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New Survey Finds That Even During Recession, Majority of People Would Rather Have More Hair Than More Money
August 2009

While lately most people are skeptical about their return on investment from stocks, it appears they have no qualms about making a solid investment in their locks.

According to a new online survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), 59 percent of people asked whether they would rather have more hair, more money or more friends chose more hair.

By comparison, only 26 percent of respondents chose more money and 13 percent said they would rather have more friends. Of the 1,407 participants who answered this question, slightly more women (64 percent) than men (59 percent) indicated they wanted more hair than money or friends.

“In our practice, patients often comment that they view treating their hair loss as an investment, both personally and professionally,” said Dr. Craig Ziering of Ziering Medical in Los Angeles.

With more than 18 years of experience, Dr. Ziering is a leading expert in the field of hair restoration. In that time he has treated a number of patients, many of whom have undergone treatment to look more youthful and even more “marketable” to employers and help build confidence when stepping back into dating and other social scenes.

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Will Rogaine For Women help me keep the hair I have and prevent further hair loss?

In a user survey from clinical studies, four out of five women reported that Rogaine helped to slow or stop their hair loss.

Can I use hair sprays, mousses, gels, conditioners or other styling aids, while using Rogaine For Women?

Yes. Hair sprays, spritzes or styling aids can be used on hair while using Rogaine For Women. Simply apply Rogaine For Women first and wait for it to dry approximately 20 minutes before applying any styling aids.

How soon can I expect results by using Rogaine For Women?

Since it takes a normal hair follicle about one month to grow ½ inch, it will also take Rogaine For Women some time to work. Continued use of Rogaine For Women twice a day for at least four months is usually needed before you notice hair regrowth. It may take up to eight months to see your best results.

When you first begin to use Rogaine For Women, your hair thinning or shedding may increase for two to four weeks. This hair thinning is temporary and happens because Rogaine For Women is stimulating the hair growth cycle, so that old hair is being pushed out to prepare for new growth. If you continue to experience increased hair thinning after four weeks, see your doctor.

Should I try Rogaine For Women even though I am not experiencing hair loss?

No, Rogaine For Women should only be used if you are experiencing hereditary hair loss. If you think you are losing your hair for any other reason, consult with your doctor.

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The cause of dandruff is usually due to the overworking of the sebaceous glands. These glands produce oil and help shed dead skin.

In the case of a dandruff sufferer, the sebaceous glands are overactive, shedding more skin than usual.

Hormonal imbalance.

Poor health.

Poor hygiene.

Allergic hypersensitive.

Lack of rest.

Emotional stress.

Nutritional deficiencies, for example, a lack of vitamin B or essential fatty acids.

A diet high in sugar refined carbohydrates, fat and starch.

Heredity predisposition.

Excessive use of hair sprays and gels.

Improper use of hair-colouring products or excessive use of hot hair curlers or curling irons.

Cold weather and dry indoor heating.

Stress and anxiety.

Infrequent shampooing of the hair or inadequate rinsing of the scalp and hair.

Many people think that flaking occurs because their scalp is too dry, and stop using shampoo because they believe it makes the condition worse. This is not true. The flaking occurs due to the increased turnover of skin cells.

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A unique therapeutic tool for hair loss treatment was presented to 400 hair restoration surgeons and experts at a recent conference. The Scalproller, developed by Nanogen, is rapidly becoming a key component to various hair loss treatment programmes.

August 2009

A unique Titanium microneedle roller called the Scalproller™ was unveiled by the British biotech Nanogen at a recent conference in Amsterdam. Over 400 of the world’s leading hair loss surgeons and trichologists visited the recent July ISHRS annual meeting where the Scalproller was first exhibited.

Nanogen’s Scalproller has 4 clinical applications to enhance existing hair loss treatments. When using the Scalproller, penetration of Minoxidil – a prescription hair loss treatment, is increased by over 5 times on treated skin compared to untreated skin.

