Archive for the ‘Hair Loss by Gender’ Category
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.
Losing hair Ladies? Don’t lose hope
I don't know a single woman who doesn't consider her hair one of her most precious aesthetic accessories.
A great cut and color can change our looks for the better. A bad hair day can send self-esteem and confidence plummeting.
So it's hardly surprising that, especially for women, hair loss can cause serious psychological damage.
Alopecia is the medical term for excessive or abnormal hair loss, and it can be caused by many different factors. An estimated 40 percent of patients suffering hair loss in the U.S. are female. My guess is that the numbers are much greater because many women suffer in silence.
So here's the lowdown on hair loss:
Androgenetic alopecia is usually associated with male baldness, but it also affects females. It is genetically influenced in both sexes.
Potential Future Treatment May Re-activate Hair with your Own Cells
Men who have fallen victim to baldness may hope to regrow new hair with the help of a new anti-hair loss injection, likely to be available in 5 years’ time.
Male pattern baldness treatment has been made easier and less expensive than before thanks to Propecia and Rogaine, two FDA approved medications with some effectiveness in some men in reducing the rate of hair loss. Now another unique hair loss treatment is under development and is likely to be available on the market within 5 years, according to experts from Yale University.
The proposed baldness treatment, which will use fat cell reserves from the waistline, may also help in streamlining patients’ silhouette, suggests the new research. It says that unused fat cells can send across chemical signals to the dormant hair follicles and reactivate them to produce new hair growth.
The details of the new research have been published in Cell, a peer-reviewed medical journal. A series of lab studies using potentially hair-triggering fat cells have so far been conducted on mice and the scientists hope the results will not vary in humans.
RepliCel announces development of technology that clones patient hair cells
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. (REPCF) has developed RepliCel(TM), a natural hair cell replication technology that the company believes has the potential to become the first minimally invasive solution for androgenetic alopecia (pattern baldness) and general hair loss in men and women. RepliCel(TM) is based on autologous cell implantation technology that replicates a patient's hair cells from his or her own healthy hair follicles. The company's technology is designed to initiate natural hair regeneration when the hair cells are reintroduced into areas of hair loss. Patents have been issued by the European Union and Australia and are pending in other major international jurisdictions.
In December 2010, RepliCel completed the acquisition of two subsidiaries, TrichoScience Innovations Inc. and 583885 B.C. Ltd., pursuant to share exchange agreements. As a result of these acquisitions, the company's business became the development of hair cell replication technology.
Hair Extensions Gone Wrong – the Ugly Reality
If they say "beauty is pain," then the beauty of achieving long, luscious locks is becoming more and more painful for many women.
Hair extensions have become the must-have accessory of celebrities and starlets on the red carpet and in magazines.
Now more and more women are following suit and using the extensions at home and work. Some as young as 19 are experiencing the dangerous side effects that come with trying to transform one's natural hair with hair pieces that make their hair longer and fuller.
"We have patients who are in their early 20s come in after wearing hair extensions for six months or one year, and they actually have bald spots,"Dr. Eric Schweiger, a New York City dermatologist, told "Good Morning America."
Doctors say people particularly at risk for damage from hair extensions are those with already thin or weak hair, or with a pre-existing medical condition, like anemia.
Baldness Calculator – first easy to use hair loss Predictor
Hair loss is men’s number one cosmetic problem. Many men ignore the onset of baldness until it is too late. If you love your hair, you might want to add ‘Baldness calculator’ in your hair care list besides creams, lotions and medicines. As the name suggests, baldness calculator estimates the exact age at which a person will go bald or have lost most of their hair.
Dr Adolf Klenk, head of research and development at hair care company called “Dr Kurt Wolff”, said: more and more men value full hair, especially younger men, as they are looking for a partner and are at the peak of their social lives. Baldness calculator may provide a relief for them as it can predict the age at which a man will go bald or if they will have a full head of hair in the old age.
Calculating Your Risks of Baldness
A calculator has been launched on the internet aimed at giving men an idea of when, if ever, they will lose their hair.
The dating device comes courtesy of Dr Adolf Klenk, a hair loss specialist associated with the Alpecin research institute in Germany.
His calculator asks the reader a series of questions and then, based on the answers given, predicts the likelihood of possible balding and the approximate age at which it may happen.
