Are Hair Loss Treatments Safe?

Posted by Mary Shoufield on

There is an influx of hair loss solutions everywhere. With so many offering to provide you revolutionizing results, it’s hard to find something that actually works. A spreading bald spot, also categorized as a receding hairline, is painfully noticeable and does more to ruin your personality and self-confidence. Unfortunately, bot men and women experience this kind of hair loss, which adds to their anxiety, stress, and depression. Luckily, there are several hair loss treatment options too. But your goal is to find the right solution to your problem.

How to find the right hair loss treatment?

The right solution is one which takes your unique situation, problem, preferences, and goals into consideration. The idea is to ensure that you do not get any unpleasant surprises later.

Before finding the solution, let’s talk a little about the problem. Hair loss is often the result of genetics, dietary factors, environmental stressors, stress, hormones, and medical disorders.

Once you understand the root cause of your problem, you can easily find the solution. However, not all hair loss treatments are worth taking the risk. The reason is not all treatments actually work. You might have heard of medications, surgery, laser therapy, and scalp micropigmentation.

What is the most effective hair loss treatment?

Many might vote for hair transplant, which is invasive and effective. However, since it involves making surgical incisions into the scalp, it has a long recovery period. What’s more, it is painful too and you need a lot of prep work to prepare for the procedure. Besides, a hair transplant procedure is expensive as well.

Follicular Unit Extraction and Follicular Unit Transplantation are two of the most popular hair transplant procedures.

If you don’t want to go under the knife or don’t have a hefty budget for hair restoration, try alternatives. This includes certain types of medications. But medicines have side effects and work on a temporary basis. This is no permanent solution to hair loss.

What’s more, you cannot start on a new medication therapy without doctor consultation.  

Laser therapy is another option for hair loss. The non-surgical treatment irradiates photons into the tissues of the scalp. Weak cells absorb these photons and stimulate hair growth. However, the treatment may work for some and may not be as effective for others.

Now we come to Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP). The procedure uses micro-needles to inject pigment into the scalp to recreate the appearance of hair stubble. SMP is an effective way to add density to thinning hair. Even people with a receding hairline can enjoy amazing results with scalp micropigmentation, which helps conceal bald spots and even scalp scars.

The procedure may not be termed a hair growth treatment option. But it surely is one of the most preferred ways to conceal scalp patches, scars, and hair loss. The result is more like a closely shaved head. Anyone suffering from scalp scars, pattern baldness, chemo-induced hair loss, alopecia areata, or thinning hair can opt for SMP for being an affordable, permanent solution to hair loss.

How to find the right SMP Practitioner

Although SMP is a safer alternative to other hair loss treatments, the results depend a lot on the expertise of the scalp professional and the tools used during the procedure. A trained and experienced SMP artist uses the best tools for the treatment. They use sterile equipment as their focus is on safety during the procedure.

DermMicro has come up with sterile pen cover to add another safety feature to scalp micropigmentation projects. If you are interested in these pen covers, order on the DM website now.

 

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