Hair Restoration at Tactus Health
Clinically proven hair restoration for men and women. We treat the root causes of hair loss with evidence-based therapies that work: finasteride, minoxidil, and PRP. In-person consultations in Sugar Hill, GA, and telehealth.
Medical hair loss treatment for men and women, including finasteride, minoxidil, and PRP. Every protocol is set by our dual board-certified Medical Director.
Stop Guessing. Treat the Mechanism.
Biotin. Thickening shampoos. Saw palmetto. Most people who come to Tactus Health have already been through the supplement aisle. The reason those products fail is the same reason prescription treatment works: they do not address the mechanism. DHT miniaturizes follicles. Supplements cannot stop DHT. Finasteride does.
For women, the mechanism is more complex, but the principle is the same: identify what is driving the loss and address it directly. At Tactus Health, our medical team evaluates your pattern, history, and biology before prescribing. You leave with a clinical protocol, not a shelf full of things to try.
If what you’ve tried hasn’t worked, the issue isn’t effort. It’s approach. Start with a clinical evaluation.
What Is Hair Loss? What Causes It?
Hair loss is not random. It follows specific biological pathways, and each one requires a different treatment approach.
Male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) is caused by DHT, a potent androgen derived from testosterone. In genetically predisposed men, DHT binds to scalp follicle receptors and progressively shortens the growth cycle, producing thinner hair until the follicle miniaturizes and stops producing visible hair entirely. Clinical literature ↗ has established this DHT-driven pathway as the primary mechanism in male pattern hair loss.
In women, hair loss is multifactorial. Hormonal sensitivity, thyroid dysfunction, iron deficiency, postpartum shifts, and chronic stress all contribute. Per the American Academy of Dermatology ↗, female pattern hair loss typically presents as diffuse thinning across the crown, not the receding hairline common in men.
This distinction matters because treatments differ. Finasteride targets DHT and is highly effective for men, but is contraindicated in women of childbearing age. Minoxidil works for both through a different mechanism: extending the growth phase and increasing follicle blood flow. The right protocol depends on the right diagnosis.
The earlier, the better. Hair restoration works best when started before significant follicle miniaturization has occurred.
Identify Your Stage. Understand Your Window.
Hair loss progresses in predictable stages. Treatment effectiveness depends on stage.
Why Most People Wait Too Long
Waiting costs you regrowth potential. Every month you spend trying shampoos and supplements is a month DHT continues working against your follicles.
The follicles you lose this year are not the follicles you will be treating next year. They are gone.
If you have been noticing thinning for six months or more, the question is not whether to act. It is whether you act soon enough to preserve what is still there.
How Hair Restoration Treatment Works at Tactus Health
Evaluation first. Prescription second. Ongoing monitoring throughout.
Your Hair Loss Pattern Is Unique. Your Protocol Should Reflect That.
Pattern, stage, and health history determine your protocol. Our medical team evaluates your specific presentation rather than prescribing from a template.
For men, we balance DHT suppression with your hormonal profile to choose the right oral or topical fit. For women, we assess the hormonal, thyroid, and nutritional factors that standard clinics miss. Your prescription is built for your biology.
Book your clinical evaluation →Medical vs. Surgical Hair Restoration: The Clinical Distinction
Surgical transplants move donor follicles to thinning areas. They are permanent, but they do not stop DHT. The untransplanted hair around the transplant will continue to miniaturize. Surgery addresses the symptom. Medical treatment addresses the mechanism.
FDA-approved minoxidil ↗ extends the growth phase and improves scalp blood flow. Finasteride reduces DHT at the source, slowing or stopping miniaturization. Together they represent the strongest non-surgical evidence base for androgenetic alopecia.
At Tactus Health, we offer medical treatment and PRP, not surgical transplants. If you are evaluating both, our medical team advises honestly on whether medical treatment, surgery, or both in sequence makes the most sense for your stage. Medical treatment is almost always the right first step.
Finasteride blocks DHT production via 5-alpha reductase inhibition. Minoxidil prolongs the anagen phase and increases follicular blood flow. PRP delivers concentrated platelet-derived growth factors to the scalp to stimulate follicle activity.
