How to Treat Male Pattern Baldness

Male pattern baldness can be embarrassing and causes many men to feel uncomfortable and insecure. It is caused by many things but it can be hard to treat male pattern baldness. Learn some possible solutions on how to treat male pattern baldness and how to stop feeling self conscious about losing your hair.

Things You'll Need

• depends on your treatment choice

Instructions

1. Minoxidil to Treat Male Pattern Baldness
   Minoxidil is the official medicine of most doctors who treat male pattern baldness. It works by preventing hair loss when applied to the scalp and sometimes even causes new hair growth to treat male pattern baldness. Minoxidil is available online directly from manufacturers in most places.

2. Finasteride to Treat Male Pattern Baldness
   Finasteride is another chemical treatment for male pattern baldness. It contains androgen which works by stopping hair loss and in many cases creating new hair growth. Finasteride is available online and many sites claim a 80% success rate to cure male pattern baldness.

3. Ketoconazole to Treat Male Pattern Baldness
   This chemical is known to treat male pattern baldness by stopping hair loss. This product is not a way to generate new hair growth to treat male pattern baldness. Ketoconazole is available in many shampoos including Nizoral.

4. Other Options to Treat Male Pattern Baldness
   There are some other options to treat male pattern baldness if the above options don't seem to work. A hair transplant surgery is a proven way to treat male pattern baldness. Other people use toupees or decide to shave their heads to treat male pattern baldness.

Tips & Warnings

• Give the products time - they do not work overnight!