Increased Blood Supply, Increased hair growth

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 [...]

Low Level Laser Treatment and Care your Hair

Old as it may be, lasers have been around for quite sometime and it�s discovery gave researchers something to play with as to possible applications. In 1964, a Hungarian professor discovered that low-level laser energy has the ability to stimulate biological systems. This study has been refined into a science and now we have machines [...]

Scarring after FUE

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 [...]

Follicular Unit Extraction

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 [...]

The Cost of Hair Transplants

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 [...]

Evaluating Risks

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 [...]

Stem Cells – The Future of Hair Loss Treatment?

As with the previous post, most possible treatment for he balding scourge is being seen as the new discoveries that are being made through cellular biology with the use of stem cells. They are truly wondrous cells for they are responsible for the development of the many cells of the body, able to turn into [...]

Hair Care Products Not Created Equal

Scientists and surprisingly in this case, a nano-scale materials engineer shows people that hair conditioning is indeed beneficial to our hair for all the things we do to our hair tends to take away some of the natural oils that the human body creates. They act as natural lubricants preventing them from scraping each other [...]

Stress and Hair Loss

Many experts are stressing the importance of overall health when it comes to hair loss which can be influenced by stress. As we all know, certain diseases such as diabetes, lung cancer and others that have bearing on the immunity system of the body have a profound influence on whether hair loss becomes prominent or [...]

Losing Before Gaining with Hair Transplants

Many people react critically with respect to the results of their hair transplant procedures. More so when they place frantic calls to their hair implant doctors saying their procedure has failed due to hair falling from the transplanted follicles. Well, these are the result of ill information for after a transplant procedure, there is expected [...]