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Scalp Hair Tattoo (Micropigmentation) – a New Solution to Male Hair Loss
Are you upset about going bald? You’re not alone. Apparently losing their hair upsets men more than bankruptcy or remaining single in their later lives. But don’t worry, because a new company has just the thing to save you from complete embarrassment.
Recent research has revealed that facing baldness can in fact be more disturbing than facing a life threatening illness, losing a loved one, becoming unemployed, or missing out on the love and affection of your life. As a result, many men can suffer an increasing loss of confidence as balding progresses.
With the intent of tackling the situation to good effect, HIS (Hair-Ink-Skin) Hair has come up with a fairly revolutionary and innovative technique to camouflage baldness, an ultra-unique kind of tattoos.
HIS Hair is a ‘hair’ salon with a difference. Rather than offering you a wig or a comb over, it uses a new technique to disguise baldness – it tattoos hair onto your head. Yes, seriously.
It gives the appearance of a short, cropped ‘buzz’ hair - cut by applying different shades of specifically blended pigments to the scalp to replicate the size, shape and density of micro hairs.
Viviscal – Hair Loss Treatment Review
Viviscal is a hair supplement which has received broad attention as a hair loss and balding treatment far beyond what it deserves.
It has received this attention in part because it has been misrepresented in the media by the likes of Tabatha Coffey and Dr. Oz, to mention but a few.
Whether this misrepresentation has been the intentional marketing goal of the organisation behind Viviscal, I cannot say, however when you read the fine print on the Viviscal website, it makes it abundantly clear that this product CANNOT and DOES NOT treat male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss, or any other genetic hair loss conditions.
The Viviscal website states the following:
"These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."
Toppek Review – Hair Thickening Tonic For Fuller Hair
Toppek Hair Fattener is a novel product because it does not claim to regrow hair nor does it stop hair loss.
However, it does the almost impossible, depending on the amount of hair you have left, by making a genuinely convincing cosmetic difference to how thick and full your remaining hair looks.
It must be stated however that this tonic works best with men who have only recently developed pronounced thinning, however what it can't do convincingly is hide an already receded hairline.
Having said that, Toppek has in fact altered the "look" of quite a number of my patients from "balding" to having a full head of hair, and provided them up to two years extra of breathing space where they have continued to live life as one of the lucky men with a full head of hair.
Auto Immune Response May Be Underlying Cause of Male Pattern Baldness: Study
The role of inflammation and immunity in the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia.
Magro CM, Rossi A, Poe J, Manhas-Bhutani S, Sadick N.
Abstract
Background: Female pattern hair loss affects many women; its pathogenetic basis has been held to be similar to men with common baldness.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the role of immunity and inflammation in androgenetic alopecia in women and modulate therapy according to inflammatory and immunoreactant profiles. Materials and
Methods: 52 women with pattern hair loss (AA) underwent scalp biopsies for microscopic assessment and immunofluroescent studies.
In 18 patients, serologic assessment for antibodies to androgen receptor, estrogen receptor and cytokeratin 15 was conducted.
Results: A lymphocytic folliculitis targeting the bulge epithelium was observed in many cases.
New Neograft Procedure Takes Hair Transplants into The Future
Revolutionary vacuum technology could provide new hope for men who are suffering from male pattern baldness.
Meet Clay Johnson, an average guy trying to fight the inevitability of genetics.
To stop his receding hairline, he shaved his head.
Clay Johnson said, "It was worth it."
You could say the 36 year old is giving himself a clean slate in order to try something new.
What he is actually trying is a revolutionary type of hair transplant procedure that replaces a scalpel with a vacuum.
Johnson said, "No one can really tell after a few weeks what you've done."
Finasteride in the treatment of men with frontal male pattern hair loss
The long quest for an effective hair restorer entered the realms of folk medicine, quack pharmacy and even the magical. Indeed, the fact that men are willing to try unpleasant, expensive and, sometimes, frankly absurd traditional remedies underlines the impact that hair loss can have on self-esteem and quality of life.
Fortunately, recent studies show that modern drugs - such as finasteride and minoxidil - can either restore or prevent hair loss in male pattern baldness. For example, a recent study underscores finasteride's effectiveness in men with vertex male pattern hair loss. But what about frontal hair loss?
Finasteride specifically inhibits type II 5alpha-reductase. As a result, finasteride decreases serum and scalp dihydrotestosterone. And clinically this seems to restore hair.
Micropigmentation – New Innovative Hair Loss Remedy
MHT is a specialist form of scalp micro-pigmentation (scalp tattooing). The MHT technique utilizes a range of specifically blended pigments, which when applied to the scalp provide a consistent replication of the size, shape and density of real hair follicles. Founded in the UK , MHT scalp pigmentation effectively gives the appearance of a short, cropped, ‘buzz’ hair cut similar to the style sported by Hollywood star Vin Diesel.