Addresses mechanism, not just symptom. Works with your biology. Non-surgical. Ongoing treatment required.
FUE and FUT procedures move genetically DHT-resistant follicles from the donor area to the recipient area. Results are permanent, but the underlying DHT process continues. Medical treatment before and after surgery improves outcomes significantly.
Not offered at Tactus Health. We can refer when appropriate. Medical treatment should precede or accompany surgery.
Our position: Start with what has evidence. Medical treatment stops the loss and can restore density. If you still want surgical options after stabilizing, the outcome will be better because you will have preserved your native follicles.
Why start with medical treatment first: Prescription medications can stop progression and restore some density without surgery. Patients who medically stabilize first have better surgical outcomes because the native hair they retain is preserved. And for many patients, medical treatment alone is sufficient.
Not Sure Which Type of Hair Loss You Have?
Choose the path that fits your situation:
Not all hair loss is the same, and treatment depends on the cause. Male pattern hair loss is primarily driven by DHT and follows a predictable pattern. Female hair loss is more complex, often involving hormonal changes, thyroid function, or nutritional deficiencies. If you’re not sure which type applies to you, your provider will determine that during your consultation.
Our Hair Restoration Programs
Three distinct protocols. The right one depends on your pattern, cause, and goals.
Finasteride blocks DHT at the source. Minoxidil extends the growth phase and improves follicle blood flow. Together they address both the mechanism and the follicle health. Available via telehealth or in-person.
Female hair loss is multifactorial. Our medical team evaluates your full health profile, hormonal status, and hair loss pattern before prescribing. Minoxidil is the most clinically validated treatment for female pattern hair loss. Finasteride is contraindicated in women of childbearing age.
Platelet-rich plasma delivers concentrated growth factors directly to the follicle. Performed in-person by our medical providers using scalp injections and scalp microneedling with PRP application. Works alongside medication, not instead of it. Best for patients who want to accelerate or enhance their medical protocol.
Is Hair Restoration Treatment Right for You?
Medical hair restoration, sometimes referred to as non-surgical hair loss treatment, works best in specific situations. Your provider evaluates candidacy at consultation.
Medical treatment is most effective before significant follicle miniaturization has occurred. Men noticing a receding hairline or thinning crown are ideal candidates. Earlier is always better.
Women experiencing gradual thinning across the crown, reduced density at the part line, or postpartum shedding that has not resolved are good candidates for evaluation and minoxidil-based protocols.
OTC minoxidil and supplements do not work at the clinical level of prescription treatment. If you have tried what is available without effect, the prescription strength and formulation make a meaningful difference.
Men experiencing both androgenetic hair loss and symptoms of low testosterone can address both in a coordinated protocol. Our medical team prescribes hair loss and TRT treatment and ensures the protocols do not conflict.
Hormonal shifts during perimenopause and menopause frequently accelerate hair thinning. Women already on or considering HRT can address hair loss as part of a broader hormonal optimization protocol.
Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant (finasteride is contraindicated). Patients with complete follicle loss in the affected area. Those with alopecia areata or scarring alopecia, which have different treatment pathways. Each patient is evaluated individually.
Medication or PRP? Select Your Protocol
Most patients benefit from medical treatment. PRP is an add-on that enhances it, not a substitute.
What to Expect
Our medical team evaluates your hair loss pattern, health history, current medications, and goals. Your provider determines the appropriate protocol and whether labs are indicated. No treatment the same day unless you choose it. No pressure.
Your provider prescribes the specific formulation, strength, and dosage for your protocol. Telehealth patients receive electronic prescriptions sent directly to their pharmacy. In-person patients can have prescriptions called in immediately.
Daily treatment begins. Hair loss medications require consistent use to work. Most patients see stabilization of shedding within 3 months. Visible regrowth typically begins at 4 to 6 months. The full benefit is usually visible at 12 months.
Your provider monitors your response and makes dosage or formulation adjustments as needed. Telehealth follow-ups are available so you never need to travel for a check-in.
Credentialed Providers. Continuous Care.
All hair restoration consultations, prescriptions, and follow-up monitoring are performed by board-certified medical providers. Each patient is evaluated individually, with a protocol built around their specific pattern, health history, and hormonal profile.
