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Laser Combs Work, but How Well?

With the recent FDA approval of laser combs for hair loss, what was at first a fad will no doubt soon be mushrooming into a major sales market. For just $645 and fifteen minutes three times a week, this comb will grow new hair on most of the people who use it.
The question to investigate, […]

‘Nutritional’ Contributors to Hair Loss

Too much has already been written about pills and potions that promise to halt hair loss. Most of the claims in such articles and ads are unsubstantiated. On the other hand, not enough has been said about products on the market that contribute to hair loss, supplements and pills that many people take, unaware of […]

Four Myths about Hair Replacement Surgery

Perhaps of all hair-loss solutions, the one that works best, modern hair transplant technology, is the one least understood. Hair replacement surgery is in fact the only permanent solution to hair-thinning and baldness. Check out the four opinion statements below and see if you have been a believer in myths.
MYTH # 1: Hair transplants are […]

Five Questions And Answers About Permanent Hair Replacement (Hair Transplant Surgery)

This article answers the following questions: What is hair replacement surgery? Does it work for everybody? Does it hurt or cause scarring? Do hair transplants produce natural-looking hair? How to find a qualified doctor.
1. Q. What is hair replacement surgery, and are the results really permanent?
A. Yes, happily, they really are. Hair transplant procedures rely […]

Finding a Qualified Doctor is the Most Important Factor in Successful Hair Replacement Surgery

Hair transplantation (also called hair replacement surgery) is the only permanent solution to hair loss. In the hands of a qualified physician, the procedure yields natural-looking results that can be maintained without an endless regimen of drugs or a monthly drain on the pocketbook.
You may have decided to go the route of hair replacement […]

Permanent Hair Replacement or Hair Transplant Surgery: How It Works

If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from hair loss, you’ve probably already tried pills and potions, gimmicks and gadgets and come to the conclusion that they either don’t work or have so many down-sides that they aren’t worth the investment of time or money. You may have given […]

Hair Replacement Surgery Not Scary As You Might Think

Getting a hair transplant operation may seem like a frightening prospect to the uninformed, but people who have opted for this solution to massive hair thinning and baldness tell quite a different story. In the hands of a qualified hair surgeon specialist, the operation is painless. A patient’s scalp is locally anesthetized while a doctor […]

Permanent Hair Loss — Finding the Permanent Solution

Millions of people suffer from severely thinning hair and baldness. The causes of these conditions are multiple.
One type of permanent hair loss is caused by continually wearing the hair in tight braids or corn rows. Some African-American hairstyles promote this type of baldness, which destroys the hair follicles (roots) over time.
Another type of […]

How to Find a Qualified Hair Replacement Surgeon

Commercial media are full of offers to solve the problem of hair loss, but there is only one permanent solution: hair transplantation (also called hair replacement surgery). The procedure yields natural-looking results. They look natural because they are natural - your own hair grows in areas of your scalp that were previously bald or thinning. […]

Causes of Hair Loss and a Permanent Solution - How to Find a Qualified Hair Transplant Surgeon

Thinning hair and baldness afflict millions. These conditions are caused by several main factors:
1. African-Americans and others who style their hair in “corn rows” or tight braids often suffer hair loss, because chronic pulling of the hair follicles (roots) slowly destroys them. This usually results in permanent hair loss of the frontal scalp.
2. Pattern baldness […]