At the Toronto Hair Institute, we promote a complete approach to hair rejuvenation. This can include medications that have been clinically proven to prevent hair loss, increase hair growth and density, as well as improve the condition of the hair you have.
Medical treatments can allow for the stimulation of new hair growth and the maintenance of your current hair amount through increased circulation, oxygenation, increasing the rate of cell turnover and dissolving DHT on contact. This is a vital part of the hair regeneration program. These medications and treatments are specifically designed and proven to prevent hair loss. They are given under physician direction and supervision.

Our physician specialist will discuss you the current, most successful medications available in the market today. They will discuss what the options are for your diagnoses of hair loss.
They will discuss with you the risks, benefits and advantage of certain medications.

Medications are an important part of the hair growth process for patients suffering from hair loss and baldness. They can be used in combination with other procedures, as well as on their own.

Propecia (Finasteride 1mg)
In 1997, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first pill to treat male pattern baldness. Propecia is a tablet taken once a day, available by a doctor's prescription only. Propecia® serves an extremely useful purpose for those men who want to slow down the progressive thinning of non-transplanted hair. Not all patients are candidates for Propecia. A complete medical history must be done to assess if you will benefit from Propecia. It is an extremely useful medication to slow down the progression of hair loss. 83% of patients in clinical trials maintained or increased their hair count while on Propecia according to Merck pharmaceuticals and 66% had a visible increase in their scalp hair.

Topical Minoxidil (2% and 5%)
In 1998, the US FDA approved the first medication for application to the scalp that has been proven to grow human hair. Minoxidil has been clinically proven to slow down or help stop hair loss in some patients and help regrow hair on the vertex of the head. It has demonstrated little effect on frontal baldness (e.g., the temples), the area of greatest concern to most balding and thinning men. To remain effective, Minoxidil must continue to be used on a daily basis.