Millions of women and men are affected by thinning and loss of hair. The cause of thinning hair or hair loss is very complicated. To be able to successfully treat hair loss requires a comprehensive approach that addresses all of the contributing factors that lead to a thinning of your hair.
At Columbia Laser Skin Center, we are dedicated to providing the best results for fuller, healthier hair to our patients in The Dalles, OR. Like a garden, hair restoration starts with a healthy scalp. Just like happy, healthy flowers and vegetables need healthy soil that is free of all weeds, fuller, healthier hair requires a healthy scalp. Our Solution Healthy Hair Program gives you what you need to enjoy a healthy scalp and thicker hair.
What Causes Hair Loss?
Hormonal Changes
Hormonal imbalances, often related to pregnancy, menopause, or conditions like thyroid disorders, can trigger hair loss. For men, increased levels of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) can shrink hair follicles, leading to thinning or baldness.
Genetics
If you have a family history of hair loss, you may experience similar patterns, such as male or female pattern baldness. Genetics can make hair follicles more sensitive to hormones like DHT, resulting in hair thinning or receding hairlines. While this is often hereditary, there are options to slow the process and promote healthier hair growth.
Nutritional Deficiencies
Deficiencies in essential nutrients like biotin, zinc, and iron can contribute to hair thinning. Without proper nutrition, your body can’t support strong hair growth. A balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals can help you maintain healthy hair, and we can recommend supplements or dietary changes to support this.
Stress and Lifestyle Factors
Chronic stress can disrupt your hair’s natural growth cycle, leading to hair thinning. Lifestyle factors like lack of sleep, smoking, or poor diet can also exacerbate the issue. By reducing stress and adopting healthier habits, you may notice improvements in your hair’s strength and appearance.
Aging and Environmental Factors
As we age, hair naturally thins, and environmental factors like sun exposure, pollution, and chemical treatments can weaken it further. While aging can’t be reversed, there are treatments available to help restore volume and vitality to thinning hair.
What Is Hair Restoration?
Hair restoration refers to a range of treatments that treat thinning hair by enhancing scalp, follicle, and hair health without the use of drugs. These methods focus on revitalizing the underlying health of your hair by nourishing the scalp and fortifying hair follicles.
The Benefits of Our Hair Restoration Program
- Improved Scalp Health: By fostering a healthier scalp environment, we can mitigate issues using hair-thinning solutions that fit your lifestyle.
- Increased Hair Thickness, Volume, and Growth: Expect to see not only fuller and more voluminous hair but also an acceleration in the rate of growth. This change comes through a holistic approach to hair wellness.
- Reduced Hair Loss: Our approach minimizes hair shedding by strengthening the hair at its roots, making our hair restoration treatment an integral part of maintaining your hair’s longevity.
- Natural and Supportive of Your Body: We emphasize treatments that complement your body’s natural processes, reducing thinning hair without using harsh chemicals or invasive procedures.
- Long-Lasting Results: The benefits of our treatments extend well beyond temporary cosmetic fixes, providing enduring solutions to hair loss that can improve your quality of life.
Exploring the Cause of Your Hair Loss to Find the Right Solution
Treating hair loss starts with understanding its cause. We take the time to assess your medical history, lifestyle, hormones, and genetics to pinpoint the underlying issue. Not every treatment works for everyone, so we create a personalized plan that fits you. By focusing on the root cause, we can offer solutions with more effective results.
Our Solution Healthy Hair Program
Hydrafacial Keravive
The initial phase of our hair restoration treatment involves a series of Keravive treatments. Compromised scalp health — characterized by dry skin, obstructed follicles, accumulated dead skin cells, and insufficient circulation — can often result in hair appearing thinner.
What Is Hydrafacial Keravive?
Keravive is a first-of-its-kind 3-step treatment that includes an in-office component, as well as a 30-day take-home spray. Designed to enhance hair restoration and support individuals facing thinning-hair treatment challenges, this treatment targets the scalp’s health directly. It works by deeply cleansing and exfoliating the scalp, clearing the way for nourishment and revitalization.
