What to Do to Prevent Male Pattern Hair Loss
Question:
Hi, My boyfriend here wants to know what he should do to prevent more hair loss. He has hair now but it’s receding a bit on his front at right and left sides. He’d be most grateful for some advice. (Or I could just listen on Saturday!!)
Answer:
The Saturday radio show is going to be a 55 min program on hair loss with a focus on male pattern hair loss. I am sure you will find it useful. Also we have an online consultation page on our website that allows patients from all over the world to ask questions about the characteristics of their own hair and hair loss.
As a general rule, most young men can use Propecia (generic: finasteride 1mg/day), if they do not have any contraindication (allergic reaction or other negative side effects) for its use to prevent further hair loss or slow down the hair loss process. I generally do miniaturization studyies on all my patients to map out their hair loss pattern before starting them on Propecia or any other hair loss prevention medication. This way we can measure their response to the effect of treatment and optimize the medical or surgical treatment if needed.