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The appetite of a certain section of the media, for bashing David Beckham and his hair, shows no signs of abating anytime soon.

A Life In The Spotlight

From a very young age, David Beckham was marked out for special attention. As a junior schoolboy, his prodigious talents as a footballer had already caught the eye of a number of the country’s biggest clubs. Before he was in his teens he joined the set up at Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, the richest football club in the world at that time. United had sent in their biggest gun to make a personal approach to the young boy and secure the deal, in the shape of none other than legendary manager Alex Ferguson (before the knighthood). 

It would have easily gone to the head of most boys. But several years later he burst, still in his teens, into the United first team and was still the humble, rather shy, and far from eloquent lad that had spent his formative years in the granite tough east end of London. 

Superstar 

Initially in the UK, but then further afield, Beckham’s exploits on the field began to attract serious attention. Then there was the film star looks, then the globally famous pop star wife. He would become one the Galactico’s, that assembly of the world’s very best players who came together at Real Madrid and captain his country in one of the most remarkable football careers enjoyed by any Englishman. Off the field that success was mirrored with a happy marriage, several children and lots and lots of tattoos. 

The Worm That Turned

But such is the British media, or a section of it, that this seemingly flawless idol has endured serial attacks over the years. For haircuts, or clothing choices, or those tattoos… or just about anything they can think of. 

Recent weeks have seen a veritable splurge of hair loss stories, rumours that David has had a transplant, or is using spray-on hair. The Sun, market leaders at this sort of thing, went so far as to run a huge article around the theory that he is having a mid-life crisis based on some pretty thin evidence – mostly around the apparent improvement to his hair.

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 He may well have had something done to improve the appearance of his hair and he has definitely bought a motorbike. It hardly amounts to a crisis in the life of an extremely wealthy and very young 43 year old. His looks, and in particular his hair, have been an important part of his global appeal so it makes sense to take steps to retain them, while a motorbike strikes us as a great way to travel around Miami. Especially a fast one.  

Hopefully one day, when the time comes, he will take the decision to go for scalp micropigmentation… in which case he will surely find his way to the doors of the inventors and world-leading provider, HIS Hair Clinic.

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts, simply complete the contact form at the side of this page or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

Meet Superhero Cash

“Babies don’t get cancer, what is going to happen now?” were the words of Cash’s grandmother when at just 7 months old he was diagnosed with stage two hepatoblastoma, a rare type of liver cancer. While Cash was too little to understand what was happening, the rest of the family was confused and devastated, hearing the life altering and heartbreaking words, ‘your child has cancer.’

Cash underwent a grueling treatment process – starting with a procedure to remove part of his liver just three days after his diagnosis. He was scheduled to start chemotherapy a week later when he went into septic shock following an infection in his drain tube. Doctors were unsure if he would survive. Cash was intubated for almost a week, his condition was touch and go. Fortunately, during the next few days he was slowly weaned off ventilation and eventually the pain medications and antibiotics as well.

Cash’s journey has taught his family that life is short and precious and to always cherish the time you have with kids. His family hopes that through the childhood cancer research programs funded by CureSearch, no parent will ever have to hear those four words that forever changed their lives: ‘your child has cancer.’ They also hope that the world will start acknowledging that children with cancer are just as important as adults.

“My hope is that everyone would read our posts, listen to our pleas for help and start acknowledging that children as just as important as adults with cancer. Please don’t look away, if put in this same position, you would want everyone fighting for your child, too,” said Lisa, Cash’s mom.

Cash, an identical twin and Elmo lover, is an amazing little guy who fought so hard to get where he is today. Consider donating today to help children and families like Cash’s.

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It’s a regular question on the forum so we know there are plenty who will appreciate seeing just what can be achieved.

Scalp Micropigmentation

Since inventing the procedure, well over a decade ago now, HIS Hair Clinic has consistently provided leadership to the rapidly growing industry. Whether in terms of equipment, pigments or technique, HIS have been at the forefront of developments.