- Cleanse & Exfoliate: Using Hydrafacial Vortex Technology, this process removes dirt, oil, and contaminants from your scalp and hair follicles efficiently.
- Hydrate + Nourish: The Keravive Peptide Complex Solution revitalizes your scalp through exfoliation while enriching your hair follicles with growth factors and skin proteins, fostering a healthy scalp and promoting thicker, more vibrant hair.
- Extend & Enhance: Regular application of the Hydrafacial Keravive Peptide Complex Spray boosts the effects of your professional treatment, providing continuous moisture and nutrients to both your scalp and hair follicles.
How Often Should I Schedule Hydrafacial Keravive?
You should plan on having one Hydrafacial Keravive treatment per month for three months. This should be combined with the use of your daily take-home spray to improve your results. After your initial series, you can schedule additional maintenance treatments as desired to keep your scalp in the best condition possible.
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Nutrafol Supplements
Nutrafol focuses on whole-body health to promote healthier, fuller hair. These doctor-developed nutraceuticals are designed for both men and women at any stage of life, addressing the complex factors that contribute to hair loss. By targeting the root causes from within, Nutrafol begins the process of growing healthier hair at the most fundamental level — your biology. The supplements are 100% drug-free, leveraging natural, bio-optimized formulas.
The effectiveness of Nutrafol is backed by solid clinical proof, with trials and studies published in prestigious medical journals. As part of your personalized treatment plan at our center, we include Nutrafol supplements to complement other hair restoration strategies. These supplements work internally to fortify your hair growth efforts, ensuring that you not only see but also feel the difference in your hair’s health and volume.
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Hair Thinning Treatments for Men
Nutrafol’s hair-thinning treatments for men integrate multi-targeted ingredients that address various causes of hair thinning, such as hormonal imbalances and stress. The regimen combines a daily supplement and a topical serum enriched with ashwagandha exosomes to enhance hair density and scalp health. This comprehensive treatment not only promotes thicker, fuller hair but also supports overall well-being.
Hair Thinning Treatments for Women
Nutrafol’s treatment for women is specially formulated to address hormonal, nutritional, and stress-related factors that contribute to female hair thinning. The daily supplements are specifically crafted to promote hair growth by providing essential nutrients that nourish the body from the inside out, ensuring a steady supply of bio-optimized ingredients. Nutrafol caters to women at various life stages, ranging from pregnancy to postpartum and beyond the age of 45, and also offers a vegan-friendly option.
Nutrafol Supplement Options
Nutrafol for Women 18-44
For women experiencing hair thinning due to stress, environment, or hormones, Nutrafol for Women is designed to target the root causes of these issues. It’s formulated with natural ingredients to support overall hair health and improve strength and thickness. Many women between 18 and 44 find this supplement helpful in promoting healthier hair growth and addressing early signs of hair thinning.
Nutrafol Women’s Vegan
For those seeking a plant-based option, Nutrafol Women’s Vegan offers a hair health solution without animal-derived ingredients. This supplement supports hair restoration by targeting underlying factors like nutrient deficiencies and stress, using botanicals to promote hair health and scalp vitality.
Women’s Balance for Women 45+
Designed specifically for women over 45, Women’s Balance targets hormone imbalances that commonly occur during and after menopause, which can lead to hair thinning. This supplement is packed with nutrients that help balance hormones, reduce stress, and support hair restoration, offering a more comprehensive solution for women in this age group.
Nutrafol Postpartum
After childbirth, many women experience hair loss due to hormonal shifts. Nutrafol Postpartum is specially formulated to support hair health during this time, providing essential nutrients to promote hair recovery. It’s designed with breastfeeding mothers in mind, focusing on safe, natural ingredients that help address postpartum hair loss while nurturing overall health.
