Topical Medications In addition to lowering DHT, topical hair regrowth medications also help expand the blood vessels, increasing blood flow and blood circulation to the scalp and giving hair follicles the nutrients they need to produce and strengthen new hair strands.
Topical minoxidil is a topical lotion that is applied directly to the scalp where hair growth is desired, widening and loosening the blood vessels to improve blood flow to the hair follicles. Minoxidil not only stimulates hair follicles to promote new hair growth, but it also slows the progression of hair loss. Unlike other hair regrowth products, topical minoxidil does not act on the androgen hormones, making it safe for both men and women over the age of 18 and an excellent option for people concerned about the potential hormonal side effects of other hair loss solutions.
Topical finasteride
Topical finasteride has been FDA-approved for hair loss since 1997 and works by decreasing the production of DHT tissues in the scalp. Topical finasteride has a similar effect to oral finasteride in significantly improving hair count, but its lower systemic exposure and impact on serum DHT concentrates makes it better tolerated.
Topical tretinoin
Topical tretinoin, or Retin-A, is a type of retinoid that stimulates hair regrowth by increasing the production of skin cells that can be used in combination with minoxidil for female and male pattern baldness.
Topical fluocinolone
Topical fluocinolone is a corticosteroid used to relieve itching, swelling, redness, or general discomfort caused by skin conditions.
Advanced Non-Surgical Hair Restoration at the Cellular Level
In addition to topical treatments, there are also advanced, science-based therapies for hair restoration that help regrow hair from the cellular level by stimulating the physiological processes from the inside out.
Oklahoma Men’s Clinic is at the forefront of advanced non-surgical hair restoration options that can help you regain your confidence with real, natural, and sustainable results. By treating hair loss at the cellular level, our advanced therapies can not only stop the progression of your condition, but may actually reverse it.
PRP for Scalp Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, therapy has long been popular for skin rejuvenation but has also been found effective for hair restoration. PRP is concentrated blood plasma from your own blood that contains around five times the amount of platelets, providing powerful growth factors that can prompt inactive hair follicles to enter the active phase, repair blood vessels and hair follicles, stimulate collagen production, and promote cell growth, all of which encourage fuller, stronger hair. PRP is a non-surgical procedure that can slow, halt, or even reverse mild to moderate hair thinning and loss.
At Oklahoma Men’s Clinic, our PRP therapy for scalp can be supplemented and upgraded for better, faster results, with:
Wharton’s Jelly, an allograft of additional growth factors, proteins, and live cells that further stimulate the hair growth process, improve the efficacy of PRP therapy, and maximize results.
Topical exosome therapy in 3 sessions, one per month*, to deliver concentrated vesicles into the scalp for reactivating dormant cells and trigger hair growth.
*Topical exosomes are only offered as an upgrade to scalp PRP or PRP with Wharton’s Jelly
Topical Exosomes Therapy Exosomes contain essential cellular building blocks and play an important role in cell communication to trigger precise responses from the body’s immune system. Topical exosome therapy uses biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acid, and lipids to regenerate and promote hair regrowth in the early stages of hair loss. It operates at the cellular level by regulating androgen receptor genes, ultimately transitioning hair follicles that are “stuck” in the telogen (resting) phase into the anagen (growth phase). When used in conjunction with other modalities, topical exosome therapy can effectively facilitate essential functions for healthy hair growth like improved blood supply to damaged tissue, activation of dormant genes, reversal of tissue degeneration, collagen regeneration, new tissue growth, and an extended hair growth cycle.
Wharton’s Jelly Wharton’s Jelly is a human cell and tissue product (HCTP) derived from a healthy umbilical cord. It contains the richest amount of the live and active growth factors, exosomes, and cytokines that are needed to regenerate tissue restoration. When applied to the scalp, Wharton’s Jelly can trigger the production of collagen and elastin—two key proteins responsible for healthy skin and hair—to add volume and strength to hair shafts and potentially reverse hair loss due to premature balding.
The Problem with Surgical Options for Hair Restoration
Surgical hair restoration treatments work by physically replacing the hair on sites around the head where hair is thin or absent and include methods like hair transplants, hair grafting, and scalp reduction.
While surgical hair restoration solutions like hair transplants can be more successful than over-the-counter hair restoration therapies, they don’t address the cause of your hair thinning or loss at the cellular level. Results can be mixed or ineffective and may not be as natural or sustainable as those produced by advanced cellular solutions or prescription topical medications.
Drawbacks of surgical hair restoration include:
Like regular hair, transplanted hair will also thin over time.
Success of your procedure depends heavily on the surgeon or provider performing the surgery.
You will experience scarring, which could be visible if you have very light hair.
Transplanted hair can have a different texture or pattern than your original hair.
Surgical hair restoration procedures are extensive and time-intensive, taking anywhere from 4-8 hours at a time and possibly requiring multiple sessions.
Surgical hair restoration doesn’t create new hair; it moves hairs you already have to a new location.
If your hair is genetically sensitive to DHT, the hair around the transplanted area may continue to fall out even after the procedure.
Hair transplants are not for everyone, especially for people who do not have enough healthy follicles to transfer.
Rediscover Healthy Hair with Non-Surgical Hair Restoration from Oklahoma Men’s Clinic
Hair thinning and loss don’t have to take over your life, and neither does restoring it to its youthful luster. At Oklahoma Men’s Clinic, we take a comprehensive approach to your hair thinning and loss, combining a variety of trusted non-surgical and non-invasive hair restoration modalities to help you regrow your hair and regain your confidence safely and naturally.
Whether you have a hormone imbalance, an underlying medical issue, or a genetic predisposition to hair loss, Oklahoma Men’s Clinic can create a custom hair restoration plan that works with your body’s unique needs, integrating safe, natural, and effective therapies including:
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