The crown of the scalp is the area that is most likely to respond to treatment, with little or no hair regrowth occurring on the frontal hairline.

Side effects of these medications are minimal, making them suitable treatments for hair loss.

Propecia

Propecia is a medical breakthrough, it represents an exciting step towards arresting and reversing the progress of male pattern baldness in males.

The daily use of Propecia is today's most famous hair loss therapy. World wide this is the number one choice for stopping and reversing hair loss.

Clinical trials prove that Propecia stopped hair loss in over 80% of cases and regrowth was noticed in over 64% - An excellent success rate, unbeaten by any other treatment.

It is a scientific and medical fact that Male/Female Pattern Hair Loss is due to the effects of Dihydrotestostrone (DHT) on the genetically predisposed hair follicles.

DHT causes increased hair shedding, gradual miniaturization of the hair, and eventually hair loss.

Propecia®, the leading hair loss medication, works by inhibiting 5-alpha-reductase (the enzyme that produces DHT).

By reducing DHT production, Propecia can prevent and eventually reverse hair loss. However, Propecia® may have side effects and can not be used by women. More Details

Minoxidil

In the late 1970s, the American drugs company Upjohn's whose drug minoxidil, which was being used as an internal medication to treat severe blood pressure, was accidentally found to have some bizarre side effects such as the ability to reverse or slow down the balding process.

If administered externally as a lotion directly to a " bald spot" at the top of the head that still had "peach fuzz" hairs remaining, a 2% solution of minoxidil was shown to be able to start the hairs growing longer and becoming thicker again in a small percentage of men.

Now produced under the trade name of Rogaine, minoxidil still helps a lot of people slow down the rate of hair loss, although the success in regrowth of hair is limited. More Details