Hair Loss Toronto

Three major factors are going to affect your success on any hair loss treatment.

Type of Hair Loss

Men begin to lose hair in several different ways. The most common of which involve receding at the temples, centralized loss on the top back of the head (vertex), and something known as diffuse thinning, where hair over larger areas begins to thin without any specific change in the shape of the hair line. Naturally, combinations of these types of thinning is also very common.

You may wish to familiarize yourself with the “Norwood Scale”. It is one of the most commonly used methods of identifying exactly which class of hair loss you fit in, and to what extent your loss has progressed. It is also a good way to see how things may continue if your situation is left untreated.

The Norwood Scale Different treatments tend to have slightly better results in different areas of the scalp and for different types of hair loss. In Step 3 - Evaluating the Available Treatments, we will begin to delve into this issue.

Response Time

Hair loss treatments today are most successfully used by those who haven’t waited too long to do something about their situation. The process of balding takes years to occur, and it’s true that the longer you wait to stop it, the harder it can be to do. Fighting hair loss is as much an act of prevention as it is an act of reversal. Younger men who are experiencing their first signs of thinning have the greatest potential to wake up at age 50 with a full head of hair, simply because the destructive process has not progressed very far yet. Still, there is hope for men who have been losing hair for between 5 and 15 years. Many men, including Jon Ross are over 30 and have successfully reversed their balding with combination treatments aimed at a multifaceted approach.

Vertex Loss		Frontal/Temple Loss

“Fighting hair loss is as much an act of prevention as it is an act of reversal.”

Extent of Loss

Closely tied to the length of time you’ve been losing your hair, is the extent of hair already lost. This factor is probably the most significant factor in determining how well you will respond to treatment. It is generally accepted that existing hair which has begun to succumb to MPB has a better chance of “reviving” than a slick, bald scalp with only microscopic follicles remaining. This is not to imply that it’s not worth giving it a try, but cosmetically acceptable results are rarely seen on completely bald skin that has been that way for several years.

Now let’s take a look at the available treatment options out there, in step 3.