Additionally, Scalproller therapy fades and removes donor scars from hair transplant surgery. Cutting edge hair loss treatment Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) also requires Scalproller treatment to activate the growth factors.

Furthermore, the latest research on behalf of Intercytex by Dr Bessam Farjo, and pioneering studies by Dr George Cotsarelis provide evidence that Scalproller therapy may produce new hair growth independently of any other treatment.

Dr. Farjo, immediate past president of the ISHRS and also an attendee of the conference, was impressed with this innovation, “Nanogen’s Scalproller device is interesting in that it uses concepts of recent leading-edge hair loss research.

Certainly, as demonstrated by the recent Intercytex cell therapy trials and previous work on the animal model by Cotsarelis et al., there is good research data to show stimulation of hair growth in response to skin stimulation or injury.

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Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice and believe it may also be responsible for hair loss, or alopecia, in people.

In a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists described how they generated a line of mice that were lacking in the Sox21 gene.

“The mice started to lose their fur from postnatal day 11, beginning at the head and progressing toward the tail region of the back,” they wrote.

“Between day 20 and day 25, these mice eventually lost all of their body hair, including the whiskers. Intriguingly, new hair regrowth was initiated a few days later but was followed by renewed hair loss.”

The cyclical alopecia continued for more than two years and the researchers observed that the mutant mice had enlarged oil-secreting sebaceous glands around the hair follicle and a thickened layer of skin cells during periods of hair loss.

“The gene is likely involved with the differentiation of stem cells that form the outer layer of the hair shaft,” wrote the researchers, led by Yumiko Saga of the Division of Mammalian Development at the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima.

The scientists went on to examine human skin samples, where they found evidence of this same gene.

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Recent advancements can benefit millions with hair loss
August 2009

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month and it’s an important time for men and women to talk to their doctors about the newest tests and treatments available to help them enhance, maintain and restore their own living and growing hair, according to board-certified hair restoration physician, Alan J. Bauman, M.D.

Established by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), this year marks the 9th year for National Hair Loss Awareness month, dedicated to raise awareness of the condition from which an estimated 60 million men and 40 million women in America suffer.

Despite the pervasiveness of the condition and availability of effective medical treatments, there still remain many myths and misconceptions about it, and few physicians who specialize in helping those who suffer from hair loss–a condition which, for some, may have detrimental effects both socially and professionally.

Hereditary hair loss can cause significant distress in women as well as men, so it’s important for patients to get accurate information about this medically-treatable condition from a board-certified hair restoration physician before ‘panic’ sets in

New genetic tests can alert concerned consumers to the need for effective preventative treatments, and exciting advances in minimally-invasive hair transplants can help to restore hair if it’s already gone.

“Hereditary hair loss can cause significant distress in women as well as men, so it’s important for patients to get accurate information about this medically-treatable condition from a board-certified hair restoration physician before ‘panic’ sets in,” Dr. Bauman said. “New genetic tests can alert concerned consumers to the need for effective preventative treatments, and exciting advances in minimally-invasive hair transplants can help to restore hair if it’s already gone.”

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Dr Safwan Khraisheh, a dermatologist at the Gulf Diagnostic Centre in Abu Dhabi, said hair loss was a “big, big problem” in the UAE compared with other countries
August 2009

Doctors and specialists are baffled by a phenomenon that appears to be hitting the UAE harder than most countries: hair loss.

More than a third of people living here say they have lost hair to some degree, with the problem hitting almost half of all women (47 per cent) questioned in a survey for The National by the pollster YouGov.

It found that 37 per cent of respondents had lost hair, with Emiratis and Arab and Asian expatriates being most affected.

The problem was most prevalent in the 21 to 29 age bracket, with 42 per cent saying they had lost hair, although the under-21s and the 30 to 39 age bracket were not far behind.

Among those groups, 35 and 39 per cent respectively reported hair loss. However, the differences between these three groups were not statistically significant.

