30-Year-Old and Losing Hair? Dr. Yu's Special Methods Help you Fight Hair Loss I 很多30岁前的男人，腰包渐鼓，
To many people’s surprise, men’s hair loss usually starts from the age of 20 to 30, and in most of the cases the hairline recedes starting from the corners of the forehead. The hair in the front of the head starts becoming thinner, looser, and shorter as the hair follicles eventually shrink. Soon the top of the head would start loosing hair and finally the balding section in the front and on the top connect to each other, and there is only a few significant hair left on the fontanel area.
This type of hair loss is called “seborrheic alopecia”---hair loss caused by excessive head oil extraction. This is a common type of hair loss among men. Hair loss greatly affect the appearance of men and it is usually not easy to find early sign of it so it is difficult to acquire preventive measures in time. This kind of hair loss usually develops rapidly. Most of the time it only takes several months to at most two years to start from very early, almost unnoticeable slight hair loss to serious symptom described above. In addition men of 20 to 30 years old are usually in their most important stage of life. They need to deal with problems of study, occupation, relationship, marriage, and family---all these important issues of life at the same time. Therefore they are always stressed out and once they find signs of hair loss they start desperately looking for cure. They would try all kinds of methods: shampoo, medicine, vegetable oil, vitamin, therapy comb...Unfortunately, most of the time it does not help much.
Based on my 26 years of experience in hair loss treatment, I would like to suggest these plans:
1. Oil-Control
Control of the head oil extraction is the key to cure seborrheic alopecia---it is a common knowledge among all doctors, including modern medicine doctors and TCM doctors. Modern medical science finds excessive oil extraction associated with excessive male hormone, so prescription of hormone control medicine is usually given. Traditional Chinese Medicine, on the other hand, considers oil a type of nutrients of the body. Therefore excessive head oil is due to the nutrients not being used properly by the body, and once it can be properly used, hair loss would stop creating opportunity for new hair to grow. In practice, acupuncture and traditional chinese herbal medications have been shown more effective.
2. Physical Stimulation
Physical stimulation is also a key to new hair growth. Sometimes, even after head oil is effectively reduced, many male patients still find the new hair grows slowly. This is possibly due to gender difference. My experience is that applying some physical stimulation on certain areas of the head would speed up the hair growth. The “Plum Needle Puncture” is an effective method, for example. It can also be practiced at home, and we will publish a new cartoon video teaching this method soon. Physical stimulation like this can effectively make the blood circulation on the head more efficient, therefore speed up the growth of hair.
3. Be Positive!
Stress, stay-up late, using computer for long hours, etc.---these are all negative factors for hair growth. Common anti-anxiety and depression medications may also worsen the situation. Therefore, natural self-relaxation plus acupuncture is the better choice. Going to bed earlier (before 11 pm) is also an important factor in less head oil and more hair growth. If using computer for long time, try to reduce consecutive using time and doing more jogging, walking, or stretching---like yoga are all going to be very helpful.
If young people suffering from hair loss can consistently apply three principles above, curing hair loss will be come much easier.
大多数的男性脱发都开始于20至30岁之间，并且一般都是从前发际线的两个额角开始脱落。 然后，发际线逐渐后移，前部的头发开始变细，变疏，变短，毛囊逐渐萎缩。同时，头顶部位也开始出现脱发。最终前部和顶部的脱发范围相连，仅囟门部附近遗留小片毛发较多的区域。
这种脱发也叫做脂溢性脱发，是男性脱发的常见形式。脱发极大地影响了男性的外貌，而且往往不容易及时做好预防。脱发的早期往往发展得很快，很多时候从注意到脱发现象到出现显著可见的脱发——例如额角明显上移，头顶发至明显稀疏等只有数个月，最多两年时间。除此以外，20-30岁的男性往往处于人生最重要的阶段，面临着学业，就业，恋爱，结婚，安家置业等等重要的人生课题，因此压力较大，对外貌的要求也较高。这时候一旦出现脱发，大部分患者就会开始使用各种办法治疗，例如频繁更换不同的洗发水，外用药物，植物油，维他命产品，理疗梳子等等。
这些办法往往效果并不理想。根据我26年的脱发治疗经验，我想给处于这个阶段的朋友提出一个行之有效的治疗方案：
2. 控制头油
控制头部油脂分泌是治疗脂溢性脱发的关键。所有的医生，不论西医中医都会同意这个观点。西医认为过度油脂分泌是雄性荷尔蒙的作用，因此会开出抑制荷尔蒙分泌的药物。中医认为，这是身体的油脂这种营养物质没有得到合理运营，最终反映在头皮上的结果。只要把头油分泌控制住，头发就不再掉了，而且可以给新头发的生成创造必备条件。针灸和中药对这个问题有明显的优势效果。
2. 外部刺激
外部刺激是新发生成的必要条件。有些时候，即便头油得到了良好的控制，很多男性患者依然感到新头发生长不足或缓慢。这是由性别而决定的。我的经验是，给予一定的头皮部位的刺激，就可加速头发的再生长。梅花针叩刺的办法很有效，还可以自己在家使用（我近期会推出一个动画视频教大家使用）。这种刺激可以明显改善头部血液循环，加快毛发的生长。
3. 解除负面因素
压力、熬夜、长期使用电脑等都是常见的影响头发生长的负面因素。常用的抗焦虑，抗抑郁药物也都会加重头发的脱落。因此，自然的自我放松调整，加上针灸和中药才是有效的选项。 此外晚上十一点之前入睡也是不产生头油，不影响头发再生的必要条件。对于长期使用电脑的人来说，应该尽可能减少使用时间，常在绿色环境重慢跑，散步，做瑜伽等等——这样也会有更大的帮助。
如果脱发的年轻人都可以做到以上三点，最终治好脱发问题就会变得更加容易。
