Male pattern baldness affects many men, both young and old. It can be a frustrating thought to have to turn to hairpieces for men. However, gone are the days when these pieces were made in only a few colors or styles. Today, custom hair replacements are easy to find and blend well into the existing hair.

Losing hair can be an embarrassing problem for men and women alike. Society prizes thick, full, and beautiful hair, so balding can be a very difficult experience for a man to deal with as he ages. For women, it can mean a sense of lost femininity and can affect their self-worth. This situation can be devastating as a woman ages.

While women’s wigs have been widely available for years, men have often been forced to settle for a subpar toupee or hairpiece that does not exactly match their original hair color. Thanks to the Internet, there are now many affordable options for men looking to get custom hair replacement.  Many of these will not only match the color of their hair, but will blend in perfectly with existing hair follicles.

When getting a custom hair replacement system, it is important that the new hair create a seamless hairline. If this portion of hair is not perfect, the purchase may as well be considered a waste. Today’s companies can create a flawless seam so that no one will guess a man’s head contains some hair that is not his.

Though it’s never fun to begin losing hair, it does not have to be a catastrophe. Today’s hairpieces for men are much more attractive than past versions. With new and improved hair replacement technologies, a man can get a completely new head of hair that looks natural and doesn’t put a painful dent in his budget. For more information about how to get natural looking hair replacements, search online.

The HairMax Laser Comb is designed to work for androgenetic alopecia – or male pattern baldness. This is the most common type of baldness in men, even though there could be other medical reasons why you are losing your hair.

Specifically, the laser comb should be used to treat those with male pattern baldness with Norwood Hamilton Classifications of IIa-V and Fitzpatrick Skin Types I to IV. So – what does this actually mean and how do you know if your hair loss and skin fall into those classifications?

First of all, there were two doctors, a Norwood and a Hamilton who are credited with contributing to the classification system. In the 1950’s, Hamilton defined certain patterns of baldness as frontal and frontotemporal (i.e. receding hairline) recession and vortex thinning (i.e. bald spot on your crown). Then in the 1970’s Norwood added on to this by creating a classification system of Hamilton’s patterns of hair loss based on severity.

Type I is basically a normal hairline, even though there may be a slighting receding hairline in the frontotemporal region. Type II is slight recession on the frontal temporal areas. This is where you can start to see the classic “m” shaped that defines male pattern baldness.

Type III is when there is the minimum amount of hair loss needed to be considered baldness. Type III classification consists of hair loss only in the vortex, or crown, region.

Types IV-VII consists of a receding hairline and a bald spot. The severity increases as the classification progresses until there is complete baldness and no hair in between the hairline and the crown (Type VII)

Basically, you can just look at your hair and decide how your hair loss is classified. As you can see, the laser comb is intended for people with moderate hair loss. The laser comb probably will not help you if you have minimal hair loss or severe hair loss.

Fitzpatrick skin type is a similar classification system to determine what type of skin you have. There are six categories ranging from pale skinned people to dark skinned people. It is not just how your skin looks that determines your classification but also how your skin reacts to sunlight. Answer the questions on this simple questionnaire to see what skin type you are.

People with higher Fitzpatrick classification tend to be darker skinned. They are darker skinned because they produce more melanin than lighter skinned people. It may seem counter-intuitive but it is recommended that people with Fitzpatrick skin types of V or VI do not use laser therapy because of this. They could produce enough melanin to have permanent scarring or discoloration.