5 Advantages of Mesotherapy to reduce hair fall
Everybody loves their hair, and living a life without hair is a difficult concept to accept for many. However, hair loss or alopecia can harm your self-image and severely impact your self-confidence as you age. Mesotherapy is one advanced technology that helps stem hair fall using a minimally invasive management method. Mesotherapy is one of the most popular hair growth treatments today.
One of the leading causes of hair fall or hair thinning is that your hair is not getting enough nutrients, proteins, and minerals. In short, the hair needs the right food to grow at a standard rate. This can trigger hair fall along with other factors such as stress, hormones, hereditary (pattern loss), etc. Mesoplasty or Mesotherapy is a technique developed to deliver the ‘food’ for hair directly into the scalp. The proper nutrients can stimulate hair growth and boost hair health. Mesotherapy is a non-surgical and pain-free procedure and uses tiny injections to deliver hair food to the scalp.
How is Mesotherapy done?
It is an outpatient procedure and does not take more than 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete. There is no overnight stay required. Mesotherapy is done in multiple sessions spaced one to two weeks for 6 to 8 months. The procedure is simple, and the practitioner will apply a light numbing cream on the treatment area and inject the treatment using Mesotherapy needly. The injections are usually placed 1-4 mm apart and deliver a dime size drop of solution every time. Mesotherapy involves a thin needle injection gun that acts on the epidermis, dermal connective tissue, circulation, and the immune and neurosensory systems of the scalp. It improves blood circulation in the scalp, which means more nutrients are delivered to the scalp accelerating hair growth and creating voluminous, more robust, longer, and shiner-looking hair. Another device used to provide products in the scalp is the meso-roller. This handheld device has many needles attached to a rolling drum. Hence instead of one needle, many needles go into the skin. As a result, the practitioner can cover large areas in a short time. However, a Meso-roller is slightly more painful than a single injection gun.
Types of Mesotherapy for hair
Chemical Mesotherapy delivers nutrients to the scalp and the follicles directly. This method also stimulates collagen production in the scalp, reducing scalp aging signs and preventing hair fall.
Mechanical Mesotherapy makes micro-perforations in the scalp causing slight injuries. During the healing process, the skin forms new and healthy tissues in the scalp, which in turn help with hair growth and health.
What does the mesotherapy injection contain?
Depending on your hair concern, and the type and strength of your hair, the dermatologist will work with you to recommend a combination of chemicals and other ingredients to benefit your scalp and hair follicles. The aim is to slow down the shrinking of follicles and stimulate them into new hair production. Mesotherapy ingredients can contain vitamins, minerals such as minerals (Calcium, Iodine, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Iron, and Potassium), enzymes, homeopathic agents, amino acids, hormone therapies, pharmaceuticals, bioactive substances, and natural plant extracts. The most commonly used products for Mesotherapy for hair treatments include biotin, dexenol, dutasteride, Minoxidil, Finasteride, Vitamin A, E, and K, PRP, and Nano peptides.
Why should you go in for Mesotherapy?
This revolutionary procedure has many benefits for hair and the scalp and is virtually painless. But hair growth is not the only benefit of this procedure. Mesotherapy also
- Encourages hair follicles to move from the resting phase to the growth phase: One of the prime causes of hair fall is androgenetic alopecia caused by excess dihydrotestosterone in the scalp. Dihydrotestosterone or DHT blocks the regular hair cycles and leads to premature balding in men and women. Mesotherapy nutrients neutralize the excess DHT, allowing hair follicles to resume a normal growth cycle and produce healthy hair.
- Can be customized to treat root deficiency in the scalp: A good hair specialist will be able to identify the primary cause of hair fall and hair thinning and use a mesotherapy cocktail to treat the same. This will involve running tests before mesoplasty to determine the cause of hair loss and then customizing the treatment accordingly.
- Can treat and reduce dandruff: Mesotherapy does scalp rejuvenation and is a cosmetic procedure that can be used to treat skin issues too. When done on the scalp, it creases minor wounds on the mesoderm layer of the skin, stimulating collagen and elastin production and increasing blood flow, producing healthy hair follicles. All this is done without damaging any existing protein in your scalp, resulting in a highly hydrated scalp free from irritating and embarrassing dandruff.
- Adds volume, strength, and luster to the hair: Mesotherapy slows hair loss, and in this process, the rejuvenating properties of the nutrients reduce scalp inflammation. As a result, the new and existing hair gained by the vitamins and minerals grows thicker, shiner, and less prone to breakage.
- It is a painless procedure with fast and effective recovery: Mesotherapy treatment for hair is simple and does not cause any lasting pain during recovery. The results of Mesotherapy can be seen in 4-6 sessions, and there are hardly any side effects apart from minor soreness in the scalp after each session.
Mesotherapy treatment gives results that no shampoo, mask, home treatment, or remedy can provide you. There is no need to apply balms, serums, or shampoos daily or several times a day. Since it does not interact with any other system, there is no harm to other body parts, such as the digestive system.
Mesotherapy can be safely used on men and women who are experiencing alopecia. To maximize the results of Mesotherapy, you should maintain a healthy routine of a good diet, regular exercise, and safe hair products. Intake of junk food causes toxins in the body, hampering the hair cycle and growth. Other things to keep in mind post-mesotherapy treatment include
- Avoiding sun exposure directly to the scalp. Be very careful about this, especially after the treatment. Sun exposure can cause allergic reactions and damage the scalp.
- Wait to wash your hair the same day after the procedure.
- Avoid applying hair color before or during the treatment.
Side effects of Mesotherapy
Mesotherapy’s most common side effects are tenderness, swelling, and scalp irritation, which goes away within 2-3 days of the treatment. Rarely you might feel some headache and pain, and in that case, follow the advice given by your doctor.
Who is not a suitable candidate for Mesotherapy
Avoid Mesotherapy if
- You have allergies to the substance used in Mesotherapy
- You have diabetes, or heart, liver, and kidney issues
- You are pregnant or lactating
- You have infections or injuries on the scalp
- You are affected by skin diseases or burns on the treatment area
- You are on anticoagulants.
- You have hemophilia
Mesotherapy will improve the quality and quantity of your hair and directly impact your life, with increased self-confidence in your appearance.