The Need To Shave 

For clients who had never previously shaved their scalp it could be a daunting prospect. Shaving the scalp prior to treatment has always been considered a necessity – providing not just the clean blank canvas for the practitioner to work on, it is the style choice for anyone considering Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) to address a hair loss situation that has seen all hair lost from the top of the head. 

For some clients however, like the gentleman in question here, their hair loss is not so advanced that this is their only style option. As you can see, the ability for SMP to add the appearance of density to thinning hair is truly impressive. For some men, it might stave off for several years the point at which they have, or feel they have, no option but to shave down. Bear in mind this is what was achieved in just one session, this is not even a complete treatment yet. 

Leading The Way

HIS Hair Clinic had the market to themselves for several years. In fact, it is only very recently, though ferocious marketing efforts, that any other competitor clinics have begun to appear. More recently still in the USA, where the first SMP clinic was opened by HIS in New York less than a decade ago… it is truly amazing to see just how many brands have established themselves there in that short space of time. While this testifies to the power of the treatment to change lives, it is entirely reasonable to question where the depth of experience they lay claim to has come from. 

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So this article comes with a health warning. SMP for clients who still have hair and do not want to shave is entirely possible. However, it must follow a consultation with an experienced practitioner who is capable of visualising the outcome. Then, of course, they must be technically capable of flawless delivery.

Get it right and the promise of several years of holding onto your hair awaits. Get it wrong and you may well be forced into an early shave… along with some remedial work to improve the SMP which is now in full view. 

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our friendly hair loss experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page, or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

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Trish Murphy, a phsycotherapist, hosts a letters page in the Irish Times. A letter from a couple of anxious parents regarding the devastation wreaked on their son’s life by his hair loss was a tough read… we look closer.

Trish Murphy 

Trish is the resident psychotherapist at the Irish Times, a daily broadsheet in the Republic of Ireland with its headquarters in Dublin. In her letters page she answers questions sent in by members of the public on issues affecting their mental wellbeing.

A letter published, from his concerned parents, detailed the tragic history of their son, now 33 years old. They told Trish that he lost his hair at the challengingly young age of just 16. Unbeknown to them he went through several unsuccessful transplant procedures… earning, they said, good money as a qualified professional. His situation now is that he has transplanted hair growing on the front of his head but that the damage and scarring at the back means he describes himself as having ‘half a head.’

Impact Of Hair Loss

Their son is now in a state of severe depression. He has not worked for three years and, having spent all his money, has become lonely and dependent on coffee and social media. 

The desperate parents arranged for him to have an appointment with the family doctor, described as sympathetic, with a view to paying a fee for a consultation at “an expert hair clinic.” Unfortunately, their son backed out of the doctor’s appointment claiming that he was not going to be told anything he did not already know. 

What Next? 

The son has a plan, unfortunately it is not very sophisticated or practical as he intends to wait for five years in the hope that transplant techniques will improve to the point where he can be helped. 

The sensible advice from Trish was to stop focussing on a transplant as the possible cure, instead treat the depression. Get him back to work, maybe with some simple local volunteering to begin with. 

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We can only hope that his time spent on social media will mean that, at some point, he will discover the power of scalp micropigmentation and it’s ability to transform lives in difficult situations like his. Remedial work on transplants that have gone wrong is bread and butter for the team at HIS, treating even old and keloid scars and improving their appearance is entirely possible. There is absolutely no reason why a young intelligent man should need to suffer like the son of these poor, desperate parents. 

You can see the original letter, and full details of Trish’s reply by clicking here.

As a parent they have my sympathy, as a man who lost his hair in his teens I have empathy for their son too. But as a writer on all things hair loss for many years I know it is not necessary to suffer.

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts, simply complete the contact form at the side of this page, or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

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We are not normally given to promoting products on these pages, but this one came with a ringing endorsement and offers a wholly organic approach to restoring thickness for women experiencing hair thinning.

