These are the plugs as they are more commonly called that contain parts of the scalp that the hair grows from and the hair follicle itself that are extracted from other areas of the head and then re-transplanted somewhere where thicker growth or coverage is needed. People have been concerned to the failure of such [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Information on July 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
Researchers have identified the Lhx2 gene, the regulatory gene that is switched off during the resting phase of hair. Hair is vital for a lot of things in our physiology with the greatest concern being the loss of it. Blame stress, the environment and many other factors but researchers are discovering new and better treatments [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Information on May 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
Blames as one of the leading causes of hair loss, stress which triggers hormones many other body mechanisms may have a solution in sight with the accidental discovery of scientists of the stress hormone that causes problems such as pattern balding. The study was initially focused on how stress affects gastrointestinal function but the accidental [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments on March 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
New studies are showing that there is a link between the amount of blood that gets to the hair follicles and their ability to produce hair. Drugs have been found to do just that and allowed animal trials to show that increasing the blood flow to the scalp does encourage these dormant follicles to begin [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on December 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
The area of cell microbiology and the study of all the possible ways of using or engineering individual cells to become more productive are hailed as the best thing ever that would have happened to the human race. Millions of men and women go through hair loss regularly and most are seeking treatment methods on [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments on October 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
Folicullar Unit Extraction has hair units extracted from a specific area behind the ear relocating it to the front of the scalp where balding becomes more apparent in time. Though this procedure is quite easy and mostly complication free, it may produce scarring in the donor area and the recipient area which may or may [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on August 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
The National Hair Institute, which has been on the lead in the fight againsta baldness in many Americans has created and patented a procedure which can be done in small sessions or in one big go. Their patented procedure called “Fox Megasession”, requires a whole day of procedures utilizing some of the best equipment around [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on March 17th, 2010 | No Comments »
The average cost in the United States is from $8.00 down to a more manageable $3.00 per implant. That price may vary with the volume and amount of treatments that may be required to complete the treatment procedure. There are also some precautionary procedures that are taken to avoid the many complications during the surgery [...]
Filed under: Body Hair, General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on February 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
There is growing evidence that drug manufacturers are jumping into the lifestyle drugs due to increasing interest and spending in the said products. May they be in terms of sexual enhancement, receding hairlines, ever widening bellies and more, drug companies are into high gear to find the next breakthroughs at breakneck speeds. This might be [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Trends on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Many of the known drugs used for treating hair loss are in their early stages and have been breakthroughs that were released onto the market without proper long term studies of their effects. When trying to choose the best medication to take, first of all, be sure to talk thoroughly with your hair doctor to [...]
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on September 29th, 2009 | No Comments »