FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION (FUE) HAIR TRANSPLANTS: HOW IT WORKS To understand how FUE is an advancement in hair replacement, it helps to know what came before it. Plus, it corrects the maddening injustice of hairy backs as the noggin goes hairless. The irony of hair loss – in particular, male […]

THE FDA AND HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS The introduction of a new, FDA-approved hair loss drug is a breakthrough for millions of people suffering from severe alopecia areata. Two hair loss treatments with approval from the Food and Drug Administration have restored hair loss to millions of people for a generation. […]

TOUPEES, WIGS & HAIR SYSTEMS: SYNTHETIC VERSUS NATURAL HAIR With both materials offering different advantages, it might make sense for the wearer to have one or more of both synthetic and natural human hair wigs for different occasions and purposes.   People have all kinds of reasons to purchase and […]

MAX FACTOR, WIGS, AND HOLLYWOOD He beautified Russian royalty and became the king of Hollywood cosmetology. Always innovating, he figured out how to reformulate for evolving film technologies.   “Max Factor” sounds like a branding invention, as if from a roomful of marketing wizards sometime back in the Mad Men […]

CHEMOTHERAPY AND HAIR LOSS: WHY AND HOW HAIR FALLS OUT The loss of hair is a disheartening cancer treatment side effect. But it’s a temporary problem on the path to recovery – with a surprise ending.   It’s well understood that undergoing treatment for cancer – and in some cases, […]

“MEDICAL HAIR LOSS” IS REAL – ALWAYS More and more celebrities and public officials are coming out about their hair loss, shunning wigs for the natural bald look. We always want to know what caused it, of course.  The term “medical hair loss” is a redundancy. All hair loss has […]

CAUSES OF HAIR LOSS IN CHILDREN While disturbing to adults, hair loss in children is common. It can happen for a variety of reasons, so getting an early diagnosis is probably the best advice.   Yes, children’s hair loss is a real thing. It’s one thing for a man in […]

UNDERSTANDING CHEMO-CAUSED HAIR LOSS When a person is confronting a tough health problem, the loss of hair generally makes things worse. But there are ways to handle chemo hair loss.   A cancer diagnosis is almost always devastating, but to be clear almost 40 percent of all men and women […]

CANNABIS AND HAIR LOSS Does weed help, harm – or both? The research is scant, but relaxed marijuana laws and lots of industry interest, pro-hair solutions from cannabis might come soon.   For decades, the beneficial effects of cannabis – marijuana and hemp derivatives – were not subjected to rigorous […]

DISCRIMINATION, HAIR LOSS AND THE WORKPLACE Few workplaces are pure meritocracies, but associations of youthfulness with productivity puts those with thinning pates at a career disadvantage.   Where it comes to hair loss and careers, the real basis of concern is ageism. It’s a problem that’s been recognized since at […]