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What's the Deal with Laser Hair Regrowth?
Monday, February 01, 2010
Whether or not laser therapy is an effective hair loss treatment has been heavily debated on our hair loss disussion forum. There are some hair restoration physicians who would say that laser therapy is as effective as proven topical treatments such as Rogaine 2% while others believe that it won't provide any real benefit. After speaking with several leading hair restoration physicians who... Read Entire Article


Which Hair Restoration Doctors are Providing Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatments?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
While we're interested in viewing clinical studies and reading about people's experiences with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in treating hair loss, it's still not considered proven. Thus, creating a list of doctors who provide PRP would be like putting a list of physicians together that offer saw palmetto tablets. Saw palmetto too may have some scientific backing in treating baldness, but it's clinically unproven. The same goes for PRP... Read Entire Article


If Working Out Increases Testosterone, Does it Accelerate Hair Loss?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Working out does indeed temporarily increase testosterone, but probably not long enough to produce an increased amount of DHT. Remember that DHT is produced from a combination of testosterone and 5-alpha-reductase enzymes. While genetics ultimately cause male pattern baldness, DHT is responsible for carrying out the demolition work... Read Entire Article


Treatment Options for Women with Hair Loss
Thursday, January 21, 2010
I can only imagine how difficult it is for a young woman in her early 20s to suffer from androgenic alopecia (genetic hair loss). While balding can be emotionally devastating for men as well, I think women typically suffer more as a whole due to the pressure to appear outwardly beautiful by society’s standards. Women are more limited than men in terms of non-surgical hair loss treatments that really work. In my opinion, you may want to try... Read Entire Article


Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) or Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia (DUPA)?
Sunday, January 17, 2010
DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia) is more prominent in women but can affect men too. From the photos you presented, it does appear that you may have DUPA. My recommendation is to consult dermatologist or quality hair restoration physician for an evaluation. Propecia is... Read Entire Article


 

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