Treatments    - Hair Restoration Common Questions The doctors at Medical Hair Restoration are experts in treating hair loss, through surgical hair transplantation as well as other means. Finasteride, which is marketed under the name Propecia®, is the only FDA-approved pill that is used in the treatment of male pattern hair loss. Available by prescription through MHR doctors, it is specifically designed for men. When appropriate for the patient, our physicians recommend Propecia® to stop further hair loss. Tell me about hair restoration. Hair loss is a natural daily occurrence. Every hair on your head adheres to a genetically programmed schedule that includes growth, resting and shedding. On the average, 50 to 150 hairs are lost each day, but most hair regrows because the follicle remains. When shedding significantly exceeds growth, baldness occurs. My parents did what? In 95% of patients, hair loss is inherited. Specifically, it's the genetic coding that hair follicles receive during formation in the womb. These hair loss genes make certain hair follicles sensitive to the hormone dihydrotestosterone,or DHT. When this link is made, the follicle begins to shrink. It's first noticed as thinning hair, since the hair follicle begins producing only a very thin,short hair. Eventually the hair follicle dies and permanent baldness occurs.