According to Virginia Surgical Hair Center based in McLean Virginia here are the best tips on how to stop balding. This company has been setting the gold standard for hair restoration for over 25 years. With a 99.9% success rate I suspect it might be smart to take these tips to heart - these people know their stuff when it comes to growing hair.

It is around the age 30 that men begin to lose their thick hair that they once had as a teen and through their 20's. Slowly their hairline starts to do what we call a backwards march, and more of the scalp begins to show through on the top of their heads.

It's your genes that will establish if you will be one of those men. According to Linda Carnazza the creator of Virginia Surgical Hair Center your genes do not get the final word when talking about balding.You can save what hair you still have (in a few cases) or recover some hair with one of 2 medicines. You can use a foam or lotion known as minoxidil (more frequently called Rogaine) or a prescription tablet that goes by the name finasteride (Propecia). It is really important to notice that both of the strategies that I've discussed have an exceedingly low success rate and you must continue the routine for the rest of your life or until it no longer works.

Rogaine usually works for those guys that for who knows what reason don't opt to take a pill. In some cases Rogaine will stall or prevent any farther thinning. The disadvantage to using Rogaine to stop thinning is the fact that you have to use it two times a day. If you fail to do so you are hazarding its efficiency.

In the opinion of the latest research Minoxidil seems to enlarge follicles and stimulates hair growth. Scientiest don't know what makes it work or how it functions, actually they have admitted that it doesn't work in all cases. In fact 7 in 10 guys that take it say that though they did not receive the final results that they were in hope of, theydid at least grow some hair back. Men that try it say that it's crucial you are patient because it does take 1 or 2 months prior to beginning to see results.

Some men in a study taken recently have said that it some cases Minoxidil has been known to annoy the scalp. That's the only real complication from using it. So be advised that you might develop inflammation, flaking, and redness. If you have got a sensitive scalp you might need to try the foam version.

The pill Finasteride blocks the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormonal compound considered the major culprit in male pattern hair-loss. DHT thins the hair of guys who have inherited a hair-loss gene as it shrinks genetically sensitive follicles until those follicles can't grow hair. Finasteride slows alopecia in as many as 90% of men, and most guys who take it regrow little hair back.

Most people will ultimately try either if not both. Once again it's critical that you understand the moment you cease utilising it you'll begin loosing hair again. As a matter of fact, chances are you will start loosing hair quicker than you probably did at first.