darling Hair Restoration, providing non-surgical and surgical treatments for hair loss and making individualized recommendations to help prevent or slow hair loss in patients. Dr. Darling practices compassionate care and is known for his gentle and friendly demeanor.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Darling, call our clinic today at (816) 792-3400 or use our convenient appointment request form.
