Learn How To Choose a Hair Transplant Doctor Hair transplant surgery, while cosmetic, is serious business – and needs to be performed by qualified, licensed, and experienced medical doctors.   According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, about 18,750 people underwent hair transplant surgery in the year 2020. That […]

The Bald Truth About Hair Donations Good intentions don’t always translate into good outcomes. Hair donations have helped many with illness-driven hair loss, but not exactly as expected.   Hair donation charities have been around since at least the 1980s. And without question, they have served a very important function: […]

Physical Trauma and Hair Loss Bodily injury can lead to hair loss, whether on the scalp or elsewhere. Thinning hair is the proverbial insult to injury, but it is most often reversible.   Physical trauma can happen to anyone, and along with it can come hair loss.   Of course, […]

Pregnancy, Nutrition and Hair Loss The demands that pregnancy puts on a woman’s body – and sometimes her emotional state – can take a toll in many ways, including causing hair loss.   Ah, the joys and quandaries of motherhood. It begins with all the hormonal changes in pregnancy, the […]

Thyroid Conditions, Hair Health - and Hair Loss There are several ways in which the body’s hormonal production can impact hair, including causing hair loss. Understanding the problems can help address those impacts.   The human body has several – nine, to be specific – glands that make up the […]

Nutritional Deficiencies and Hair Loss In Women What you eat can affect hair density and thickness, women and men alike. But your medications and maladies can impact nutrient absorption – and lead to hair loss.   There are many factors that can lead to hair loss in women. One is […]

Hormonal Imbalances and Hair Loss in Women Human hormones and the organs they affect are fascinating. But several factors can throw them out of whack, particularly for women – and that may lead to hair loss.   Human hormones are systemic. This means they roam and reach the entire body, […]

Nutritional Deficiencies and Hair Loss In Men Some factors cannot be controlled, yet others can and should to reduce the chance of hair loss in men. At best the body treats hair as a “accessory organ”– even if psychologically it is hugely important.   First things first: There are many […]

Risk Factors of Hair Loss for Men and Women Some hair loss factors cannot be controlled, yet others can. At best the body treats hair as a “accessory organ”– even if psychologically it is vitally important.   It’s easy to think that hair loss is a rare occurrence, given the […]

Hormonal Imbalances and Hair Loss In Men Testosterone is the hormone most closely associated with hair loss – and a few other masculine traits. But there are other hormones, and the balance can be tricky.   The relationship between how men feel – and feel about themselves – gets a […]