Medical Scalp Treatment
Medical scalp treatments are often part of the hair loss and hair replacement discussion. Medical scalp treatments vary in their forms. There are medicinal scalp treatments that involve drugs such as minidoxil, which most people know commercially as Rogaine. There are also surgical scalp treatments that include biopsies and other more invasive forms of medical scalp treatment.
Minidoxil is a topical medical scalp treatment medication. Minidoxil promotes hair growth in men with male pattern baldness and it helps women who suffer from thinning hair and hair loss. Minidoxil is a non-invasive medical scalp treatment the produces great results for many people.
More invasive medical scalp procedures include biopsies, and injections of hormones and steroids. Corticosteroids are the most common steroid treatment for hail loss. Doctors inject corticosteroids into the scalp in an effort to stimulate the hair follicles into growing hair. Doctors may prescribe oral treatments of corticosteroids or they may suggest topical corticosteroids treatments that come in the form of ointments or creams, but injections are more effective.
Medical scalp treatments that are surgical in nature have more possibilities of side effects than other medical scalp treatments. Commonly people choose to have hair implants, which requires hair and skin removal from the back of the head at the base of the hairline or from the sides. Once the hair and skin removal is the complete, the surgeon will permanently place the hair and skin in the area of the scalp where the hair is missing.
Some doctors will recommend a scalp biopsy to help determine the reason for the hair loss. There is some debate about the effectiveness of the scalp biopsy and whether or not it is allows for an accurate diagnosis. Regardless, scalp biopsies and a trained dermatologist or plastic surgeon should only perform medical scalp treatments that involve surgery in an effort to minimize the risk of side effects.
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