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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Check out New Image Lab's photo album from the Hair Summit 2016!
Check out New Image Lab's photo album from the Hair Summit 2016!
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
New Report Says Stress Can Cause Hair Loss in Men
“Male pattern hair loss is mainly genetic and hormonal,” confirms Matthew Gass, spokesman for the British Association of Dermatologists. That said, lifestyle factors do contribute to hair loss, with the biggest one being stress — but not the kind you think. The vast majority of dermatologists consulted for the Dove study say that physical and environmental stresses are also to blame for hair fall. Related: Here’s What Fatherhood Looks Like When Men Get Generous Paternity Leave According to the study, these stressors include combing (75 percent), heat styling tools (66 percent), overstyling (60 percent) and pulling (57 percent).
In other words, typical components of everyday life. To demonstrate how life’s ups and downs can cause hair loss, Dove Men+Care released a video starring professional skateboarder Andy Shrock, who is seen swimming, playing sports, roughhousing with the family dog, and having his hair playfully pulled by his young son — ordinary activities that can slowly damage hair follicles. “I would never tell my patients they need to stop swimming in pools or playing with their kids who tug on their hair, but there are simple ways to protect against these elements’ contribution to his hair fall,” said board-certified dermatologist Glynis Ablon in a press release from Dove.
The company claims its new Dove Men+Care Fortifying shampoo and conditioner will keep a man’s hair “stronger and more resilient.” There are also lifestyle changes a man can make to ensure his hair stays healthy — and stays put. “Eat well, and include plenty of biotin and B complexes in the diet,” says Sharon Wong, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokeswoman. She recommends plenty of green leafy vegetables, eggs, protein-rich foods, soy, and fish, which contains omega 3 oils. “Avoid overstyling especially using products that contain heavy fragrances, which can cause scalp irritation and are wax-based, which can block the hair follicles, adds Wong.
Another interesting piece of advice? “Avoid too much meat,” Wong says. Gass adds: “Hair loss can cause psychological distress. If you feel hair loss is affecting you in this way then you should talk to your general practitioner about it.” He confirms that one important element balding men often overlook is the sun. “If you are losing your hair it is very important to protect your scalp from sun damage with either a hat or with a minimum of SPF 30 sunscreen.” In the Dove study, 49 percent of dermatologists agree that UV rays can affect hair loss. And, yes, psychological and emotional stress can play a role in hair shedding too. “De-stress through regular exercise and meditation,” Wong recommends.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Balding Man - Before and After Hair Replacement
Watch as Ricky transforms his young client from balding to a full head of gorgeous hair in minutes! This non-surgical hair replacement is perfect for the man who enjoys sports and swimming.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Female Pattern Baldness, Thinning Hair & Alopecia
Our client Sharon shares her honest story of her struggle with Alopecia and female pattern baldness. Watch as Ricky transforms her hair into a beautiful full head of hair. Ricky uses a customized cap to give Sharon the confidence in her personal and professional career. With the hair system in place, she can scuba dive, swim and travel all over the world with no worries about her hair.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Hair Loss: Not Just a Man's Issue
By Anna Medaris Miller
When Thea Chassin lived in Los Angeles, she liked to treat herself to great haircuts in Beverly Hills. So when she moved to upstate New York in 1992, her hair style took a hit. “I said, ‘Oh my Lord, I’ve gone back in time like 20 years,’” she says. “The 80s color palette in LA had come and gone, and it was just arriving in Albany.”
It wasn’t until Chassin moved with her family to Westchester County outside New York City four years later that she looked in a three-way mirror and realized the real problem was her thinning hair. “I said, ‘This is why I can’t style my hair anymore,’” she recalls. “I hadn’t seen what was really going on all the way around.”
Chassin, who’s over 50 years old (she requested to keep her age private), is one of about 6.6 million people in the United States with alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin condition that causes hair loss on the body and head, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.
However, androgenetic alopecia, or female pattern hair loss – the woman’s equivalent to male pattern baldness – is much more common than alopecia areata, affecting about one-third of women who are genetically predisposed to it, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.
Such conditions can be especially devastating for women, who have fewer viable treatment options and face more social stigma.
“Male pattern hair loss is something that is much more at the forefront of the societal conscious, but for women, it’s a harder thing to deal with,” says Nicole Rogers, a dermatologist at Hair Restoration of the South in Metairie, Louisiana. “A lot of times, women don’t feel comfortable talking about it, they don’t feel comfortable asking their doctors about it, they don’t always get a correct diagnosis.”
That’s why Chassin launched Bald Girls Do Lunch, a nonprofit that provides women with alopecia areata and other types of hair loss with support and accurate information.
“We want to live our own life and not let [hair loss] keep us from doing things,” Chassin says. “Women stop swimming, women stop playing tennis, women stop going on a bike. Why? Because they haven’t figured out how to do it and be comfortable.”
The Long and Winding Road
Chassin first learned she had alopecia areata in 1978 when a hairdresser spotted a bald spot on the back of her head. The condition is characterized by small, round patches of hair loss that come and go unpredictably. At the time, Chassin treated it with cortisone injections – a common short-term treatment for isolated patches – and didn’t think about it again until that moment looking at the three-way mirror. She’s since lost all her head, face and body hair.
