July 31st, 2009 at 07:35pm Under Hair Facts
And when you’re done blessing them, smite them down with all of your righteousness!
I am sick, tired, and disgusted with these so-called “health” businesses selling dreams and hopes to millions of desperate men and women. It is a crying-shame when good folks spend their hard-earned money on overpriced supplements, (no, let’s shout them Vitamins) that […]
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July 31st, 2009 at 06:50pm Under Hair Loss
I just got back from the 17th annual scientific ISHRS assembly (basically a hair transplant doctor’s convention), which went on from July 22-26. Lots of data was presented… lots of lectures, presentations, and discussions. that year’s assembly was in Amsterdam, so I had fairly a lengthy flight back to California when it was all by and I was able … [visit site to read more]
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July 31st, 2009 at 05:36pm Under Hair Loss
Since there’s obviously a ton of money in hair loss products, why hasn’t anyone done a conclusive study on the effects of saw palmetto on hair loss? It seems like whether it’s believed to help, a conclusive study would (if it’s found to slow loss) help products containing saw palmetto off the shelves
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July 31st, 2009 at 03:35pm Under Hair Loss
Why do dandruff shampoos like Nizoral and pyrithione zinc supposedly help MPB? Perhaps there is indeed a connection amoung dandruff and MPB after all. Remember when everybody thought the world was flat, or that the universe revolved around the sun, or that DDT was safe for humans?
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July 31st, 2009 at 01:35pm Under Hair Loss
i was in a car crash 4 months ago and got a bleed to the brain that needed to be operated on..im just wondering seen as im only 18 wil hair ever grow back on the scar whether not is there anyding else i could do?
Incisions from brain surgery often produce scars considering they widen slightly (about 1/4 inch on many people). whether they are located in the hair baring scalp, thereupon these scars are easily treated with hair transplants, fairly successfully. The hair will not grow … [visit site to read more]
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July 31st, 2009 at 11:33am Under Hair Loss
Does finasteride assemble you put on weight?
No. Eating too much causes you to put on weight. I’ve answered that question previously — here and here.
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July 31st, 2009 at 09:04am Under Products
ShopNBC, the premium lifestyle type in electronic retailing, nowadays announced that Mastic Spa, a different line of Greek beauty products, will debut on ShopNBC Friday, July 31. As the only skincare line based on mastic — a timeless and treasured Greek ingredient — Mastic Spa provides a plethora of health and beauty benefits. Two premiere shows will air at 7:00 am and 2:00 pm EDT. ShopNBC is available anywhere: cable and satellite TV, mobile devices (iPhone and iPod Touch), online at www.ShopNBC.com, and streamed live at www.ShopNBC.TV.
Mastic Spa is a skincare line created by Sodis Labs, which was established in 1875. Sodis Labs has earned a reputation for making ground-breaking discoveries in the development of natural mastic resin based products since the early 1980s. Mastic resin, the key ingredient in all Mastic Spa products, is known for its medicinal properties and therapeutic benefits to the skin. that elixir, which seeps from the mastic tree, is extremely rare and found only in the southern region of the Greek island, Chios. Eleni Zannikos, part of Mastic Spa, will be the special on-air guest for the show’s debut.
Sodis Labs’ George Sodis, pioneer and visionary, said: “Our collaboration with ShopNBC is fairly special. From a channel that sells premium lifestyle merchandise, the launch of our skincare line is an honor, reward, and recognition of the extraordinary properties of our mastic-based products. We believe that the different value of mastic and its properties will enthuse the American public, and we expect that Mastic Spa will earn a place in their hearts and minds as a new discovery and their new beauty choice.”
Donna Tarantino-Loyle, Director of Health & Beauty at ShopNBC, said: “We are excited to bring that head-to-toe, indie beauty line to our channel. Mastic Spa has taken natural, indigenous ingredients and blended them with science to create exceptional products exclusive to Greece. We are very much looking forward to bringing the romance of Greece to our customers through Mastic Spa products.”
Suzanne Coppenrath, CEO of The Rana Group, Mastic Spa’s representative for U.S. television, said: “We are proud to represent Mastic Spa in their first ever television appearance in the United States. ShopNBC provides a wonderful platform to introduce the ancient and mythical mastic, which has been used for centuries by Greeks in medicinal and cosmetic applications. We are confident that viewers across the country will be enchanted with that magnificent product line of cosmetics, bath, and body.”
During Mastic Spa’s two premiere shows on ShopNBC, a variety of skincare products will be featured:
Mastic & Wine 3-Piece Skincare Set (C37000) — that potent anti-aging line from Mastic Spa combines wine with mastic to address the free radicals of our skin with antioxidants. The set includes the Mastic Defense Cleansing Milk, Mastic Defense 24 Hour Moisturizing and Rejuvenating Cream, and Serinkle Rapid Acting Wrinkle Serum.
Mastic Soap 4-Pack (C37006) — Mastic Spa was honored with Shecky’s “Best of the Best All Natural Face Soap” in 2006. that all natural 4-piece collection comes with Chocomastic, Emporios, Merikounda, and Agia Markela soaps.
