Many men who suffer from male pattern baldness find their hair loss to be a problem because they are embarrassed by it. Men tend to view a full head of hair as a sign of youthfulness and attractiveness, so when they start to lose that hair they feel insecure, especially if they start losing their hair at an early age. Although there is no cure for male pattern baldness, there are some things that you can do to help prevent future hair loss and in some cases regrow your lost hair.

Here is a look at some of the hair loss solutions that men have to choose from.

Number one: Hair cut
You can shave your head, which many men find very practical because it fits there lifestyle and their personality. Shaving off the rest of your hair will enable you to have a uniform look; in fact, many men shave their heads and look good with that style of haircut. Rather than shaving off the rest of your hair, you can change your hairstyle and go for a close cut cropped hairstyle. One thing that getting anew stylish haircut does is enhance the features that you currently have by masking the hair that you are losing.

Number two: Hairpieces
If you do not like the idea of shaving your head, mind you not everybody can wear that hairstyle and feel confident. Alternatively, if you do not want to change your hairstyle because you feel comfortable or like that style above everything else you can always by a hairpiece or a wig to hide your baldness. The thing with hairpieces and wigs is that they used to look artificial, which meant that you could tell if people were wearing them even from a distance. Now the hairpieces and wigs that you find in the stores look more realistic, you can even find some that are made out of real hair. However, in order to purchase a good wig or hairpiece you will need to spend a bit more money. The hairpiece and wig will last you a long time as long as you take care of it properly.

Number three: Prescription drugs
Many men find that a great solution for their hair loss is using prescription drugs. However, what kind of prescription drug you can use and whether or not it will work is going to vary depending on what type of hair loss you are suffering from. The most common drugs that you will find prescribed to treat hair loss are Finasteride and Minoxidil. Finasteride is a 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor, which is used to block 5-Alpha Reductase. This is vital to treating and preventing future hair loss because it prevents the enzyme from converting testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. This is important because the increased levels of DHT cause male pattern baldness. Minoxidil, which is a cream that is found in Rogaine, has been found to be 25% effective in men who have balding on the crown of their head. In order for it to be effective though, it must be used twice a day and the hair growth is only going to occur as long as you are using the cream. With both of these types of drugs, the one thing that you need to watch out for is the side effects that can occur from using them.

Number four: Laser Hair Loss Treatments
This solution is your best choice for encouraging new hair growth because it creates new hair follicles. It is also effective in preventing future hair loss because it stimulates the hair growing process. How the treatment works is a low-level laser is used to increase blood flow to the scalp and the increased blood flow allows the hair follicles to absorb more nutrients. The nutrients are absorbed by the hair follicles that encourage healthy hair to grow during the hair growing process. However, the best results for this type of treatment are usually achieved when you use DHT inhibitors and growth stimulators in conjunction with the treatments.

Number five: Anti-Inflammatory
One thing that many people do not associate with hair loss is an inflamed scalp. Any inflammation on the scalp, which can led to itching and dry skin can cause your hair to fall out at a faster rate than normal because of the inflammation and the irritation. If you have hair loss that is related to an inflamed scalp, you are going to need to take an anti-inflammatory to reduce the inflammation. By reducing the inflammation, you are going to relieve the itching, flaking and redness that accompany your inflamed scalp. The best part is that once you have gotten rid of the inflammation, you are no longer going to experience any hair loss and your normal hair growth pattern should resume.

Number six: Vitamins
Getting the proper amount of nutrients in your diet is an important part of treating hair loss because in order to have healthy hair your body needs to have all of the proper nutrients and vitamins it needs. If your body is lacking certain vitamins and nutrients, what your body will do is shut down some of your hair follicles so other parts of your body that need the nutrients to do their job can get them. In fact, there are specially formulated vitamins for people who are suffering from thinning hair, which are engineered to promote the speedy growth of healthy hair. The vitamins that are used for this purpose are made up of key amino acids, biotin, vitamins B6 and E, and zinc. While these vitamins have been reported for helping to thicken thinning hair, there has been no proof or reports that the vitamins can help you regrow hair you have already lost.

Number seven: Natural remedies
You can try for a potential solution to your hair loss many different natural remedies. Many people think that by massaging your scalp you can help prevent future hair loss and encourage new hair growth. Rubbing olive oil on the bald areas of your hair is recommended by many hair stylists as the most natural way to encourage hair growth because it helps to stimulate your hair follicles. Another natural remedy that experts recommend is evening primrose oil, which works in a way similar to olive oil. The best place to find different natural remedies to try is through searching the internet.

Number eight: Surgery
If no other solutions are working for you, the next thing that you have left to try is surgery. A few types of surgery can help with hair loss. While it will not prevent future hair loss, from occurring it will help to hide the hair loss that you already have. The first choice that you have is to get a hair transplant, also called plugs. With this surgery, small plugs of hair are removed from the side or back of your scalp and then transplanted onto the bald patches. This type of surgery used to be noticeable, but over the years as technology has improved so has the hair transplant surgery. Tissue expansion is another option that you have. Tissue expansion involves tiny balloons being inserted under the scalp between the areas of dense hair. Over time, these balloons are inflated to make that area of your scalp larger so that it can be removed surgically and then the sides of your scalp pulled up to the top of the head to get rid of the bald spots. Scalp reduction is the last choice of surgery that you have. This involves surgically removing the loose skin on the scalp and then pulling the hair on the sides of your head up to cover the bald areas. The biggest difference between this and tissue expansion is that this removes the loose skin, which also reduces wrinkles, where tissue expansion you have to make the skin looser.

No matter which solution you decide to try to treat your hair loss you cannot expect to see miracles overnight. You are going to need to give the solution at least three months to show that it is working. For example, the drug Finasteride takes three months to begin showing any kind of results and once you have stopped, taking the medication you will notice hair loss again in about a year.