Female Hair Loss – A Hidden Problem

There are an estimated 6 million women in the UK alone suffering from hair loss.  For some it is the upsetting but temporary experience of post-partum hair loss, the type experienced just after delivering a baby as your endocrine system settles back down. For others, though a tiny proportion of the total, it can be one of the rarer forms of alopecia… areata (small circular patches of hair loss), totalis (losing hair from scalp and face), or universalis (complete loss of all hair from the entire body). There are other triggers for hair loss too, thyroid issues for example. Again, a treatable condition that will hopefully, in time, see the patient make a complete return to a healthy head of hair. 

For the vast majority of women hair loss will come in the form of the hereditary type that sees hair thinning across the top of the scalp, but not the hairline which usually stays intact. That is the principal difference between hair loss for men and women… that and the options for treatment. Men always have the option to shave down completely, but it is the treatment options where women come up short. Currently, there are only two FDA approved medications and only the topical one is available to women. 

Hair Envy

Hair Envy is a treatment made from 15 different plant extracts. absolutely no ridiculous medical claims, no sneaky active ingredients. If your Grandma was going to make a hair loss tonic, and had access to a great garden, it is the one she might have come up with. 

The list of ingredients certainly gives it a luxurious aspect. Juniper berry, lemongrass, eucalyptus, jojoba, castor… and many more. Each ingredient picked for its own properties. One, in particular, caught our eye… Cedarwood is reputed to enhance circulation and of course, is closely related to another aromatic wood, Sandalwood – which featured in a recent article on here when a team of researchers discovered a hitherto unknown ability to promote hair growth simply by smelling it. 

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There is no doubt that our diet and how we treat our hair, in terms of maintenance, plays an important role in our hair health. We have seen claims that the Hair Envy treatment has the ability to produce thicker healthier hair even for women of a certain age. It certainly does not belong to that class of hair loss products that are essentially repackaged minoxidil, heavily marketed to appear like a genuine new entrant to the market.

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page, or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

In one of the more surprising hair loss news stories we have read in a long while, a young girl who, having suffered from alopecia areata since the age of 2, suddenly began to grow hair after treatment for eczema. 

Case Study

Published in the journal JAMA Dermatology, we read details of a remarkable study with possibly profound implications for some hair loss sufferers. A team at the Massachusetts General Hospital were working on a new treatment for eczema called dupilumab. Their patient was an unfortunate 13-year-old girl whose own eczema had proved resistant to treatment. We say unfortunate because not only was she afflicted with that miserable condition but she had suffered from alopecia totalis, that version of alopecia that sees all hair lost from the scalp and face, since the tender age of 2.

Unexpected Outcome

Published pictures of the girl’s scalp, taken at 6 weeks after her first dose, show her in her original state, with her eczema clearly visible through the complete absence of any scalp hair. However, pictures taken at 11 months into her treatment show a transformation. She now has fine hair growing all over the scalp, and what can be seen of the scalp itself seems to show a huge improvement of the condition of the skin.

Hair Loss Hope

The senior author of the study, Maryanne Makredes Senna, told JAMA “We were quite surprised since this patient hadn’t grown scalp hair since the age of two, and other treatments that can help with hair loss did not help in her case.” She went on “As far as we know, this is the first report of hair regrowth with dupilumab in a patient with any degree of alopecia areata.” 

This remarkable story had one more surprise to come, the link between the sudden growth of hair and the use of dupilumab might still have been dismissed by some as coincidence. Fortunately for hair loss sufferers everywhere this took place in the USA, where issues with the patient’s insurance coverage meant the treatment was withdrawn for two months. During that period without treatment the patient shed the new hair, and then re-grew it when treatment recommenced. 

