Hair thinning at the top may be caused by physiological phenomena, seborrheic alopecia, and ringworm of the head. It can be treated by medication, physical therapy and hair transplantation to promote hair growth or improve the symptoms.
1. Physiological phenomenon: With age, the metabolism of hair slows down, and the phenomenon of thinning hair on the top of the hair can occur. This is a normal phenomenon and generally does not require special treatment. If you feel that it affects your beauty, you can choose hair transplantation surgery to extract and process the hair follicles from non-alopecia areas and then transplant them to the alopecia or baldness areas to improve the beauty.
2. Seborrheic Alopecia: It is mainly caused by heredity, abnormal hormone levels and other reasons for the phenomenon of thinning hair on the top. Patients can take oral finasteride, spironolactone and other drugs, or topical minoxidil and other drugs for treatment to promote hair growth. You can also use low energy laser and other physical therapy to improve the microenvironment around the hair follicle and play a supplementary therapeutic role.
3. Tinea capitis: mainly due to various fungal infections and other reasons, can affect the normal function of the hair follicles to appear the phenomenon of thinning hair on the top. Patients can take oral itraconazole, or external ketoconazole lotion and other drugs for antifungal treatment, so as to promote hair growth.
Hair top thinning can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after a clear diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition. All of the above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice.