What it is
Hair loss treatment at Blue Harbor Medical & Aesthetics is a medical plan built around the cause of your thinning, combining an evaluation, proven medications and scalp microneedling with exosomes.
- Evaluation. History, scalp exam and, where indicated, labs such as thyroid and iron levels.
- Medication. Options may include topical or oral minoxidil, finasteride for men, and spironolactone for women.
- Scalp microneedling with exosomes. Fine needles create tiny channels in the scalp, and an exosome product is applied topically.
- Hormone and nutrition review, especially during menopause or rapid weight loss.
Why it helps
Hair thins for different reasons, including genetics, hormones, stress, low iron, thyroid problems and rapid weight loss, and each cause responds to a different treatment. Finding the cause first avoids months spent on products that could never have worked.
Microneedling increases blood flow and triggers a healing response around the follicle, and studies show it improves results when added to minoxidil.
Benefits
- Slows or stops further loss, which is the most realistic first goal.
- Regrowth and thicker hairs for many patients, usually visible after 3 to 6 months.
- Treats reversible causes, such as low iron or thyroid disease, that products alone miss.
- One practice managing hair alongside hormones and weight, which often overlap.
Risks and side effects
- Minoxidil: temporary shedding in the first weeks, scalp irritation and unwanted facial hair. The oral form can cause fluid retention, a fast heartbeat or lightheadedness.
- Finasteride: reduced libido or erectile changes in a small percentage of men. It must not be taken or handled by women who are or may become pregnant.
- Spironolactone: not safe in pregnancy, and can cause irregular periods, lower blood pressure and higher potassium.
- Scalp microneedling: redness, tenderness and pinpoint bleeding for a day or two. Infection is rare.
- Exosomes: these are topical cosmetic products, not FDA-approved drugs, and the research on them is still early.
- Results stop when treatment stops. Genetic hair loss needs ongoing care, and scarring types of hair loss may need a dermatology referral.
Book a consultation
Call 207-264-8128 or book online at blueharbormedical.com. We are at 79 Elm Street, Camden, Maine, and see hair loss patients from across Midcoast and central Maine including Camden, Rockland, Rockport, Belfast, Northport, Augusta, Bangor, Portland and surrounding communities.
This page is general information, not medical advice. Treatment is offered only after an evaluation determines it is appropriate for you. Individual results vary.