The hair replacement industry is very big largely because of all the people who are losing or have lost their hair.  So why do people want to reverse their balding so much?  Well, I guess it’s because people don’t want to get old.  They want to cling on to their youth for as long as possible and when you start to lose your hair, it’s a sure sign that you are a bit “over the hill.”

It’s not just older people who lose their hair.  People as young as in their twenties can start suffer from it and this is more than likely because of genetics.  There are a number of different options when it comes to dealing with hair loss.

One of the simplest and cheapest ways is simply to wear a hairpiece.  The problem is that not all hairpieces look very realistic and often people will stare at it trying to work out if it’s real or not.

The other option is to use treatments such as Rogaine and Propecia.  For many people these treatments really do work.  However they don’t work for everyone for a variety of reasons.  For instance they don’t work on temple hair loss and they work better for people who have more recently lost their hair.

So if the above options aren’t for you, then it might want to look at cheap hair loss surgery San Francisco.  First of all your scalp will be shampooed and then you will have an anesthesia injected so that you don’t feel the process happening.

As long as you aren’t completely bald, the surgeon will take between 1,500 and 4,500 hair follicles from the posterior side of the scalp and then insert them into the bald area.  They will make sure that the hairs follow the correct natural pattern so that your hair looks totally natural.

After the surgery you’ll be given instruction on how to care for your scalp.  You will probably have irritation and inflammation after for about 10 days or so.  However you’ll be given a topical solution to apply to your scalp to reduce the irritation.

For men there are many signs of aging and perhaps the most frustrating sign is a receding hair line.  On average two thirds of men will suffer from some sort of hair loss and practically all of them will experience a degree of frontal or temple hair loss.  As a result there umpteen different products on the market intended to reduce the rate of hair loss and/or to reverse the hair loss altogether.  The success of these products is dubious to say the least but men continue to spend hundreds of dollars every year in an attempt to regain their beloved hair.

The reason genetic hair loss can happen is due to a hormone that men produce called dihydrotesterone (DHT) which goes on to attack the hair follicles causing them to shrink over a period of months and even years.  Eventually they will shrink so much that they simply fall out and won’t ever be replaced.  Men can actually lose about half of the frontal hair before realizing that this genetic hair loss is happening to them.

If you have spent any time looking at anti-hair loss products you will see that some of them claim that hair loss is caused by poor circulation, clogged pores and even a lack of oxygen.  However these claims are unfounded so be very careful about this fact before you part with your hard earned cash.  These products aren’t always very cheap so you don’t want to be ripped off.  95% of hair loss is caused by DHT with the other 5% being caused by other factors such as cancer treatments.

Be aware that the FDA has approved only four different hair loss treatments which are hair transplants, flap surgery, Minoxidil (Rogaine) and Finasteride (Propecia).

Hair Transplant - At first hair transplants can appear very expensive however over the long run they work out pretty cost-effective.  You are also more likely to achieve the appearance you are after.  99% of the hairs that are transplanted are successful and are actually taken from the area of your scalp that has resisted the DHT hair loss.

Flap Surgery - Despite the fact that flap surgery has improved in recent years it is still considered to be the least effective of all the hair loss treatments on the market.  Basically a part of your scalp is rotated however this results in a very unnatural hair line so don’t choose this treatment unless you really know what you want from it.

Finasteride (Propecia) and Minoxidil (Rogaine) - If you decide to undergo either of these treatments you need to understand that it doesn’t work for receding temple hair however it does work for frontal and mid-scalp anterior regions.  When going on the Finasteride or Minoxidil program you will need to take it for life in order to enjoy the benefits.

Any kind of hair loss treatment is going to require a lot of research before you commit yourself to it.  Not only is there a lot of money involved, there is also a lot of time in going through the treatment.  Please think about it carefully and consider what treatment is most appropriate for your type of receding hair line.  It might be that a hair transplant is the best course of action so talk to a few surgeons for their advice.