Hair Loss News

Hats off to Rep. Frank Hornstein (D-Minneapolis) of Minnesota who has introduced a bill to regulate the operation of hair transplant clinics in his home state of Minnesota.

His bill was first introduced on February 17th, 2007 and is intended to protect the public against unscrupulous operators of hair transplant clinics.

One of its stated purposes is “to ensure there is no “conduct which is likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.”

The bill presently referred to as “House File 1069”, has many provisions regulating the operation of hair transplant clinics.  

Some of the provisions include the following:

- Hair transplant clinics will have to obtain a license to operate.

- They will have to agree to inspections in order to obtain and keep their license.

- If the owner or manager of the facility is not a licensed physician, a licensed physician must be designated as the agent of the manager or owner to be responsible for the direct supervision of all personnel and services related to hair transplant surgery procedures.

• Read more: Minnesota Representative introduces bill to regulate hair transplant clinics

The air has a cool, crisp feeling and that can only mean one thing – winter is here. For many, the chill in the air conjures up images of snowball fights and cozy holidays with family. For others, the chilly weather conditions mean only one thing…the thought of dry, itchy skin.

According to dermatologist Dr. Barbara Schell, there’s one skin problem that’s a top concern for many: dandruff.

“Many people forget that their scalp is skin, and just like the skin on the rest of the body, it needs to be protected. A surprising 26% of people who suffer from dandruff experience severe symptoms including persistent tightness, irritation, dryness and excessive, visible flakes.”

For those suffering there are medicated shampoos that can help.   Medicated shampoos like Head & Shoulders can help relieve symptoms of severe dandruff.  Unfortunately a side effect some medicated shampoos have is to leave your hair feeling very dry and dull.

To overcome this problem Head & Shoulders have developed new anti-dandruff shampoos that still contain 2% pyrinthione zinc, but also have other ingredients that leave your hair soft and manageable.

Head & Shoulders “Restoring Shine” has natural plant extracts that leave your hair shiny while still relieving the symptoms of severe dandruff.

For more information visit www.headandshoulders.com

Los Angeles - Advanced Skin and Hair, Inc. announced today that it has made new improvements to their Revivogen natural anti-DHT formula.

Revivogen is a topical DHT inhibitor that’s made from natural plant extracts and is used to treat thinning hair and hair loss.

“In keeping with our commitment to provide the most powerful products for androgenic alopecia using scientifically proven natural ingredients, we have added two new powerful anti-DHT ingredients to the Revivogen formula,” says Dr. Alex Khadavi, board-certified dermatologist and creator of the Revivogen product.

The two new ingredients added are Octyl Gallate and Dodecyl Gallate. 

According to a study published in Biochemistry and Pharmacology Journal ⁽¹⁾ , among multiple natural ingredients that have the potential for inhibition of 5-alpha-reductase activity, Octyl Gallate and Dodecyl Gallate have the greatest inhibition of 5-alpha-reductase activity in both cell-free and whole cell assays in vitro.

“The significance of this finding is that not only do Octyl Gallate and Dodecyl Gallate inhibit both forms of 5-alpha-reductase enzyme (type I and type II), but more importantly they can penetrate the cell membrane and inhibit the enzyme while the cells are in culture. Since 95% of DHT is produced inside the cell, the ability of these ingredients to enter intact living cells is vital for effective inhibition of 5-alpha-reductase enzyme and reducing DHT production,” adds Revivogen co-founder Dr. Alan Shargani.

After further investigation and testing, Octyl Gallate and Dodecyl Gallate were proven to be safe, effective and capable of enhancing the results of the existing Revivogen formula.

• Read more: Revivogen adds two new topical DHT inhibitors

Dr. Robert Bernstein, a NY-based hair transplant surgeon, discusses the pros and cons of hair transplants for women suffering from hair loss.   This interview appeared on the Early Show.

At last night’s 79th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, the who’s who of Hollywood gathered to celebrate and award great achievements in film.

We at the Hair Loss News blog however were not interested in which actor won for the best lead in a movie.   Our interest was a little shallower than that, we wanted to see which balding actor had the best hair style and who had the worst.

After much deliberation by our panel we have voted on the following:

Best Balding Male Hairstyle: Jack Nicholson

Jack looked sleek and stylish with his new clean shaven look.  Jack apparently shaved his head for a new movie he is working on.  According the industry buzz he’s playing a cancer patient in a Rob Reiner movie called “The Bucket List”.  Its a comedy/drama about two terminally ill men who flee a cancer ward to complete a list of things they want to do before they die. The movie is scheduled for release in November. 

Worst Balding Male Hairstyle: John Travolta

Come on John, who do you think you are fooling?   We’ve seen too many pictures of you in the tabloids to know what your real hair looks like.   Either shave it all off like Bruce Willis, or get a transplant, those things may work for the movies but when you’re off set you should just take it off.

Tell us what you think.  Just add a comment at the bottom and give us your opinion.

Listen to what happened when “Jack Nicholson” called Medical Hair Restoration, a chain of hair transplant clinics.

Yes, garlic can indeed be used to treat this type of hair loss say researchers in Iran.   Dermatologists at the Booali Sina Hospital in Sari, Iran tested the efficacy of topical garlic gel in the treatment of alopecia areata, an auto-immune system related hair loss condition.

Patients were randomly divided into two groups of garlic gel and placebo. The two groups were advised to follow the treatment twice daily, for three months. Both groups received topical applications of corticosteroid (betamethasone cream 0.1% in isopropyl alcohol) twice daily. Baseline demographic characteristics and the size of patches, total number of grown hair and number of terminal hair at the end of each month were recorded.

Forty patients met the inclusion criteria and enrolled for the study. The first group (garlic treated) consisted of 20 patients (12 males, 60% and eight females, 40%). The second group (control) consisted of 20 patients (10 males, 50% and 10 females, 50%). At the end of the treatment, good and moderate responses were observed in 19 (95%) and one (5%) patients of the case group respectively, which was significantly better than the control group (P = 0.001). No complication was observed in the patients under study.

• Read more: Can garlic be used to treat Alopecia Areata?