Treatment may range from clinically proven pharmaceutical treatments such as topical minoxidil solution and oral finasteride to surgical options for autologoushair transplantation, and transplantation after hair cloning. Hair follicles are removed from a nonbalding region of the scalp and transplanted to the balding region.

But none of these treatments are perfect. Medications work with limited effect and last only for the time the patient uses the drug. When someone stops using the drug, the hair loss often returns. Surgical therapies, on the other hand, can provide permanent relief from hair loss. However, they not only require intense effort to develop improvements but can leave a lot to be desired so far as results are concerned.