For many women with hair loss, however, the path to a diagnosis is more complicated. “I always call it the long and winding road … because there are so many different causes of hair loss in women,” Rogers says. “A lot of times, it’s finding a needle in a hay stack.”
In addition to autoimmune conditions like alopecia areata and run-of-the-mill hair loss related to genetics, female hair loss can be triggered by childbirth, extreme stress, fad diets and going on and off hormonal birth control. Sometimes, these and other lifestyle changes prompt more hair follicles than normal to go into a resting state, in which the loss is called telogen effluvium – a temporary and reversible condition.
Other times, hair loss is a sign of a nutritional deficiency or reaction to hair products. It can also be a symptom of rheumatic conditions like lupus, androgen disorders like polycystic ovaryian syndrome or endocrine conditions like thyroid disease, says Rhoda Cobin,a clinical professor in the endocrinology division at Mount Sinai Hospital.
But for most women, female pattern hair loss is the culprit, though they often cycle through slews of medical providers before realizing it. “The majority of time for women with female pattern thinning, their thyroid is OK, their hormones are OK, their stress is OK – it’s just that it’s in their genes,” Rogers says.
Even in that case, time is of the essence since treatment can help slow the condition's progression. “The sooner they can get ... an accurate diagnosis," Rogers says, "the better they're going to be."
Treatment Options
When women wind up in Rogers’ office, they’re often in tears. “The emotional aspect is a very big deal,” she says. “I can’t tell you how many times I pull out the tissue box when I’m treating female pattern hair loss.”
Many women are so distraught because they believe there’s nothing to do be done. To some extent, that’s true, says Spencer Kobren, founder and president of the American Hair Loss Association and author of “The Truth About Women’s Hair Loss.” "There are a lot of limitations when it comes to treating female pattern hair loss," he says.
It wasn’t until Chassin moved with her family to Westchester County outside New York City four years later that she looked in a three-way mirror and realized the real problem was her thinning hair. “I said, ‘This is why I can’t style my hair anymore,’” she recalls. “I hadn’t seen what was really going on all the way around.”
Chassin, who’s over 50 years old (she requested to keep her age private), is one of about 6.6 million people in the United States with alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin condition that causes hair loss on the body and head, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.
However, androgenetic alopecia, or female pattern hair loss – the woman’s equivalent to male pattern baldness – is much more common than alopecia areata, affecting about one-third of women who are genetically predisposed to it, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.
Such conditions can be especially devastating for women, who have fewer viable treatment options and face more social stigma.
“Male pattern hair loss is something that is much more at the forefront of the societal conscious, but for women, it’s a harder thing to deal with,” says Nicole Rogers, a dermatologist at Hair Restoration of the South in Metairie, Louisiana. “A lot of times, women don’t feel comfortable talking about it, they don’t feel comfortable asking their doctors about it, they don’t always get a correct diagnosis.”
That’s why Chassin launched Bald Girls Do Lunch, a nonprofit that provides women with alopecia areata and other types of hair loss with support and accurate information.
“We want to live our own life and not let [hair loss] keep us from doing things,” Chassin says. “Women stop swimming, women stop playing tennis, women stop going on a bike. Why? Because they haven’t figured out how to do it and be comfortable.”
The Long and Winding Road
Chassin first learned she had alopecia areata in 1978 when a hairdresser spotted a bald spot on the back of her head. The condition is characterized by small, round patches of hair loss that come and go unpredictably. At the time, Chassin treated it with cortisone injections – a common short-term treatment for isolated patches – and didn’t think about it again until that moment looking at the three-way mirror. She’s since lost all her head, face and body hair.
For many women with hair loss, however, the path to a diagnosis is more complicated. “I always call it the long and winding road … because there are so many different causes of hair loss in women,” Rogers says. “A lot of times, it’s finding a needle in a hay stack.”
In addition to autoimmune conditions like alopecia areata and run-of-the-mill hair loss related to genetics, female hair loss can be triggered by childbirth, extreme stress, fad diets and going on and off hormonal birth control. Sometimes, these and other lifestyle changes prompt more hair follicles than normal to go into a resting state, in which the loss is called telogen effluvium – a temporary and reversible condition.
Other times, hair loss is a sign of a nutritional deficiency or reaction to hair products. It can also be a symptom of rheumatic conditions like lupus, androgen disorders like polycystic ovaryian syndrome or endocrine conditions like thyroid disease, says Rhoda Cobin,a clinical professor in the endocrinology division at Mount Sinai Hospital.
But for most women, female pattern hair loss is the culprit, though they often cycle through slews of medical providers before realizing it. “The majority of time for women with female pattern thinning, their thyroid is OK, their hormones are OK, their stress is OK – it’s just that it’s in their genes,” Rogers says.
Even in that case, time is of the essence since treatment can help slow the condition's progression. “The sooner they can get ... an accurate diagnosis," Rogers says, "the better they're going to be."
Treatment Options
When women wind up in Rogers’ office, they’re often in tears. “The emotional aspect is a very big deal,” she says. “I can’t tell you how many times I pull out the tissue box when I’m treating female pattern hair loss.”
Many women are so distraught because they believe there’s nothing to do be done. To some extent, that’s true, says Spencer Kobren, founder and president of the American Hair Loss Association and author of “The Truth About Women’s Hair Loss.” "There are a lot of limitations when it comes to treating female pattern hair loss," he says.
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