Selecting the Right Hair Restoration Treatment for You

It’s perfectly natural to lose hair. In fact, shedding up to 100 hairs daily is normal, but when it increases beyond that point, it becomes a concern. 

Some form of hair loss is a reality for as many as 85% of men and 33% of women, with many men seeing it as early as 35 years old (though 25% see it as young as 21).

Fortunately, we at Meshkin Medical can help you find the best hair restoration for your situation. If you’re a resident of the Newport Beach, Glendale, Irvine, or Los Angeles, California,  areas, you can turn to Drs. Michael and Alister Meshkin to help you preserve and regrow hair.

Let’s explore the possible treatments by looking at the common causes of hair loss, how restoring hair works, and what we can do to help.

Causes of hair loss

Male and female pattern hair loss, or androgenic alopecia, affects both sexes but is far more common in men. It’s the result of an overabundance of the male sex hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and the chances of having it increase as you get older. 

But there are other factors that lead to hair loss:

• Stress — specifically major sources of stress, such as bereavement, losing your job, or dealing with a long-term illness
• Medications — chemotherapy, antidepressant, and beta-blocking drugs
• Illnesses — thyroid disorders, sex hormone imbalances, autoimmune issues (alopecia areata), or not having enough zinc, iron, or biotin in your body
• Traction alopecia — the technical term for keeping a tight hairstyle that pulls on your hair follicles

Treatments we offer

The problems that cause you to lose hair leave your follicles smaller and thin your hair, so the goal of hair restoration is to stimulate the growth of thicker, healthier hair and keep it growing. There are many ways we can help you accomplish this, including:

• Follicular unit extraction (FUE) — a nonsurgical hair transplant method that uses micro-punches to extract follicles and then place them where they’re needed
• Follicular unit transplant (FUT) — a minor surgical procedure where we use a strip of follicles from elsewhere on your head and insert it in balding areas
• ACell® therapy — a protein matrix that works with your natural hair growing cycle to restore hair over months of treatment
• Propecia® — a medication that lowers the DHT levels in your body, slows hair loss, and leads to more hair growing over time
• Meshkin Medical Hair Solution Compound — our own blend of medications to help promote hair growth

We can combine some methods, depending on your specific needs, but regardless of the reasons you’re losing your hair, we can find a way to help. 

If you’re ready to have richer, fuller hair in areas where it’s thinning or worse, make an appointment with us today at our office in Newport Beach or Glendale, California. We serve Orange County and the greater Los Angeles area.