Pollution Could Aggravate Male Pattern Baldness

Written by Stuart Stevens | Wednesday, 14 May 2008

An interesting study which we recently came across at Ukmedix News shows that men who live in areas which suffer from high levels of pollution are more likely to suffer from hair loss than those men who live in a cleaner environment. The researchers also noted that men who smoked had higher levels of male pattern baldness than those who did not.

The scientists at the University of London who carried out the research believe that it is possible that carcinogens and toxins in the air could be responsible for blocking the processes that produce the hair growing proteins in the body.

Now before you go running off to live in a pollution free environment in the countryside please remember that the biggest driver for male pattern baldness is the genetic condition which produces Dihydrotestosterone in the scalp and living in a clean environment will not stop this. What this research however shows is that by living in a clean and healthy area you could relatively strengthen hair follicles and thus make them less susceptible to the negative effects of male pattern baldness.

If you are suffering from male pattern baldness you should make a specific effort to make sure that your scalp is always clean and healthy and that you look after your health, however this will not stop the male pattern baldness but might have a very slight effect in slowing it down. The best way to stop male pattern baldness is to use the hair loss drug Propecia which actually prevents the formation of the Dihydrotestosterone in the scalp.

The hair loss drug Propecia which has been used by in excess of 4 million men around the world has consistently showed the highest rates of hair regrowth and stopping of male pattern baldness than any other medication on the market today.

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