Why is microneedling ineffective at home to treat hair loss?

I bought a hair roller and hair growth medicine and tried to self-treat it at home according to the instructions, but it was ineffective and very painful. What should I do? (Ba Tung, 35 years old, Ho Chi Minh City)

Reply:

People with hair loss need to be treated according to the cause of the disease. If hair loss is due to lack of vitamins or a weak scalp that cannot retain hair follicles, you can use oral medications, topical medications, vitamin and mineral supplements to restore the scalp, stimulate hair growth, and specific shampoos…

When oral, topical and shampooing measures are ineffective, patients may be prescribed laser therapy to stimulate blood circulation to the skin to grow hair or less invasive methods such as meso injections, microneedling with stimulating drugs. hair growth, platelet-rich plasma injections, hair transplant… Among them, microneedling is a technique that uses rollers with many tiny needles to create tiny hole-like micro-damages on the skin. These wounds allow the medicine to penetrate the scalp more easily, while stimulating the body’s self-healing response, increasing new blood vessels to help the treated skin and hair follicles recover.

You don’t clearly state the microneedling tool and the specific type of medicine used, and how many times you’ve done it, so it’s difficult to determine why it’s not effective. However, microneedling to treat hair loss is a medical procedure and should be prescribed and performed by a dermatologist or skin cosmetic specialist. It could be because you are not using the correct rolling technique. Pain when rolling the needle may be due to not anesthetizing or not anesthetizing long enough to relieve pain. Needle rolling requires the correct needle length to deliver the medicine deep into the scalp.

Baldness in men often occurs in the middle hair area or the M-shaped area. To treat hair loss and baldness with microneedling, you should see a dermatologist or dermatologist to find the cause and get advice. specific way.

Microneedling treatment for hair loss is usually every 2-3 weeks. Depending on each person’s condition and cause of hair loss, the doctor will prescribe the appropriate number of times. Typically, 4-6 months of treatment are needed to prevent hair loss and 9-12 months for hair to grow back. The treatment process may need to combine many methods to increase hair growth effectiveness. Patients are prescribed additional topical medications, sprays and supplements of vitamins, zinc, biotin, healthy eating, adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals, keeping the spirit comfortable, avoiding stress…