HIS Hair the pioneers of an innovative hair loss treatment for male pattern baldness, alopecia, receding hair lines, hair transplant scar camouflage, increased hair density and concealing balding are now offering their unique treatment in the US.
Following the huge demand for pioneering Micro Hair Technique (MHT) scalp pigmentation, HIS Hair has opened two new clinics in Los Angeles and New York City. HIS Hair’s stylish procedure has been developed to replicate the natural appearance of ‘real looking’ hair and help to restore any lost confidence.
Rogaine Foam Review
Minoxidil, Finasteride and Low Level Laser Therapy are the ONLY three FDA-approved, clinically-proven hair loss treatments on the market today.
The most well-known product name for Minoxidil is Rogaine, which contains both Minoxidil and the treatment vehicle, called propylene glycol, which helps the Minoxidil get absorbed into the skin.
Rogaine originally came in 2% strength, but now is more commonly sold at 5%. A 12.5% version called Xandrox is also available.
Although Rogaine has been claimed to help up to 85% of men using this topical lotion, it also has developed a reputation for complications that forced many men to stop using the product, for reasons unrelated to the effectiveness of the product in hair maintenance or regrowth.
For many men, the application of Rogaine left already brittle hair saggy and greasy, cosmetically making the user look more 'bald' than he otherwise looked.
A Rare Cause of Hair Loss: Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder)
Hairloss PI has delved into a number of proposed causes behind hair loss, above and beyond the obvious candidate of genetics. There is one form of hair loss however that is of our own making, quite literally. This form of hair loss, often afflicting the young, is commonly referred to as hair pulling disorder.
Trichotillomania is an irresistible urge to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body, sometimes resulting in significant hair loss, in many cases permanent hair loss.
Hair pulling from the scalp often leaves patchy bald spots, which people with trichotillomania may go to great lengths to disguise.
For some people, trichotillomania may be mild and generally manageable. For others, the urge to pull hair is overwhelming and can be accompanied by considerable distress. Some treatment options have helped many people reduce their hair pulling or stop entirely.
Top 5 Hair Loss Shampoos for 2012
Before the introduction of cutting-edge hair loss medications like Rogaine and Propecia; before the development of state-of-the-art hair transplant surgery; the only available hair loss treatments were soaps, sprays and tonics pandered by the likes of questionable snake-oil salesmen to the embarrassed, balding masses.
Fortunately, along with today's wave of hair loss surgery options and prescription medications, newer, more effective hair loss shampoos, conditioners, foams and lotions have also emerged—to help manage receding hair lines on a day-to-day basis. But what makes today's hair loss shampoos and topicals any more effective than the mysterious hair loss potions of the past? To find out more about these treatments' active ingredients and how exactly they can assist with premature hair loss or thinning hair, we've compiled a list of five of today's most popular hair loss shampoos*.
Important Note: Before reading this list, please be aware that no shampoos currently available are FDA approved as a treatment for Male Pattern Baldness. If a hair follicle has become inactive, no topical shampoo will be able to reverse that; what certain shampoos and treatments can do for hair loss patients is to cosmetically conceal the early signs of hair thinning.
Warning: Hair Extensions Cause Permanent Hair Loss
Women use hair extensions for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they want a new longer look, or to add fullness to their hair, or they just want to try something that seems fun.
However, the use of hair extensions can cause damage to the scalp and breakage of the hair they are attached to leading to hair loss -- a feature no woman wants.
Hair extensions are typically attached to your own hair using either hot fusion bonding that attaches the extensions using a hot glue, cold fusion bonding that uses a keratin-based polymer to attach the hair instead, or the weave method where the hair stylist braids the hair into your own hair.
Costs for hair extensions range from $300 to $3,500 but can go even higher depending on how much hair and the quality of the hair is added.
Dermatologist have observed that the extensions can put excess tension on the hair follicles and cause the hair to fall out by creating a form of traction alopecia. Dr. Benabio describes in his dermatology blog that constant pull on the hair follicle damages it so over the long term, the follicle can no longer produce new hair.
Dr. Oz Show Reveals Strategies to Prevent Baldness, Grey Hair and More
In a recent episode of the Dr. Oz Show, hair industry expert Tabatha Coffey reveals strategies to prevent baldness, grey hair and more. With 30 years of hair-raising experience and her own TV show, Tabatha Coffey reveals secret strategies everyone needs to know as part of their hair care routine to prevent going bald, going grey and other conditions associated with aging hair.
Tabatha Coffey is known as THE hair industry mogul people go to for hair concerns that their doctor do not address. She is the author of a tell-all book titled “It’s not really about the hair” and has her own TV show “Tabatha Takes Over” on Bravo. Her mission in life is to help others find their dream hair.
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