There are millions of men and women all around the world who experience hair loss, which can be caused by a variety of factors, including, age, hereditary, diet, and stress. Baldness isn’t only a disease that affects men, 40% of women experience hair loss by the time they’re 50-years old.

Hair loss can lead to anxiety, loss of self-confidence, and even depression, but there are now many different treatments designed to treat thinning hair and baldness:

1. Finasteride
Finasteride is one of the few drugs that have been proven effective in treating alopecia, along with male pattern baldness and is one of the few hair loss treatments that has been clinically tested and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved. If you’re a male who’s worried about losing your hair, you’re not alone, at least 70% of all men experience stress and anxiety related to hair loss. Many men spend hours researching hair loss treatments and products online with little avail. Finasteride has the ability to reduce dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels by 60%, which has been proven to stop hair loss in 85% of men who have taken the drug during clinical trial testing.

2. Hair transplant
A hair transplant, which is also referred to as follicular unit transplantation, is a technique used in treating male pattern baldness. It’s a minimally invasive procedure where genetically resistant hair follicles are grafted on the scalp. Generally around 30% of your existing hair is restored, which can help reduce a lifetime of hair loss. Hair transplant is touted with a 98% success rate.

3. Minoxidil
Minoxidil is the primary ingredient in Rogaine, which was initially introduced in the 1990s to help men and women suffering from hair loss. Minoxidil has also been proven to stimulate new hair growth. During a clinical study, it was proven effective in 74% of men suffering from hair loss. It works by stimulating blood flow to hair follicles and increases follicular size and diameter, which stimulates and prolongs hair growth. It has also been proven effective in treating people suffering from alopecia.

4. Laser hair treatments
Laser therapy has been clinically proven to help treat hair loss in both men and women. It uses a low-level non-invasive laser to stimulate your hair follicles to grow by absorbing the laser light, which creates thicker and fuller hair growth without any potentially dangerous side effects. It’s a perfectly safe procedure. Considering that most people lose anywhere between 50 to 100 hairs a day, it’s important to protect the remaining hair you have. Laser Treatment is also less invasive than hair transplants.

5. Derma roller
A Derma roller is often used as an anti-aging tool used to treat skin, through a method referred to as micro-needling. It has also been proven as an effective treatment for hair loss. The Derma roller contains tiny pins, which are too tiny to damage existing hair follicles. Using it once a week has been proven to stimulate hair follicle growth. It has also been proven to help hereditary hair loss.