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This made for great reading, yet another avenue of exploration in the hunt for a hair loss cure… something for the sufferers of eczema and alopecia areata to look forward to – though with the usual caveat of a long wait while it passes through the various trial stages. We will follow their progress closely as the author did mention an application to begin those trials had already been lodged. Our thanks go out to the American Medical Association for the use of the image. 

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page. Or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

Two very different women experienced a dramatic version of the same illness, but chose very different solutions. We look closer.

Female Hair Loss In The Media

There has been a noticeable uptick in the number of articles we see covering the issue of hair loss for women. Celebrities have inspired many by publicly sharing their own experiences that run the whole gamut of potential hair loss – from those that suddenly appear without warning like alopecia areata to the self-inflicted trichotillimania and problems created by hairstyling. 

We came across two articles featuring women who went through incredibly difficult hair loss experiences, but who both came through it and found their own, very different, solutions. 

Trichotillimania

It was assumed for a long time that “trich”, as it is called, was associated with stress and anxiety. Thinking has moved on however and these days it is considered an obsessive-compulsive disorder… like biting your nails. Even the name is up for review with the word mania getting a makeover to better reflect the nature of the illness… we are to call it “hair pulling disorder” in the future. 

Regardless of what it is called, or even what causes it, the fundamentals will stay the same. Trich will affect mostly teenagers and young adults with girls disproportionately suffering. The condition sees them pulling out their own hair, eyebrows, eyelashes and even pubic hair. It triggers feelings of low esteem which doubtless create a cycle of behaviour that can make it very difficult to live with. There is no treatment.

Sara Meucci

Sara is a 28 year old Italian model who began pulling her hair out as a 12 year old. She wore wigs and headscarves to mask the problem but has now accepted, embraced even, her baldness and wants to inspire others to do the same. 

Sara posts on her Instagram page talking about life without hair and recently took the bold step of posing naked without her wig… “In the end, your ultimate goal is not to feel beautiful without hair, it is to understand how much your smile has far more power than your hair” she says. 

Siobhan Kenny

Siobhan’s trich troubles started later in life, she puts the blame on the cumulative effect of several stressful events… though she did have a brief experience with it in her teens. For Siobhan, a hard-working cancer nurse, the problem resurfaced when she became a single mum following her divorce. The result was a large bald patch slightly off centre from the crown of her head. 

Her solution turned out to be a fairly expensive meshed hair system. It returned her to her pre trich state and gave her the confidence to step out of the house with her head held high, quite literally. 

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So two women with the same problem, one embraces it to the extent of taking her clothes off to be photographed and then posting the results on her social media. The other just wanted to be able to return to “normality”. It goes to show that the problem is not one where a single solution (unless it is a cure) will do the trick. Our best wishes go out to both of these ladies, along with our thanks for sharing their stories. 

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page, or click here to find your nearest clinic. 

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George Windsor, a 23 year old from Cannock in the UK, has featured in a BBC article sharing his story of how a wig changed his life.

Early Hair Loss

It’s hard not to feel for George Windsor, a young man who began to lose his hair following the death of his mother. The sudden release of huge amounts of stress hormones can have a devastating effect on many of the body’s systems. In that stressed state decisions are made about which of your systems are considered vital and resources devoted to them… unfortunately you have no conscious input on those decisions, or else you would get the chance to argue the case for the protection of your hair follicles. As it is they are among the very first processes to be starved of supply… although other processes can be starved at exactly the same time it is the relative speed with which your hair normally grows that means it can be an effective early warning system for any number of ailments.

George’s story

George tells us that he began to lose his hair three months after the death of his mother, initially he noticed extra hairs in the plughole and on his comb. Quickly it became obvious to George that rather than a simple case of increased shedding he was experiencing something more long term and dramatic.

Like many young men he chose not to accept his fate. he got along to a clinic where his condition was ascertained to be permanent and untreatable leaving him only with cosmetic options. George decided that a transplant was not for him, to our enormous relief –  it can be a lifetime commitment to go through a transplant as a young man, with additional treatments in the future guaranteed to avoid a strange appearance developing through further hair loss. Or the prospect of slowly appearing scar tissue as your remaining hair becomes every more sparse.

