A woman experiencing hair loss is not alone. According to Women to Women, one of the most common and emotionally devastating complaints of female patients concerns thinning hair and hair loss. Treatments for hair loss in women range from lifestyle changes to surgery.
Diet
Eat a well-balanced diet. According to Women to Women, your diet should include whole, protein-rich foods and exclude refined sugar and other simple carbohydrates. FemHealth.net advises the consumption of estrogenic foods, such as soy, alfalfa, cherries, rice, wheat and yams. According to Women to Women, taking a multivitamin, especially one with vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, iron and fish oil, benefits women with hair-loss problems.
Stress
Reduce your stress levels. FemHealth.net states any stress-reduction strategy is beneficial, including yoga. Women to Women advises women to control anger, because rage is associated with high testosterone levels and hair loss.
Hair Style
The Mayo Clinic advises that tight hairstyles such as braids, buns and ponytails can lead to hair loss, so avoid these. The Mayo Clinic also advises that you prevent twisting, pulling or rubbing your hair out of habit. Nuhair.net recommends that women with thinning hair or hair loss avoid hairstyles that require bleaching, hot curling irons, dyeing and hair dryers set on a high setting, because these can damage hair follicles and cause hair loss. Nuhair.net also states that it is best to detangle hair while it is wet using a wide-tooth comb. According to the Mayo Clinic, wigs are an alternative to hair loss treatment.
Medications
According to The American Hair Loss Council (AHLC), Rogaine (minoxidil) is the only medication approved for the treatment of hair loss. The Mayo Clinic states that sometimes doctors inject cortisone into the scalp when treating hair loss. In addition to the cortisone shots, the Mayo Clinic states that doctors often prescribe oral corticosteroid pills when the hair loss is extensive. Anthralin (Dritho-Scalp) is a medication for psoriasis that is often prescribed for hair loss, although it can take 12 weeks for hair to start to regrow. According to FemHealth.net, hormone replacement therapy carries many dangerous side effects, including cancer, but effectively treats hair loss in women.
Herbal Solutions
According to Women to Women, kelp-derived herbal supplements and ginkgo biloba are beneficial in treating and preventing hair loss. FemHealth.net states that Macafem is the safest natural treatment for hair thinning and hair loss.
Surgery
According to the AHLC, the modern surgical techniques allow hair transplant surgery for treating hair loss in women. The Mayo Clinic states that it is also possible for a woman to get scalp reduction surgery to reduce the balding area of the scalp.
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