Baldness remedies – what works and what doesn’t? Written by Colin Brennan, health journalist Thinning hair may be natural, but can cause much anxiety. [ad#Ad-plus-sense]People have always been gullible where their hair is concerned. Queen Victoria drank silver birch wine made from sap because she believed it would cure her baldness. And despite icons such as David Beckham shaving off their locks, hair loss is refusing to become that fashionable. Dr Andrew Messenger, a consultant dermatologist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, told NetDoctor: ‘Although the great majority of men learn to live with it, I think everybody would prefer not to be bald. For a very small number of men, it becomes a big issue.’ He says it is more often younger men who visit their doctor to ask what can be done about hair thinning. Medical attitudes to thinning hair Most doctors believe men should think deeply before using any remedies for hair loss because the treatment options are so limited. Baldness isn’t a life-threatening condition, and it is easy to spend a lot of money trying to restore a full head of hair. While it’s all very well being told how you ought to feel about the loss of your hair, if it starts to dint your self-esteem, it’s probably worth seeking treatment. But Dr Messenger is clear about the limitations of medicine in this area: ‘There are only two ways to deal with baldness currently available in the UK that the evidence shows work to at least [...]
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