PRP hair restoration is performed in-person at our Sugar Hill clinic using both scalp injections and scalp microneedling with PRP application. Treatment protocols are designed at your consultation based on your pattern and goals. PRP works alongside medication, not instead of it.
Dr. Ashar N.
Dr. Ashar holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and two national board certifications, one in family practice and one in psychiatric mental health.
She founded Tactus Health to close the gap she watched her own family fall through: symptoms that were real, labs that came back normal, and no one willing to connect the two.
She is responsible for the protocols our medical team follows, and for the training of the clinicians who deliver them. Holding both certifications is why those protocols treat hormones, mood, sleep and metabolism as one system rather than five separate appointments.
Maintaining Your Results
Hair loss medication is a long-term commitment. Here is what patients who get the best results do consistently.
Most patients see stabilization at 3 months and regrowth at 6. Many stop at 3 months because nothing dramatic has happened. That stabilization is the treatment working. Stopping before regrowth undoes the progress.
If you stop finasteride, DHT levels return to baseline and follicle miniaturization resumes within 6 to 12 months. The decision to start treatment is effectively a decision to maintain it. Your provider discusses this at consultation before prescribing.
For patients already on a medication protocol who want to push results further, PRP sessions every 4 to 6 months add growth factor stimulation that medication alone does not provide. Learn about PRP →
Hair Restoration FAQ
For men, finasteride combined with minoxidil has the strongest evidence base for male pattern hair loss. Finasteride reduces DHT, the root cause. Minoxidil extends the growth phase and improves blood flow. For women, the right protocol depends on the specific cause and pattern. Our medical team evaluates each patient individually.
Most patients see stabilization of shedding within 3 months of starting treatment. Visible regrowth typically begins at 4 to 6 months. The full benefit of treatment is usually visible at 12 months of consistent use. Starting earlier produces better results because follicles that have been completely miniaturized cannot be fully restored.
No. Finasteride is contraindicated in women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. It is a Category X teratogen, meaning it can cause serious birth defects. Women’s hair loss is treated with different protocols that do not include finasteride. Each female patient is evaluated individually and prescribed an appropriate evidence-based protocol for their specific pattern and health status.
Yes. Hair loss consultations, prescriptions, and follow-up monitoring are all available via telehealth. Our medical team can evaluate your hair loss pattern, review your health history, and prescribe the appropriate medication entirely through a telehealth appointment. Prescriptions are sent directly to your pharmacy. Telehealth is available.
For most patients, yes. If you stop finasteride, DHT returns to baseline and hair loss typically resumes within 6 to 12 months. The decision to start is effectively a decision to maintain long-term. Your provider discusses this clearly before prescribing so you can decide with full information.
Yes, and the combination is more effective than either alone. PRP delivers growth factors directly to the follicle alongside your medication protocol. PRP is performed in-person in Sugar Hill using both injections and scalp microneedling. Your provider advises on whether PRP is right for your pattern at consultation.
Enhance Your Results
For men managing both hair loss and hormonal decline. TRT and hair loss treatment address separate biological pathways and can be coordinated in a single protocol.
For women experiencing hair loss alongside perimenopausal hormonal changes. Addressing the hormonal root cause often improves hair loss treatment response.
Growth hormone support can complement hair restoration for patients experiencing broader hormonal and metabolic decline alongside hair loss.
Hair Loss Does Not Stop on Its Own.
The sooner you identify the cause, the better your outcome.
Start with a clinical evaluation and get a treatment plan built for your biology. In-person in Sugar Hill, GA. Telehealth available.Prescription required · Results vary · Finasteride contraindicated in women of childbearing age
Important Information: Hair restoration treatments at Tactus Health involve prescription medications that require a licensed provider consultation before prescribing. Finasteride is FDA-approved for male pattern hair loss and is contraindicated in women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. Minoxidil is available in prescription-strength oral and topical formulations. PRP hair restoration is an in-person procedure performed at our Sugar Hill, GA clinic. Results vary by individual, treatment protocol, consistency of use, and degree of hair loss at the time treatment begins. Hair loss medications typically require ongoing use to maintain results. Telehealth services available. All treatment decisions are made by board-certified medical providers under clinical medical oversight. This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.