Hair loss can have a substantial psychological impact on both men and women and is strongly associated with the development of depression, anxiety, and poor self-image. In the past, our society failed to acknowledge the level of distress hair loss can cause and mocked those who attained a hair transplant
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Once diagnosed, alopecia areata treatment decisions will most likely depend in part on the severity of the disease. All treatment options are considered off-label but there are examples with a long history which have been used regularly with some success. For instance, corticosteroids are often used as front line therapy.
Read more →Hair loss in both men and women can cause physical and psychological issues. Losing hair can be a result of various conditions or trauma. Living with hair loss can be devastating, especially in severe cases where an individual loses almost all their hair. Different hair loss treatments are available for
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Table Of Contents1 Background2 Stress, cortisol and hair3 How does cortisol end up in hair?4 What are the advantages of using hair to measure cortisol?5 How valid is hair cortisol concentration as a measure of stress?6 Final thoughts7 Reference Background Stress is a commonplace in daily living and nowadays it
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Table Of Contents1 Introduction2 Quick beard facts3 Transplanting hairs, here and there4 Replenishing the beard with existing hair5 Conclusions6 References Introduction People either love or hate beards – it is hard to find someone who stands in the middle! However, it seems that beards are becoming more prevalent, for a
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Table Of Contents1 Introduction2 Tanaka (2018)3 Reflections from Tanaka (2018)4 References Introduction In this news summary, we will discuss why hairstyle—as in hair length—matters to people; herein, we draw from works by Tanaka (2018) to discuss why a woman’s hair length can be ‘a big deal’—from a scientific perspective. Without
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Table Of Contents1 Introduction2 A singular treatment3 A brilliant design4 Contributions5 Life long pursuit6 Reference Introduction We at Sure Hair would like to honour the achievements of one of the founding researchers of Hair transplantation, Norman Orentreich (Fig 1) (1). Norman Orentreich developed the first and only permanent solution to
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Table Of Contents1 Introduction2 What is Platelet-Rich Plasma?3 PRP for Skin Rejuvenation4 Replenishing Thinning Hair and Hair Loss5 Conclusions6 References Introduction Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is often mentioned outside of the medical field due to its increasing popularity in social media and endorsements by celebrities. Often, these people are referring
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Table Of Contents1 Introduction2 Toronto: An incubator of hair research2.1 Dr. David J. Seager MD, MBBS, ABHRS2.2 Dr. Walter P. Unger MD, FRCP, FACP, ABHRS3 Toronto: A leader in the healthcare industry3.1 Toronto Area hospitals:4 Toronto Area Transportation4.1 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)4.2 Train to city (UP Express)4.3 Licensed Toronto Pearson
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Introduction The ability to generate new hair from your old hair would be an incredibly powerful tool. Current treatments for hair loss focus on keeping the hair you have or transplanting the limited permanent hair of the scalp to areas where hair has been lost. Hair cloning, sometimes called hair
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