Male Pattern Baldness MPB Treatment

The treatment of your male pattern baldness (MPB) is best accomplished by a two prong approach. First your baldness is surgically treated to restore the framing of your face. It is critical that a naturally occurring pattern be restored. The use of microsurgical techniques ensures that your results are completely natural and undetectable.

Secondly your hair loss should be stabilized by medical treatment. The most efficacious therapy of your MPB consists of propecia and rogaine 5%. Propecia is a blocker of 5a-reductase which prevents the conversion of testosterone to DHT. This is important because we do not know which pattern of hair loss you have inherited. That is, alopecia can continue to progress until the pattern you have in your genes is completely developed. Propecia slows or stops hair loss progression in about 90% of men. It can aid regrowth in the crown in about 48%. There was a slight increase in sexual side effects in those on the propecia (4.2%) vs. placebo (2.2%). Propecia is for men only. The second most effective drug is 5% minoxidil. It slows or stops hair loss in about 35% of patients. It helps regrow hair in the crown in about 10%. The 5% rogaine is 45% more effective than the 2%, but it is a little more likely to cause scalp irritation and oily hair.

Contact Dr. Arocha to learn about other Hair Restoration Options.