Balding treatment can be anything from creams to surgery these days. It is no longer necessary to settle for being bald, or worse, having poor surgical hair replacements or toupees. Rogaine (Minoxidil) is perhaps the most common balding treatment available today and offers great results for many men, but it is less suitable for women. Finasteride or Propecia is another common balding treatment. These two medications are the only medications for hair loss treatment that have FDA approval at present.

Hair transplants have increasingly become good balding treatments as surgical procedures for them has improved radically in the last ten years alone. The cost of the surgery or multiple surgeries sometimes prohibit people from having hair transplants or hair restoration done. Insurance will not cover the costs of balding treatments, except in cases of hair loss due to chemotherapy or radiation treatments. In those cases, some insurance companies will cover the expense. Fortunately, though, the cost of the medications is reasonable and they work well for many people, preventing the need for hair transplants as a balding treatment.