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Hair Replacement Systems Can Be Undetectable

Is it possible to get close to someone while wearing a hair system? If you’re one of the many individuals that uses a hair system, or if you’re someone who is currently considering it as an option, there’s no doubt that you have given…

Hair Loss In Women

It is a widely accepted misconception that hair thinning and balding are problems that are unique to the male gender. Though still not desirable, there is an expectation of sorts that hair loss comes with age for men, but not for women. In actuality,…

Men’s Hair Care vs Women’s Hair Care

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Hair care product purchases differ wildly from women o men. Googling for the general amount of money that women spend on hair products, and hair care products more specifically, the figure of about $700/year comes up quite often. On the…

The Hair Growth Cycle and Telogen Effluvium

Hair Loss, Healthy Hair and Beauty, Understanding hair loss

Hair growth is cyclical. Throughout an individual’s life, the hairs all over their body are going through a long growth phase followed by a brief transition phase and then an intermediate resting phase before the specific hair is shed and…

Tinea Capitis: Ringworm of the Scalp

Hair Loss, Understanding hair loss

Despite being primarily known by a single name, ringworm comes in a variety of different strains. In fact, there are at least 8 separate types that affect the human body alone, with different Latin names for each. Ringworm of the hand is a different…

Arthritis Drug Allows Man with Alopecia Universalis to Grow Hair

Men's Hair Restoration

Laser Hair Regrowth Therapy

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Laser Hair Regrowth Treatment Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) which is also known as low-intensity lasers is used to promote tissue repair and regeneration. Laser Hair Regrowth technology has been researched since the 1960s. It was first used…

Medication and Treatment Products for Hair Restoration

hair loss treatment, Men's Hair Restoration, Women's Hair Restoration

There are a number of solutions available for specific types of hair loss and styling needs, and speaking with a specialist is the best way to decide which hair restoration avenue is the best for you. Today, Van Scoy takes a look at medication…

VIDEO: Genetic Underpinnings of Alopecia Areata

Hair Loss, Understanding hair loss

The below video shared by the National Institute of Health gives a brief introduction to Alopecia Areata, the autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles leading to hair loss. As the video mentions, the…

My Hair Is Thinning What should I Do

Female Hair Loss

QUESTION: Hello Todd, I came across your website and decided to write to you about a problem that has been plaguing me for about 6 to 8 months now. I do hope you can help guide me in the right direction. I used to have very very thick black…

When Dandruff Becomes More Than Just an Annoyance

Healthy Hair and Beauty

Dandruff is embarrassing and annoying, but can it be cured? Does it lead to baldness? Dandruff may be a sign that something's haywire with your hair follicles, and that can lead to thinning hair. Here's what's really causing that itchy, flaky…

The Ways Humidity Affects Hair