Overview
Baldness is an unfortunate disease that happens to millions of Americans. Baldness usually happens to men in the later years of life, but baldness can happen to men and women of any age. Baldness is the result of poor nutrition, stress or illness, and it can be hereditary. Your hair falls out when your hair follicles stop making the chemical keratin, which is responsible for hair growth. There are many products on the market that claim to cure baldness; however, there are several things you can do to grow your hair back after being bald.
Step 1
Drink water. If your body is not hydrated, it can’t produce enough protein and nutrients to regrow your hair. Your body needs those proteins to start producing the chemical keratin again. The Mayo Clinic recommends drinking at least eight, 8 oz. glasses of water each day.
Step 2
Get your protein. Protein gives your hair follicles the nutrition it needs to start growing your hair back. Protein can also help your skin follicles heal the damage that happened when your hair fell out and you became bald. Eat foods filled with protein such as chicken, beans, eggs, peanut butter and yogurt.
Step 3
Get steroid injections. You doctor will insert a needle into your scalp into several different sections where you want your hair to grow again. The steroids help your skin follicles from attacking each other and preventing hair from growing. You will need to go back to your doctor for several treatments.
Step 4
Take minoxidil, an over-the-counter medication you can get at nearly every pharmacy. The Mayo Clinic says the exact way the medication causes hair to regrow is unknown; however, it is effective as long as you continue to use it. The hair you grow back may be thinner and shorter than the hair you grew before you were bald.
Step 5
Try UV light treatment. In this treatment, your doctor concentrates a strong dose of UV light on your scalp in the sections you want to regrow hair. The pulses of light shock your hair follicles into growing keratin again. Like steroid treatments, it may take several visits to your doctor and several months to start seeing results.