Perhaps surprisingly, the group that claimed least hair loss was the over-40s, of whom only 26 per cent said they had been affected.

Opinions on the cause are almost as wide-ranging as the anecdotes of UAE hair loss themselves.

The quality of the water, dry weather conditions and even genetics have all been cited as possible causes. More likely, doctors say, is that some combination of these factors is at the root of the problem.

Shahn Beq, an Iranian-Canadian financial adviser, moved to Dubai from Toronto last year. Within a few months, he had noticed a problem.

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Hair-raising Israeli research proves combing causes baldness

August 2009

Does combing cause balding, or does it strengthen hair? Considering how often this question has been asked, it is perhaps surprising few scientific studies have looked into it.

However an Israeli researcher has done just that, and his findings are grim - frequent combing conclusively contributes to hair loss.

Dr. Alexander Kiderman, of the Family Health Department at Hebrew University, recently published a study on the matter in the Journal of Dermatalogical Treatment. The research was conducted over the course of a month, with a group of 14 women.

“We asked them to count the hairs on a comb after every combing session. One week, they combed twice a day, the next week once a day, and so on every month,” Dr Kiderman said. “It’s a very simple experiment, very primitive, you could say, not high-tech. The question is a bit embarrassing, but we thought we needed to be sure.”

Once the lost hairs had been counted and the data had been calculated, a clear connection between the combing frequency and the numbers of hairs lost emerged, said Kiderman.

“When we compared the results of a twice-daily week to those of the once-daily week, we found the twice-daily cause the loss of almost 30 percent more hair,” he said.

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Founded in the North East BeBold aims to boost the confidence and self-esteem of alopecia sufferers

August 2009

Girl band Bad Lashes are used to turning heads – now they’ll be doing it to raise awareness of hair loss disease.

The foursome, who shot to fame on the X Factor, posed for this eye-catching image at a Sunderland studio after throwing their weight behind the BeBold hair loss charity.

Band member Sam Bennett, 22, of County Durham, underwent hours of prosthetic make-up for the striking shot to show how alopecia can rob women of their hair.

It’s a cause close to the singer’s heart as her mum has suffered from the condition for a number of years.

“It was so strange to see myself in the mirror after the prosthetic had been fitted,” she said.

“Hair is so tied up with identity for women so it came as a shock to see myself like that and made me realise what my mum has been going through.”

The final shot from the shoot at photographer Scott Spock’s studio in Blandford Street will be used on a billboard in London next month to promote the charity.

Sam added: “All of the girls in the band know each other’s family so it’s a charity we all feel strongly about.

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Voguewigs.com a popular online retailer of wigs and related accessories, is offering its customers the opportunity to help charities that work with victims of medical hair loss.

August 2009

Online wig retailer Voguewigs offers its customers the opportunity to buy a wig and have ten percent of their order donated to nationally recognized charities.

By entering one of two special coupon codes on check-out Voguewigs.com will donate ten percent of the order value of any Wigs purchased to one of two charities as selected by the customer: Help Find A Cure For Breast Cancer (also known as the Pink Ribbon campaign) or the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF).

Medical hair loss can be a devastating consequence of treatment for those affected by certain conditions and this is especially true of women.

Since 1981, the National Alopecia Areata Foundation has been assisting people affected by the autoimmune skin disease that frequently results in hair loss. AFF also funds research into the causes and potential treatments for the condition.

Breast Cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of death among American; according to American Cancer Society statistics, over 40,000 American women died of this disease in 2007.

Treatments for Breast Cancer, including chemotherapy, often result in medical hair loss, making the experience all the more intrusive and affecting day to day life for those undergoing therapy.

While Voguewigs.com offers thousands of fashion wigs, including several product lines designed specifically to meet the needs of women who are undergoing treatment for Alopecia Areata or Breast Cancer, the company has partnered with these charities in order to promote the idea that research leading to a cure is the preferred option.

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