If you are feeling brave, you can even upload a picture to see what you would look like with no hair.
Reluma Hair Complex For Men
I have always enjoyed a rather thick head of hair, but have noticed of late it may not be as lush in the crown area. Needless to say this has caused me a great deal of concern, so I was happy for the opportunity to try Reluma’s Men’s Hair Complex, compliments of TIA. Formulated with their trademark Human Adult Stem Cell technology, it also contains Minoxidil (at 3%) which has been proven effective in hair loss for many. Before I began use I visited their website to see what results I might expect and here’s an excerpt:
“Invitra Hair Complex is a proprietary formula derived from Invitrx Therapeutic’s adult stem cell and wound healing technology. Invitra replaces what has been lost due to aging and replenishes the essenial growth factors and cytokines in the hair follicle, stimulating growth as well as reducing and preventing further hair loss.”
This was an easy to use product that didn’t require any major change in my regular daily routine – directions are to apply 1-2 pumps evenly to the entire scalp twice daily. Encased in an airless pump, the light amber color liquid is fragrance free and non-oily.
I shampoo on a daily basis, so I applied the product after towel drying then continued with my regular routine. I also applied it each night about 30 minutes prior to bedtime. (When applied to a dry scalp at night, it dried in the same time as if water were applied.) Since the product has the same consistency as water, it didn’t alter the way I usually style my hair or the way it behaved. I would categorize my scalp in the “normal” range – it’s neither overly dry nor oily and I don’t have any problems with dandruff. Using the product didn’t change this either way and I also didn’t experience any breakouts or itching during my use. This is 30ml/1.1 oz ($61.50) and using twice daily it has lasted for a month and two days.
I’ve often read that it’s normal to shed about 100 hairs daily, but it is also important to know that your hair also experiences changes as explained below:
At any given time, hairs are in various stages of growth. The hair growth cycle can be divided into 3 phases:
Anagen – this is the phase of active growth. A new hair is formed which pushes the old club hair up the follicle and eventually out. During this phase the hair grows about 1 cm every 28 days. On the human scalp, the anagen phase of each hair follicle lasts for about 2 to 6 years.
Catagen – this phase marks the follicular regression and at any given point 3% of hairs on the scalp are in this phase. This phase lasts approximately 2-3 weeks.
Telogen –this is a resting phase and 10-15% of all scalp hairs are in the telogen phase. This phase normally lasts for about 3 months.
Every single hair follicle goes through these three stages of hair growth. Noticeable hair thinning or baldness is partly a result of a short anagen phase and a particularly long telogen phase, which eventually leads to the shutting down of hair follicles completely which marks the end of their growth cycle.
Although I’m not sure exactly which phase my hair is currently in, I think it’s of value to realize that each person will go through these stages of growth and loss. I can say I did notice a change while I used the Reluma, namely the amount of hair shedding. It took a couple of weeks before I began to notice, but at that point forward, I started to see a decrease in the amount of hair shed. I believe that I began with the ‘normal’ amount of hair shedding but since I saw that amount noticeably decrease while using the Reluma, I think it has had a positive effect. As for regrowth, it’s a bit hard to tell, but I can’t say that I see any noticeable difference at this point, but it also has not gotten worse. That said, I do think seeing less hair shedding is enough to give this a thumbs up.
Ingredients:
Human Adipose Derived Stem Cell Conditioned Media, Water, Minoxidil Sulfate 3%, Cellulose Gum, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate-20.
http://www.stylebistro.com/Fashion+Forum/articles/PYOd8eUK7Ql/Reluma+Hair+Complex+For+Men
New test helps determine best treatment for hair loss in women
A new test can help doctors determine whether a woman experiencing hair loss is likely to benefit from antiandrogen therapies, Business Wire reports.
According to dermatology research and development company DermaGenoma, the HairDX Genetic Test for Female Androgen Sensitivity offers a new genetic screening for women suffering from or at risk of androgenetic alopecia (AGA). The test was unveiled to physicians at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Boston in October.
The test examines genetic and epigenetic variations in a woman’s androgen receptor gene, then assesses her androgen sensitivity to determine if her hair loss has an androgenic origin.
Patients with high androgen sensitivity could benefit from antiandrogen therapies. Understanding the origin of the hair loss will help physicians select the most effective treatment, the company says.
