4 Hair Loss Solutions I Wish I Knew About in My Mid-20s

Male pattern baldness happens to a lot of guys, but that doesn’t make it any easier when it happens to you. While a lot of guys will slowly lose their hair over time as they age, many others must deal with this difficult transition in their 20s. When my hair started thinning out in my mid-20s, I appropriately panicked. The only solutions I knew about at the time were Rogaine or expensive hair transplants. I could only put the metaphorical Band-Aid on the crown of my head so many times before the effort felt futile. I’ve been shaving my head ever since. While I have come to accept that, if I could go back, or if I was losing my hair right now, I would want to get ahead of it. In hindsight, I wish I had tried one of these four innovative hair loss treatments.

4 Hair Loss Treatments I Wish I'd Tried In My 20's

HappyHead Super CapsulesPhoto courtesy of HappyHead

1. HappyHead Super Capsules

Minoxidil has been the standard treatment for thinning hair, and is featured in leading OTC hair loss products like Rogaine. While it was originally synthesized as an antihypertensive drug, it became popular as a treatment for hair loss after clinical trials noticed hirsutism and hypertrichosis among the potential drug side effects.

HappyHead Super Capsules are designed to help regrow lost hair and prevent further hair loss within three to six months of daily use. The treatment contains finasteride, minoxidil and vitamin D, and is advertised as "the strongest FDA-approved, prescription hair regrowth medicine in a single daily capsule." 

2. PDOgro from Bauman MedicalDr. Alan J. Bauman, hair restoration physicians, creator of PDOgrow procedure and owner/founder of Bauman MedicalPhoto courtesy of Bauman Medical

PDOgro is a hair regrowth procedure that utilizes polydioxanone threads. It is performed by hair restoration physician Alan J. Bauman, M.D., at Bauman Medical. Hair regrowth in patients suffering from androgenetic alopecia has been observed in patients who had PDO threads inserted into their scalp.

The PDOgro procedure using MasterThreads for hair regrowth may help prevent or reduce the need for hair transplantation. They may also be used for stopping, slowing or reversing hair loss in conjunction with other treatments such as minoxidil, finasteride, low-level laser therapy, PRP platelet-rich plasma and other cell therapy treatments.

KeraFactorMD Scalp Stimulating Treatment Serum, Solution and Shampoo/ConditionerPhoto courtesy of KeraFactorMD3. KeraLase 

KeraLase is a scalp health treatment that uses Lutronic’s LaseMD Ultra Laser to create micro-channels in the scalp that can better absorb the active ingredients in KeraFactorMD, a serum by SkinQRI formulated with proprietary biomimetic synthetic versions of growth factors and proteins that restore scalp and follicle health. These micro-channels created with the 1927nm wavelength can produce 5 to 7 times higher absorption of the nanoliposomes found in the KeraFactorMD serum.

The KeraFactorMD Treatment Serum has eight different biosynthetic growth factors, including Follistatin, and compounds PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide)
and NanoFluorosomes.

4. Hair Prescriptives (HPx) Men’s Hair Care System

Hair Prescriptives Active Hair & Scalp SerumPhoto courtesy of Hair PrescriptivesThis full men’s range of botanically based, clinically proven hair care uses scientifically proven treatments that make strands thicker and fuller. The Ekakshi Oil Complex in all Hair Prescriptives products includes oil from the rare one-eyed coconut, which is clinically proven to increase blood flow and oxygen levels to the scalp.

HPx Ekakshi Oil Complex Active Hair & Scalp Serum can be an ideal add-on service for barbers and stylists to use on their male clients concerned about hair shedding and thinning. This treatment can also be done once a week at home for added benefits in between barber or salon visits.