Archive for May, 2008
Treatments Capillaries to Hair
The treatments capillaries are aimed at restoring the hairs fallen or prevent the process of alopecia escalation in the form progressive. Is called alopecia to the natural lost or induced by external factors of the hair or hair, reaching a percentage equal to or greater than 25 per cent of the hair on the scalp. This loss of hair can be total or partial, being the partially the more frequent in the general population.
There are several types of alopecia divided into various categories:
Alopecias not cicatrizales (including the alopecia androgenita, alopecia areata, traumatic, secondary to systemic syndromes, associated with tables hereditary, etc. Alopecias cicatrizales (there are destruction of the hair follicle secondary to a variety of factors, such as, for example, chemicals, burns, infectious, tumors, etc. The treatments intended to restore the hair and its population density are varied. Within the treatments more popular and with better results can include:
Treatments Capillaries Pharmacological
Aimed at stopping and restore the hairs within which is the minoxidil. The MINOXIDIL is a medicine that originally was used for the treatment of hypertension, in the form systemic. While the results for this pathology were not good, i note that the patients recounted a detention of the fall of the hair and for this reason approached the studies in the treatment of alopecia or baldness. The way of administration of minoxidil step of the systemic presentation to the topical via a concentration of 5 per cent. It is known in the world under the trade name ROGAINE 5% ® (Contains Sulphate of Minoxidil to 5 per cent because this is his concentration more effective). The practice and scientific studies have established that this drug is very effective for the treatment of alopecia.
There are other drugs that successful but also carry some adverse effects, for example, the finasteride. The FINASTERIDE or its brand name more recognized, PROPECIA ®, acts by inhibiting the production of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase involved in the metabolism of testosterone which, in turn, is responsible for the fall of the hair on men. In the case of Finasteride is not advisable to await results until after the sixth month. Currently there is a drug which acts as an inhibitor of the enzyme DHT like the Finasteride, even was not approved by the FDA.
Treatments Hair Massages
It has not been demonstrated, in a scientific way, that the hair massages help stop the fall or stimulate hair growth.
Treatments Capillaries with Implants
Also receive the name of transplant capillary, transplant of hair transplant, hair, grafts capillaries, micro capillary graft or implant dryer. Is the graft up the hair in the form quirurgica and somehow artisanal, hair dryer from an area donor to a receiving area. At present techniques are used very effective both in the refund of hair as to minimize the undesirable effects.