Throughout the centuries men and women have gone through great lengths to cover up their thinning hair. With all of these methods there are various benefits to each type, however, until recently the art of hair replacement has been outdated and unconvincing. Until the use of modern technology there have been many different types of hair replacement therapies ranging from the simple to the complex.

Many of these types of hair replacement treatments included either covering up the balding spot with a wig or even trying to trick the eyes by applying a spray to the thinning hair. However, as millions of people have discovered throughout the generations, there is nothing as good as ones real hair. While the advancements in hairpieces have grown throughout the years, there are still many individuals who are suffering from hair loss that want the feel and permanency that actual hair gives them.

It is with this demand that many advanced hair replacement therapies can into the picture. As technology developed so did the procedures of hair replacement. Of course, many people are familiar with "hair plugs" and how they work on the human scalp. When this technology first came out, millions of men and women leaped at the chance to have natural hair once again. However, the hair plugs were not convincing and in some people the plugs were very obvious. Thus, there was an outcry from the public for a higher degree of hair replacement technologies.

As the years passed, so did the hair replacement technologies. With the advancements in hair replacement procedures many people were able to finally look into the mirror and see their old selves. But what exactly are the most popular hair replacement technologies? Since there are so many types of hair replacement treatments, you will find one that fits your particular needs. Perhaps the most popular hair replacement procedure is through surgical options.

The surgical option of hair replacement has had millions of success stories, and has proven itself to be an effective, and permanent, way to restore your hair to its healthy state. The use of surgery for hair replacement allows doctors to restore your hair follicle from the inside-out. This is performed by literally taking hair from a donor area of the patients head, usually the back of the head then taking the removed hairs and transplanting them in the area with thinning or no hair. Since the hair that is being used comes from your head it is a perfect match.

If you want to restore your hair, but don't want to go through the troubles of surgery, than there are many non-surgical hair replacement options. One of the top hair replacement options, that does not require surgery, is the medication Propecia. This small tablet is consumed once-a-day by mouth and is the first medication that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for replacing hair in pattern baldness. Propecia works by literally blocking the hormone, DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which has been shown to be a major factor in a persons hair loss, and by blocking this hormone from being absorbed it stops the process of male pattern baldness.