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- The author talks about several new treatment for hair loss.
- Proscar - This drug is manufactured by Merck & Company. The
drug has been approved by FDA for the treatment of benign prostate enlargement. The drug
also shows positive effects on the treatment of hair loss. It appears that Proscar acts as
a hormone blocker and can reduce the level of a hormone that causes hair loss. Dr. Marty
Sawaya, assistant professor of dermatology at the State University of New York in
Brooklyn, says that an effective treatment for hair loss would include combining a
hormone-blocker such as Proscar and a special enzyme called aromatase that is found absent
in the hair roots of balding people. Currently, Dr. Marty Sawaya is researching drugs that
can enhance the production of aromatase.
- Stimulation of hair follicles - Various techniques have been used
in the past to stimulate hair follicles. According to Dr. Douglas Altcheck, professor of
dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, American Indians are known
to have used chili peppers to stimulate hair growth for centuries. Alternatively, Dr.
Altcheck has some success in slightly freezing the scalp by means of a liquid nitrogen
spray. In addition, Current Technology Corporation in Vancouver, Canada uses electrical
current to stimulate the hair follicles. The procedure is based on clinical studies
throughout US and Canada.
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