DHT

If you have started researching hair loss, you will have run into three letters very quickly: DHT. It gets blamed for everything. Receding hairlines, thinning crowns, that widening parting you have started noticing under bathroom lighting. But most articles either bury it in jargon or skip straight to selling you something. So let us do this properly. Here is what DHT actually is, what it is doing to your follicles, and why understanding it changes how you approach hair loss.

Hair loss affects millions of people and can have a big impact on confidence. At Cheshire MediGlow in South Manchester, we offer personalised, science-led treatments that support both scalp health and hair growth. Two common and effective hair-loss treatment strategies at our South Manchester clinic are: DHT blockers – targeting the hormonal cause of hair thinning PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) – using the body’s own regenerative potential Although both can improve hair growth,