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Air pollution may be causing your hair to fall out

Air pollution may be causing your hair to fall out

Particulate matter has been linked to respiratory problems, and cancer, with ambient air pollution being estimated to cause the deaths of 4.2 million people per year. However, it's effects on the

Air pollution may be causing your hair to fall out

Particulate matter has been linked to respiratory problems, and cancer, with ambient air pollution being estimated to cause the deaths of 4.2 million people per year. However, it's effects on the
How to Prepare for a Hair Transplant

How to Prepare for a Hair Transplant

Ifyou're considering a hair transplant, it's important to know that it can be a complex and expensive process. However, if you're willing to invest in along-lasting solution fo

How to Prepare for a Hair Transplant

Ifyou're considering a hair transplant, it's important to know that it can be a complex and expensive process. However, if you're willing to invest in along-lasting solution fo
Hair Problems

Hair Problems

Look Out for These Hair Loss Signs to Avoid Future Hair ProblemsWhat is Hair Loss?When a person starts losing hair on the scalp or on any part of your body. Everyone is going to experience the problem

Hair Problems

Look Out for These Hair Loss Signs to Avoid Future Hair ProblemsWhat is Hair Loss?When a person starts losing hair on the scalp or on any part of your body. Everyone is going to experience the problem
Gene causing progressive form of hair loss identified

Gene causing progressive form of hair loss identified

A team of investigators from Columbia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities has identified a new gene involved in hair growth, as reported in a paper in the April 15 issue ofNature. This discov

Gene causing progressive form of hair loss identified

A team of investigators from Columbia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities has identified a new gene involved in hair growth, as reported in a paper in the April 15 issue ofNature. This discov
Thin hair tends to be stronger than thick hair, study shows

Thin hair tends to be stronger than thick hair, study shows

Despite being four times thicker than human hair, elephant hair is only half as strong--that's just one finding from researchers studying the hair strength of many different mammals. Their work, a

Thin hair tends to be stronger than thick hair, study shows

Despite being four times thicker than human hair, elephant hair is only half as strong--that's just one finding from researchers studying the hair strength of many different mammals. Their work, a
The Most Common Causes of Hair Loss

The Most Common Causes of Hair Loss

Many stories of someone who has already suffered from hair loss. Some say it's just an anecdote, as they managed to get the hair back. For others, it wasn't that easy and the hair loss was per

The Most Common Causes of Hair Loss

Many stories of someone who has already suffered from hair loss. Some say it's just an anecdote, as they managed to get the hair back. For others, it wasn't that easy and the hair loss was per
Crown Hair Transplants

Crown Hair Transplants

The crown region of a patient’s scalp has, for many years, been considered the “taboo” region for surgical intervention. This is due to several reasons. The first of which is that even the most effici

Crown Hair Transplants

The crown region of a patient’s scalp has, for many years, been considered the “taboo” region for surgical intervention. This is due to several reasons. The first of which is that even the most effici
Hair transplantation: standard guidelines of care

Hair transplantation: standard guidelines of care

Narendra Patwardhan1,Venkataram Mysore;IADVL Dermatosurgery Task ForceAbstractHair transplantation is a surgical method of hair restoration.Physician qualification:The ph

Hair transplantation: standard guidelines of care

Narendra Patwardhan1,Venkataram Mysore;IADVL Dermatosurgery Task ForceAbstractHair transplantation is a surgical method of hair restoration.Physician qualification:The ph
Research in the news: Yale doctors help bald teen grow hair using novel cream

Research in the news: Yale doctors help bald teen grow hair using novel cream

A young woman who had no scalp or eyebrow hair for years now enjoys a full mane after using a novel cream devised by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.By Ziba Kashefdecember 9, 2015A young woman

Research in the news: Yale doctors help bald teen grow hair using novel cream

A young woman who had no scalp or eyebrow hair for years now enjoys a full mane after using a novel cream devised by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.By Ziba Kashefdecember 9, 2015A young woman
Transgender Use of Dermatologic Procedures Has Strong Gender Tilt

Transgender Use of Dermatologic Procedures Has Strong Gender Tilt

Richard FrankiAbout 36% of transgender persons had undergone a dermatologic procedure, with hair removal by far the most common, according to the results of a recent survey.Transfeminine persons – tho

Transgender Use of Dermatologic Procedures Has Strong Gender Tilt

Richard FrankiAbout 36% of transgender persons had undergone a dermatologic procedure, with hair removal by far the most common, according to the results of a recent survey.Transfeminine persons – tho
Hair transplants growing in popularity

Hair transplants growing in popularity

By Liu Zhihua | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-30 09:49A patient receives a hair transplant operation at Yonghe Hair Transplant in Beijing. [Photo/China News Service]Rising incomes, changing attitudes

Hair transplants growing in popularity

By Liu Zhihua | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-30 09:49A patient receives a hair transplant operation at Yonghe Hair Transplant in Beijing. [Photo/China News Service]Rising incomes, changing attitudes