
Hair Loss Coping and Support
- Allow baldness to run its course untreated and unhidden.
- Hairstyles, makeup, hats or scarves
- Medications and surgical procedures
- Consult with licensed hair stylist for cuts, styles, and products the maximize remaining hair
- Improve appearance with clothing
- Grow a beard, goatee, or moustache to take attention away from the head
- Exercise to improve the body’s appearance
- Join/create a support group with others dealing with hair loss where solutions may be shared. This is particularly useful for individuals who in engage in hair pulling.
- Relate to positive role models who are experiencing hair loss or baldness
- Hairpieces or hair weaving using real or artificial hair, wigs, or toupees
- Hair transplants using surgical procedures
- Some males may refuse prescription drugs for treatment as they may interfere with sexual performance and drive.
- Consider factors in lifestyle: pollution, heat, dust, chemicals, mental stress, physical stress, all medications, amount of exercise, and weight, use of tobacco, use of alcohol
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Home Remedies: coconut oil, olive oil, almond oil, organic silica added to shampoo
- Alternative Medicine: acupuncture; Minoxidil may promote new hair growth and prevent further hair loss.
Types of Male Hair Loss
Prevention
Symptoms
Occurrence
Causes
Preparation for Medical Appointment
Support from Health Care Providers
Cultural Attitudes about Baldness
Psychological Implications
Career/Employment
Tests and Diagnosis
Treatment with Prescription Drugs
Surgical Procedures
Complications
Risk Factors and Warnings
Coping and Support
Resources
