Twenty years ago, many people felt they risked looking like a Cabbage Patch doll if they chose surgery to eliminate baldness. Now, says Carlos Puig, D.O., director of Puig Medical Group, which is headquartered in Houston, better surgical techniques–used by increasingly skilled surgeons–are getting more eye-pleasing results. “When I started in 1973 … it was [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
Topical minoxidil is the only approved way to regrow hair
Currently, if you want to regrow hair, topical minoxidil is the only approved way to go. As Washenik explains, no one is quite certain how minoxidil, an oral medication originally approved to treat high blood pressure, works to grow hair. To be effective, minoxidil must be used twice a day. It works better on those [...]
Baldness affects 40 million men and 20 million women
When discussing baldness, which affects an estimated 40 million men and 20 million women in the United States, the topic is generally about a hereditary condition called androgenetic alopecia. Ninety-five percent of hair loss is of this variety. Male-pattern baldness refers to the upward retreat of the hairline from the forehead, as well as an [...]
Hair Loss Tips
Many people lose their hair as they get older, or when they are going through a very stressful time in their lives. You can also lose your hair from taking certain medications, including those used to treat HIV. Quick Tips: Hair loss To stop any more hair loss, stay away from doing such things as [...]
About Hair Loss and Hair Loss Causes
The average person has 5 million hairs. Hair grows all over your body except on your lips, palms and the soles of your feet. It takes about four months for healthy hair to grow an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place. Men [...]