Mastic Body Sets come in a number of different formulas, including Mastic & Honey (C37003) to accomplish relaxation and Mastic & Olive (C37005) for deep hydration. Each 3-piece set includes body milk and two other products centered around its different ingredient.
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July 31st, 2009 at 08:30am Under Skin Care
The only thing worse than reoccurring acne, is the scars that it can often leave behind on the face.
Science does not have a clear reply for why some humans develop acne scars and some citizens do not, but one thing is for certain, whether you suffer from them they can be fairly […]
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July 30th, 2009 at 07:00pm Under Hair Loss
I just got back from the 17th annual scientific ISHRS assembly (basically a hair transplant doctor’s convention), which went on from July 22-26. Lots of knowledge was presented… lots of lectures, presentations, and discussions. that year’s assembly was in Amsterdam, so I had fairly a faraway flight back to California when it was all by and I was able to do a write up on the plane of what I learned. I thought I’d share…
Dutasteride:
Review of the Korean study for that drug indicates that it is safe and effective drug with side effects consistent but slightly higher than those in the finasteride study. The tests, however, did not study the affect of that drug on sperm count. One doctor present at the assembly reported two patients who had become sterile while on the drug (one being his son). Both men, upon stopping the drug, found their sperm count returned to normal. The failure to study sperm count is, in my opinion, a major oversight in the Korean study from a safety point of view. Based upon that private report, I will not prescribe dutasteride without at least 2 years of treatment on finasteride or a frank failure of the finasteride. I will require that anyone getting a prescription from me (each case would be individualized) would have to sign a legal document that states they recognize that sterility is a possible side effect and risk of the drug.
Finasteride:
Finasteride limits Type 2 receptors for 5 alpha reductase, which reduces the incidence of cancer of the prostate… not the risk of developing prostate cancer. The data available only covers a 7 year period and longer term studies are not available. It is unknown whether that drug will reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
PRP:
The use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) was a theme for many scientific papers. We have known that for topical use on skin wounds, that PRP has shown value in accelerating healing when applied. Studies for its application for alopecia areata was suggested by one doctor and a few doctors have started to soak the grafts in the plasma of patients to see whether the grafts grew sooner, looked increasingly robust and had a high “take” rate. I would not trust the conclusions of these doctors without a good scientific study to back up their observations. For the moment, I would sign that “human experimentation”.
Prostaglandin:
Dr. Bessam Farjo presented a paper on prostaglandin receptors in the stimulus of hair growth. The drug latanoprost has been successfully used to grow eyelashes and is now FDA approved for that (in the mold of bimatoprost), but the actual mechanism for what has been observed is unknown. It clearly increases the hair length, rate of hair growth and pigment in the treated lash, and there is a suggestion that there may be applications of that drug in the treatment of hair loss with a bit increasingly research. Some early research by Dr. Farjo suggests that that may very well work as a stimulant for hair growth and in future treatments for hair loss.
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July 30th, 2009 at 05:35pm Under Hair Loss
Dear Doctor,
Now i’m using Finasteride for 7 months and the results are good. Hair is regrowing and i’m losing less hair soon after before. (average 10 hairs a day). I’m a 20 year old caucasian male.
But now I started with Minoxidil (2%). I noticed that I’m losing increasingly hairs than before (25-30)(Only when I comb my hair!!) I’ve been using Minoxidil for 2 weeks. But I don’t know whether i have to continue that procedure, considering it doesn’t guarantee any regrowth and now i’m losing increasingly … [visit site to read more]
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July 30th, 2009 at 03:36pm Under Hair Loss
What is the minimum amount of moment someone can use finasteride and thereupon stop and see “catch up loss”? I am 35 and have very minor hair loss and I am afraid whether I start, and get sides, et, or am not comfortable with the pill, and can’t brawny them out, that my hairloss will accelerate much faster than it was previously. What would you consider an appropriate amount of duration to use the drug, quit, and get catch up loss?
Also, what do the shed hairs say about my MPB or loss? Is … [visit site to read more]
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July 30th, 2009 at 01:35pm Under Hair Loss
My boyfriend has just started using the generic Rogaine from Costco in liquid scheme, and I have been helping him since depositing a dropperfull of liquid on the bald spot is not an easy thing to do alone. I use the dropper to distribute the liquid around the spot, but no matter what we do it seems that much of it runs off down his neck or brow. The rest sits in the few hairs he has left in little droplets.
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- are we doing that wrong somehow?
- should I be … [visit site to read more]Original post by William Rassman, MD
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July 30th, 2009 at 11:35am Under Hair Loss
Hi I’m a female and only 16 but my question is about my widow’s peak. Well, it used to be the same length as the rest of my hair but after messing with it for the past few years its gotten shorter and shorter and now its become a habit and I can’t stop messing with it. I just want to know whether it will ever grow out again whether I stop twirling it with my fingers? Or is there anything else I can do to manufacture it grow out again? It’s become so short that whether I dont use serum or other … [visit site to read more]
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