Know Your Stage of Baldness and Its Recommended Treatment

By Pankaj Singhal

There are specific stages of male as well as female hair loss and you need to find out what stage of your baldness and then go for a treatment accordingly. In this article, we will cover stages of male hair loss.

Stages of male hair loss and recommended treatment:

Stage 1: Stage one is a normal stage, where there are no visible signs at all, you will only find few hairs fall while combing or washing your hairs.

Treatment: Opt for a high protein diet, give your head scalp a gentle massage every day to improve scalp blood circulation, try to be stress-free

Stage 2: We can say that this is the early stage of baldness, and if you reached this stage, you need to consider taking advice from an expert doctor. You will see a deep loss of hair on top of your head.

Treatment: In this stage, doctor will suggest you a combination of treatment including, derma rolling for improving scalp absorption with Minoxidil and laser hair therapy.

Stage 3: You are just in the stage of acute hair loss or baldness stage. In this stage, you will see a thin line of hair loss area going from one side of your front forehead to the other side creating a bridge like structure; at times the hair loss area Is visible from the top of your head.

Treatment: At this stage, surgeons will suggest to have hair grafts, no more than 3000 to 4000 grafts to cover the area and will advise applying Minoxidil or other related supplements to maintain the growth of non affected areas.

Stage 4: If you click a picture of your head from the top side you might see a horseshoe shape formation of the area and further adding to this you will see an increase in the area from sides of the head.

Treatment: At this stage, expert doctor might advise you to go for hair transplantation from the back of your head where hair growth is good.

Stage 5: Only a thin line of hair might be visible on the back or sideways of your head.

Treatment: In this stage, the only methods through which you can restore your hairs are hair bonding or replacement with weaving technique.

Though all the recommended treatment for different hair loss stages may differ from patient to patient, so before opting for a solution it would be best to consult the hair transplant surgeon.