Hair Loss Articles

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Lawrence Shapiro @ Wednesday, 28th February 2007 @ 11:46 AM

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 performs the procedure. Patients typically watch TV or comfortably read a magazine during the three to five hours they're sitting in the chair. more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Lawrence Shapiro @ Wednesday, 28th February 2007 @ 11:46 AM

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 up. But before you throw in the towel on your dream of having a healthy head of normal, natural hair - without unhealthy side effects - there's one solution you pro... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Lawrence Shapiro @ Wednesday, 28th February 2007 @ 11:46 AM

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 surgery to solve a hair-loss problem of your own. If so, know that the most important factor in your success will be your choice of a qualified physi... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Lawrence Shapiro @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 1:52 PM

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, before you mail off next week's paycheck to the purveyors of this gizmo, is how well do laser combs work? In fact, laser combs grow hair, but the quality is in question. The results to date p... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Abby Rohrer @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 12:18 AM

Sometimes a journey begins when you have the ability to look at something in an entirely different way. Though this article deals with just one facet of my healing journey, it is a crucial one indeed. For me, this change in perspective began when I decided to free myself from the inability to stop hair pulling after years of professional treatment proved unsuccessful. From the moment that hair pulling took hold of me, I both wanted to do it and wanted to stop doing it. After 27 years, I... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Frank Schliff @ Wednesday, 21st February 2007 @ 9:43 AM

What is effective hair loss treatment is a common question being asked by many men and women. Effective Hair Loss Treatment aggressively seeds your scalp to create the optimum environment for new, healthy hairs. It supplies the proper nutrition required to bring damaged, dead hair follicles back to life. Strong, healthy hair begins with the proper nutritional building blocks. Proper nutritions supplements your body's natural supply of these nutrients and lets the tiny follicles benea... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Tuesday, 20th February 2007 @ 7:15 AM

Hair care has become a trillion-dollar business in the consumer world. It has come to a point where there is already a proliferation of thousands of shampoo brands in the market, each brand claiming to be better than the other brands, it has now become a quandary for consumers to decide which brand to purchase. Before you do decide on a particular brand for your hair care needs, you have to read feedback written firsthand by real consumers. When you do that, remember to include reading a Verseo ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Abby Rohrer @ Tuesday, 20th February 2007 @ 5:32 AM

Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a form of self-harm. There may be different reasons why someone becomes a hair puller, one of which may stem from unresolved emotional distress or trauma. Hair pulling can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction. The way each person deals with a compulsive behavior like hair pulling is greatly influenced by the culture in which you live. What are your beliefs? Do you believe that you can completely free yourself or that ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Monday, 12th February 2007 @ 12:26 AM

Hair loss in women at a regular daily rate is considered a normal pattern, but if you'd take a closer look at it, it should not be something you should shrug off nonchalantly. Hair loss is serious problem and, like all problems, there are several tested solutions to hair loss, women too ought to know. Being aware of the type and cause of hair loss is the efficient road to getting the proper treatment for it. There are four more prominent types of hair loss: androgenetic alopecia, tra... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Abby Rohrer @ Monday, 12th February 2007 @ 12:21 AM

Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a disorder that causes people to pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body. For up to fifteen million Americans, it's a way to cope with life difficulties and uncomfortable feelings and beliefs. Yet one of the hardest things for a hair puller to do is to admit how much their behavior is costing. After all, you are a highly sensitive and intelligent person who found this creative wa... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Abby Rohrer @ Tuesday, 6th February 2007 @ 5:08 PM

Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a form of self-injury. Like other self-harming behaviors, compulsive hair pulling can stem from unresolved emotional distress or trauma and can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction even in very young children. Hair pullers pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, often causing noticeable bald spots. Many do so uncontrollably for hours each day. Hair pulling doesn't hu... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Monday, 5th February 2007 @ 12:27 AM

Hair loss is one of Ol' Vanity's direst banes, and it may be because it is the centerpiece of man's vanity. Gone are the days when hair loss was regarded as a medical symptom of something wrong in one's system - a mere medical concern. Nowadays, it's also the concern of dermatologists and hair specialists - the proponents of public appearances. There is a proliferation of endorsements regarding permanent transplant, wigs and other alternative solutions to hair loss these... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Abby Rohrer @ Tuesday, 30th January 2007 @ 2:10 PM

Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a way some people cope with uncomfortable feelings but it can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction. Hair pullers pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, often causing noticeable bald spots. Many do so uncontrollably for hours each day. Hair pulling doesn't hurt a compulsive hair puller. In fact, most report that they find the behavior soothing. Trichotillomania is e... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By John Pawlett @ Wednesday, 24th January 2007 @ 12:32 PM

Everyone has a favourite myth about hair care, and we usually never let the truth get in the way of a good legend! This article examines some of the most widely known - and the reality behind the myths. 1. Excessive washing of hair causes hair loss/dryness FALSE: Frequency of washing doesn't harm hair. Wash it as often as you like, although the recommendation is three times a week. The right shampoo for your hair type and texture will actually add moisture, body and beauty to your... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Thursday, 14th December 2006 @ 12:34 PM

Acupuncture to the scalp is becoming one of the treatments of choice for men and women suffering from hair loss. People who suffer from the ailment opt to do it at the clinic of a therapist practicing alternative medicine, but there are some who do their own acupuncture therapy at home through the use of a device called the plum blossom hammer. Satisfied customers have attested to the benefits of using the plum blossom hammer for hair loss treatment. The use of the plum blossom hammer for... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Monday, 11th December 2006 @ 11:20 AM

Alopecia is a kind of disease where the autoimmune system of the body attacks the new cells forming in the hair follicles by mistake. Its main characteristic is hair loss that is sudden and random, as well as recurrent in some cases. Alopecia affects both men and women, regardless of age. There are different kinds of alopecia; the variation depends on where the disease occurs in the body, as well as its probable causes. The different kinds of alopecia are as follows: 1. Alopecia Ar... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Friday, 8th December 2006 @ 10:59 AM

Whether you live in Oklahoma or not, you definitely share the same fear and anxiety that people all over the United States feel whenever they are faced with the problem of losing their hair. Having a healthy and abundant growth of hair on one's head has always been linked to a person's self-image, and the initial stages of hair loss can be awkward, confusing or even frightening. A person who suffers from hair loss would want to know what hair replacement options, Oklahoma-based, that h... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Trevor Mulholland @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 6:51 PM

We cannot choose the circumstances we were born in, and we certainly cannot choose the genes we were born with. So for those of you guys who are experiencing male pattern baldness, sorry but tough luck. Your hair loss comes from father and his father before him, and you are likely to pass it on to your son and his son someday. As we have so callously stated earlier, male pattern baldness is genetic; such a hair loss comes from father, and is passed down from father to son through the gene... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Michael Connelly @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 2:46 PM

With all the talk these days about Propecia I figured that this little pill needed a closer look. It is the only FDA approved drug for the treatment of male pattern baldness and it is being touted by many as the only thing that actually does something to stop the nightmare of a receding hairline. Many men have been quick to accept these claims and they take this pill every day but do they really know what they are taking? First of all, the name of the actual ingredient in Propecia that sh... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions » Hair Loss | By Michael Connelly @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 2:46 PM

With all the talk these days about Propecia I figured that this little pill needed a closer look. It is the only FDA approved drug for the treatment of male pattern baldness and it is being touted by many as the only thing that actually does something to stop the nightmare of a receding hairline. Many men have been quick to accept these claims and they take this pill every day but do they really know what they are taking? First of all, the name of the actual ingredient in Propecia that sh... more...