Log onto the internet or look in a magazine -- Then stack up the number of ads for hair products and it's thick -- and claims to cure the thin.
    

But do they work?     I turned to an expert for help with this one -- Dr. Mark Koone is a nationally recognized dermatologist.   He sarted with a reminder of how common and natural male pattern  baldness is.

"Male pattern hair loss essentially effects every male after about 18-20.   If you don't have a little bit of hair loss by age 20, there might be something wrong with you," stated Dr. Koone.

Many are confused about what causes male pattern hair loss.

"More than anything it's related to an enzyme. It's not testoerone level as a pure play.   It's really the level of an enzyme in your skin.   The name of the enzyme is 5-alpha-reductase," explains Dr. Koone.

So what can be done if you're uncomfortable with your hair pattern?

Despite their claims, no over the counter remedy has been proven to work -- expect for  Rogaine.   Rogaine, or monoxidil, is a blood pressure medication. A side effect is hair growth --  But this effect is only modest.
    

If you opt for a doctor's treatment, you may receive a prescription for Propecia -- this drug works by blocking the enzymes that causes hair loss.

Dr. Koone says there are two things you should know if you choose either of these treatments,-
"Once you stop the drug, you're going to loose what grew as a result of the drug ...Plus what you would have lost during the time period for which you used the drug."
    

Shy of these medications or surgery, there is not much a man can do to prevent mother nature from taking its course.
    

Though you may want to consider another option -- perhaps embrasing your new look -- like many so men have done successfully.

For the KTEN HealthWatch -- I'm Dr. Tracy Wimbush