Unfortunately, there is no cure for hair loss, or at least nothing that works 100% of the time. Fortunately, there are a variety of wigs, weaves, and hair pieces available to help disguise the problem.

Is a quick weave the best option for you? Well, let’s compare and contrast each option to find out:

Quick Weave

The quick weave is fast becoming the choice for many. Why? Because it combines your natural hair along with the supplemental hair, thus making it an ideal solution for those experiencing mild hair loss. However, the drawback is that each piece of the weave has to be individually glued into place, therefore it can be a time consuming process.

Lace Front Wig

The lace front wig is similar to the quick weave, with the exception that it is only a single piece. The lace front wig is glued to the front of the head. Since it’s only one piece, this type of wig can be affixed easily and efficiently. Another added benefit is that it allows you to wear the hair flowing back, if desired.

Toupee

For males suffering from baldness, the toupee is usually the most appropriate hair piece to use. It’s geared towards men who are suffering from hair loss on the crown and front of their head. It is affixed using hair bonding adhesive and usually removed at bedtime. The main drawback with this option is that it is not always natural looking.

Hair Clips

This is a great solution for women who are experiencing overall thinning hair. A hair clip is usually two or three inches in diameter and can be clipped anywhere you desired more volume. Some women use several of these at a time.

Whether you choose to go with a quick weave, hair clip, or any other option… it’s always important to carefully match the piece to your natural hair color.

Hair loss is, unfortunately, a hereditary condition.  The human race has perfected ways to cook your ready meal using a microwave, can beam satellite transmissions via space across thousand of miles to your television set and even send men to the moon, but if you’re balding baby, you just have to live with it.

At least, that was the case as little as one hundred years ago.  Enter the French nobility and their penchant for powdered wigs.  Hurrah, the day is saved!  Alas, those beautiful powdered wigs you see in the movies today hid a multitude of sins not evident on your squeaky clean television screen.  Vermin, lice, dust, dirt and grime were all unpleasant things that had to be dealt with.  Really, can you imagine going on a fox hunt with a two pound lump of fur perched on top of your head?!

Simply keeping this monstrosity of fashion in place was a feat of great courage and skill and many a ballroom dance was likely ruined by that very wardrobe malfunction.  Still, necessity is the mother of invention and over time things gradually began to improve.  Modern advancements in synthetic hair are now creating such realistic weaves that it’s extremely difficult to tell fake hair from real.

A popular option is to have the wig surgically stitched onto the scalp by means of wire loops.  This needs to be redone periodically as the new hair grows back.  Another option available to you is to have artificial hair implants, a process whereby synthetic hair is implanted into the living tissue of the scalp under anaesthetic.  Alternatively, a strip of healthy hair is surgically removed, the wound is stitched shut and the living follicles are transplanted into areas of the scalp where old follicles have died off.

Hormonal treatments are often used, but these usually have the side effect of also growing new unwanted hair on the face, back and other areas.  Hair loss is not only a problem suffered by men, but many women suffer with it as well.  It’s never a consideration until you realize that your once full head of hair is now slowly disappearing and it can be a cause for depression in a great many sufferers.

The way to deal with hair loss is a very personal decision.  Whether you choose a toupee, a wig, a weave, synthetic or natural implants or to ultimately go all the way and be the best Kojak impersonator you can be, the choice is personal and one that you have to be comfortable with.

Hair loss problems are characterized by baldness and thin hair. No one wants to be part of these problems. There are medicines that are used to treat the problems and many people are beginning to appreciate them. We will see which ones are best and available in the market today.

Before we get to that, we need to know the common hair loss problems that people encounter and what causes them because this is when you would know the best medicines. They are grouped according to the type of hair loss.

So, there are two types of hair loss that people encounter.

Inherited hair loss and Alopecia areata hair loss. This second one is a result of immune system attack to the follicles of the hair.

Best medicines

Now that we know the two types of hair loss that we would be dealing with, we would look at the best medicines that would effectively clear each of the problems. We will consider each of them in the order they are listed.

For inherited hair loss, which is usually baldness, you would any of the below two medications. You have to stick to the instructions for you to be able to get positive results from them. 

You can get the minoxidil over the counter. You will not be asked for a prescription to be given this medication. Then, you will be instructed or you would just have to spray or rub the medication on the scalp. Pretty soon it would respond and you would see hair growing. This medication is to be applied twice daily.

Alternatively, you can see a doctor who would prescribe for you the Finasteride drug. These are pills that you would take once a day. Women who are planning to have children must not even handle these drugs. They have side effects of birth defects.
 
Then, let us now turn our attention to hair loss that results from immune attacks. Here there are 3 medicines that you can consider.

** For patchy hair loss, you would need to inject corticosteroids into the scalp every 4 to 6 weeks. The injection is done several times but at 1cm apart.
** You can use diphenylcyclopropenone medicine once a week. It is to be applied on the scalp. It is a form of contact immunotherapy and is very effective for severe hair loss.
** Finally, you can also use the Psoralen drug to sensitize the skin to ultraviolet A light. This is called Psoralen with Ultraviolet A light therapy.

Yes, with any of the above three methods you will be sure that you will improve the situation. You have to be reasonable on your expectations though. Even when we preach that these medications are the best, you may never have whole hair like it is for those who do not have the hair loss problems.

Sometimes, you may have the bald get small, as in hair will grow on some parts of the scalp and not others. But you can also be disappointed when you stop the treatment. So, you have to maintain the treatment to succeed.