Nutrafol Men
Nutrafol Men is formulated to support male hair restoration by addressing hormone imbalances, stress, and poor scalp health. It helps promote stronger, thicker hair growth while reducing thinning caused by common male factors like DHT sensitivity and lifestyle-related stressors. Men experiencing early hair thinning may benefit from this supplement.
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections)
What do platelets have to do with thicker, healthier hair? Our platelets are packed with growth factors. Growth factors are key to stimulating new healthy hair growth.
Hormonal changes and stress are common causes of hair loss or thinning. The growth factors found in the PRP can reactivate hair follicles that have become inactive in individuals experiencing premature hair loss or thinning of hair. By injecting PRP into the scalp to target and stimulate dormant hair follicles, many patients can regrow their hair and/or see a thickening of their hair.
What Is the PRP Treatment Like?
PRP is a simple office treatment that has no downtime or recovery. It starts with a simple drawing of a small tube of blood from your arm. The blood sample is spun in a centrifuge in our office. After 10 minutes of spinning, your provider will remove the top portion of plasma to use for injecting with tiny needles into areas of your scalp. We provide both numbing cream and ProNox for your comfort.
This non-invasive treatment can have a very impactful result for those suffering from hair loss. We perform PRP treatments every four weeks for a total of four treatments. To maintain your great results, you will have a maintenance treatment every six months.
Before and After Hair Restoration
Maintaining Your Hair Restoration Results
- Immediate Post-Treatment Care: Right after your hair restoration treatment, following post-care instructions helps promote optimal healing. Simple steps like avoiding direct sun exposure or strenuous activities allow your scalp to recover.
- Choosing the Right Products for Your Hair: The products you use can make a difference. Choosing shampoos and conditioners that promote scalp health and strengthen hair can help maintain the results of your treatment.
- Habits to Avoid to Keep Your Hair Healthy: Some everyday habits, like frequent use of heat tools or tight hairstyles, can lead to hair thinning. By reducing these practices and using gentle techniques, you can help protect your hair and preserve the results of your restoration.
- Coming Back for Maintenance Treatments: Maintenance treatments can help prolong the benefits of your hair restoration. Regular follow-up visits allow us to monitor your progress and provide additional care when needed.
A Few Common Questions About Our Hair Restoration Treatments
Which Hair Restoration Treatments Will I Need?
At our clinic, we find that a combination of treatments — like Hydrafacial Keravive, Nutrafol supplements, and specialized serums — best supports the hair regrowth process. This holistic approach helps address various underlying causes of hair loss by enhancing scalp health, providing nutritional support, and applying targeted topical treatments. However, our treatments and programs are always customizable to best suit you.
How Soon Can I Expect to See Results?
Results from our hair-thinning solutions typically become noticeable after several months. The timeline can vary based on individual health factors and the severity of hair loss. Consistent treatment and patient compliance are important for achieving the best outcomes.
Am I a Suitable Candidate for Your Solution Healthy Hair Program?
Our hair restoration treatment is designed to benefit a wide range of individuals experiencing hair thinning or loss. An initial consultation with our specialists will determine your specific needs and whether this comprehensive approach aligns with your hair health goals.
What Is the Recovery Time for Your Hair Restoration Treatments?
There is no downtime associated with our thinning-hair treatments, allowing you to return to daily activities immediately. These non-invasive treatments are selected for their efficacy and ease, involving no surgical procedures or recovery periods.
Improve Your Appearance With Hair Restoration Treatments
At Columbia Laser Skin Center, the Solution Healthy Hair Program combines advanced treatments to effectively combat hair thinning and loss, promoting healthier, fuller hair. By integrating topically applied products with scientifically backed supplements, we enhance your scalp’s health both inside and out. For more detailed information about how we can assist with your hair restoration needs, please fill out our online form or call us at (541) 298-5066.
As the first aesthetic center to open in the Columbia Gorge region, we proudly serve Hood River, The Dalles, and surrounding areas in Oregon and Washington. Our comprehensive approach to skin and vein care, paired with our wide range of aesthetic treatments, helps bring out the natural beauty in everyone.
