Why is my hair changing as I age?

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Oftentimes your hair is one of the first things other people notice when they first lay eyes on you. Having strong, healthy, beautiful hair can really increase a person’s confidence and overall demeanor while leaving a positive lasting impression on everyone who crosses your path. Most of us deal with some sort of hair issue that stands against a healthy head of locks.

Hair support’s extensive range of hair products include a high-quality hair loss treatment program for men and women who experience thinning hair or whose hair requires revitalization.

In this article, we’ll show you how to strengthen your strands, boost hair growth, and enhance the look, feel, and health of your hair. But first let’s understand hair loss!

Hair as a sign of age and health

As one get older, having some degree of hair loss is considered normal. Your hair might naturally begin to lose its volume and strength. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) point out the fact that people lose around 50–100 hair every day.

Fortunately, new hair regrows back from the same hair follicles. However, some follicles over time stop producing hair, and the hair shafts will get finer. The hair will also begin to lose color. If you notice developing significant hair thinning or bald patches, you might be experiencing hair loss.

By the age of forty, it’s estimated that about half of all men will suffer from hair loss due to male pattern baldness. Likewise, more than half of women will experience female pattern baldness before the age of seventy.

Other causes other than male and female pattern baldness might include:

Medical conditions including alopecia areata and trichotillomania
Hormonal changes with pregnancy or thyroid diseases
Medications such as cancer and high blood pressure medications
Vitamin D deficiency
Not having enough iron, folic acid, and other minerals in diet.
Radiation treatment
Physical or emotional stress
Styling practices such as wearing tight ponytails or cornrows

Available Prescriptive Treatments

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PTD-DBM Topical Spray

PTD-DBM, which is Protein Transduction Domain-fused Disheveled Binding Motif, is a peptide that is formulated for hair restoration. This topical product works by inhibiting hormones that are responsible for hair loss. It is a safe and effective treatment that prevents hair loss and promotes the growth of new hair follicles.

Androgenetic alopecia is the leading cause of hair loss which led to tireless research on how to treat it. Topical PTD-DBM became the most viable treatment, and it has continued showing favorable outcomes. The most significant advantage of using PTD-DBM over other hair loss therapies is that there is no hair loss or shedding once stop using it. The new hair growth usually remains the same, which evokes positive reviews from patients using it.

PTD-DBM offers a great hope to people who suffer from or are prone to baldness since the treatment of hair loss is frustrating.

Minoxidil/GHK-Cu Peptide Foam

GHK-Cu is a tripeptide that has the amino acid sequence of glycyl-histidyl-lysine. It naturally occurs in human plasma. The level of GHK declines as you age which coincides with the noticeable decrease in regenerative capacity of skin and hair. GHK-Cu offers a range of benefits for hair, including:

Effective against androgenic alopecia
Increase hair follicle density
Increase hair thickness

Minoxidil/Tretinoin/Progesterone/Finasteride

It is established that Minoxidil can regrow lost hair, particularly with young men with recent loss. It can also prevent further loss. Progesterone and Tretinoin can be used as additives to the basic Minoxidil therapy.

Progesterone, is an anti-androgen, purported to block the formation of the male hormone, testosterone, in the scalp and this allows the Minoxidil to be more effective.

Tretinoin is a derivative of Vitamin A and acts as a vehicle allowing the Minoxidil to penetrate the scalp more efficiently.

Finasteride can prevent further hair loss and improve the volume and luster of the existing hair.

Possible benefits include high effectiveness against androgenic alopecia and increase in hair follicle size and density.

Zinc-Thymullin/GHK-Cu

Zinc Thymulin is used to regenerate hair lost as a result of androgenic alopecia. Zinc and thymulin are two natural compounds which have been found to promote hair growth. Combined into a spray solution, it can be applied to the scalp to treat hair loss and initiate hair growth.

Possible benefits include:

Less side effects
Increase hair quality, density, and follicle size
Safe for men and women

Biotin/Finasteride

Biotin/Finasteride is a combination of two drugs. Biotin, a form of vitamin B, is a vitamin that stimulates the production of keratin in hair that increases hair growth. Finasteride, 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, works by blocking the action of a 5-alpha-reductase enzyme in the body that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone that causes hair loss. Consequently, it decreases the levels of dihydrotestosterone and delay the process of hair loss.

Possible benefits might include improvement of androgenic alopecia and increase the hair follicle density and quality.

Sermorelin Acetate

Your body needs human growth hormone (hGH) to properly grow and develop. It is a peptide hormone produced in the pituitary gland with a crucial role of maintaining healthy tissues and organs throughout life.

A molecule called the growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) controls hGH by releasing it from the pituitary gland into the blood. If the blood test indicates low levels of hGH, you may be recommended injections of a synthetic form of GHRH, called sermorelin.

Possible benefits include:

Improved mood
Enhanced cognitive processing speed
Younger appearing skin, hair and nails
Increased libido
Increased lean muscle mass
Reduced body fat mass
Anti-aging effects

The hair care you deserve

National Wellness Doctors, an innovative health clinic, provides accessible and high-quality healthcare. It offers scientifically backed health products, personalized treatment plans, and ongoing care. Most products listed are prescription medications which require qualification by one of our licensed practitioners during an in-person visit, but can be done virtual through telemedicine as well. Pros and cons of all prescriptive therapeutics will be discussed during this encounter. If something is bothering you regarding your hair, let's talk about it.

-Dr. Jennings Staley