Hair transplant surgeons describe hair loss in patients using classification systems. Classification systems can provide several advantages. They can help to determine what therapies or surgical procedures to use and help to standardize hair loss terminology, enabling better communication between hair transplant surgeons. Some systems are more comprehensive than others
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Hair loss can be caused by many different conditions such as chemotherapy-induced alopecia, androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) and alopecia areata (spot baldness). Alopecia areata or ‘spot baldness’ is an autoimmune disease where actively growing hair follicles are attacked by the body’s own immune system1. This condition can lead to
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Hate waiting in lines at the bank? How about waiting in line at the theatre? Debit machines and movie ticket kiosks are what I gravitate towards when I’m at the bank or seeing a movie as they dramatically shorten wait times. These technology-based shortcuts can also be used in hair
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Is hairspray popular? In a study using consumption data gathered in France, the frequency and amount of hair styling products was evaluated1. It was found that 52% of women (294/565) used hair styling products like lacquers, gels, foams, waxes and sprays1. Of these hair styling products, the amount used per
Read more →Thinning hair, starting at the centre part and then continuing throughout the scalp, is the main symptom of female pattern hair loss, a condition shared by 40% of women1. No matter how normal or common it is, hair loss is never fun, and it’s especially difficult for women, likely because
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