Medical hair restoration can be categorized under two basic categories i.e. hair restoration using medication and hair restoration using Clinical Procedures. There are many hair loss restoration drugs that have been approved for male and female baldness. Amongst them the leading hair restoration drugs are Minoxidil and Finasteride. Apart from administration of medicines there are hair transplant surgical procedures.

Surgery is generally considered to be an extreme measure. The surgical methods involve  hair transplantation. Patches of scalp with hair are taken  from one part of the head to another bald or thinning area. Another surgical method is scalp reduction. This procedure is carried out by taking a donor scalp of skin from the back portion of the head, nurturing of  the follicles, and then putting them in the thinning areas. The advantage of this kind of process is that the transplanted grafts are very natural looking.

Hair transplant as a hair restoration procedure is getting more and more popular. Latest techniques have made it possible to transplant hair from lesser donor areas.

Another upcoming treatment is through hair multiplication or hair cloning. Discovery of Stem cells in hair follicles have been made and research on these follicle stem cells may lead to victory.