The best way to treat hair loss is to stay away from the 4 misunderstandings about treating hair loss

Hair loss is quite common in daily life. If the hair loss is severe, it should be treated in time. Some people do not take hair loss seriously. In fact, hair loss is sometimes a sign of some diseases. During the treatment process, we must also understand some misunderstandings to avoid poor treatment effects due to blind treatment. In addition, you should pay attention to persisting in treatment and take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

Misconception 1: Not considering hair loss as a disease.

Some patients do not consider male pattern baldness as a disease. In fact, modern medicine believes that male pattern baldness (baldness) is not a physiological phenomenon, but is caused by abnormal increases in scalp dihydrotestosterone on a genetic basis.

Misconception 2: Blind treatment.

Some hair loss patients believed some false advertisements and turned to "quack doctors"; others secretly bought medicines or certain cosmetics claiming to have anti-hair loss functions, which resulted in delaying the best time for treatment. Some people take kidney-tonifying medicine, or apply or take some folk remedies externally or orally, which often have a counterproductive effect on the treatment.

Myth 3: Failure to persist in treatment.

It takes at least half a year for hair loss treatment to be effective, and to see the best results you need to persist in treatment for 1 to 2 years, which makes it difficult for some patients to stick to it. Domestic and foreign studies have shown that if patients take type 2 5a reductase inhibitors every day for more than half a year, they can significantly inhibit hair loss and increase hair density, achieving ideal cosmetic results. However, it should be noted that medication should be used early and persisted.

Misconception 4: Worrying that drugs will affect sexual function.

Some patients believe that medications used to treat hair loss can affect sexual function. According to the experience of Peking University People's Hospital, no serious adverse reactions have been seen in patients taking type 2 5a reductase inhibitors for a long time. Among the more than 1,000 patients they have treated, only a very small number of people have experienced a decrease in sexual desire, but it is all temporary and recovers with continued medication, and it will not affect fertility.