George’s Solution

George went with a hair system, albeit a fancy one where the system is attached to a “second skin”. The transformation in appearance available to a hair system wearer is second to none.. it is still the only way to return yourself to your previous state… though most choose to go for an improved version. The downsides are numerous, too many to list here – but revolve around restrictions to lifestyle and the stress associated with the potential for discovery.

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We are always happy to read about young men who have faced up to their hair loss and done something about it which has left them in a better, happier, place. So we are delighted for George. The great news about a hair system is that it still leaves the door wide open at any point to go back and choose again… this time for a Scalp Micropigmentation treatment, this would have given George a sharp contemporary look without any of the stress or the chunky maintenance costs. You can see the original BBC article here, it features a short video showing George wearing his system… there absolutely no doubting the additional confidence it gives him.

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our hair loss experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page, or click here to find your nearest clinic.

Advantage Hair Salon Shines Bright with DIY Gold Event

If you ask Joyce Reed why she helps organize an event that raises more than $20,000 for kids with cancer, she’ll tell you it’s because she can’t stand to see kids in pain. Joyce is the organizer of the Advantage Hair Salon DIY Gold event that benefits CureSearch’s mission to end children’s cancer. In its sixth year, the auction-style event had a record-setting year, raising more than $22,000. They are setting their sights high to raise even more critical funds for childhood cancer research in 2019.

The Advantage Hair Salon team in Sevierville, Tennessee first became involved with CureSearch when they found out two different customers had children with cancer. One child survived and the other ultimately lost their life to cancer. As a parent, Joyce felt it was her responsibility to help other children in need. The whole salon works together to make the event happen each year. Joyce creates gift baskets based on donations from the local community and, by word of mouth, the event has continued to grow.

The auction is a major community event with banners and signs hanging up all around town to help promote the event; each year, approximately 200 people attend the event. Joyce even prints out posters and takes them to the local children’s hospital cancer unit for patients to color. Their support doesn’t stop there, the salon employees also has a team that is raising money for the Ultimate Hike – a life-changing adventure on some of the country’s most beautiful trails.

“I saw how little funding goes to childhood cancer and knew I had to do something. I’m motivated to keep doing this for the children who need our help. My hope for the future of childhood cancer is that every child is cured of cancer so they don’t have to go through all of this pain,” said Joyce Reed, event organizer.

The next Advantage Hair Salon auction benefitting CureSearch will take place in March of 2019. Inspired by their story? Consider starting your own DIY Gold event or donating for the kids who so urgently need your support.

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A Japanese device has been launched which might just take the prize for the best looking hair loss cure on the market. But does it work? We look closer.

LED

Light emitting diodes, to give them their proper name, have been amazing us ever since they first appeared.. on the faces of the first pocket calculators. It is not a laser, which sends “coherent” light with the same frequency and phase to produce powerful penetrating light. In comparison, LED lights produce “incoherent” light with multiple phases and light scattered in all directions. Today LED’s are revolutionising the way we light our homes and social spaces, capable of producing huge amounts of light from relatively small amounts of electricity at the same time producing almost no heat. Remarkable.

LLLT

Another acronym, this one stands for Low-Level Light Therapy. It has long been known that red light at a wavelength near to infra-red can stimulate cellular activity. This property has seen it used in medical environments to aid post-operative tissue repair. The same property is credited for bringing this technology to the hair loss market.

Japanese Cool

Japanese manufacturer Aderans have launched their version of the LED hair loss helmet, others are available. As are combs and brushes using the same technology and all will claim their delivery method is preferable and superior. 

This one caught our eye because the designers set out to make sure it did. Putting you in mind immediately of the cycle helmets the professionals wear on the Tour De France it is, for us, undoubtedly the best looking device on the market. To be used, and this can be done at home or in a salon, a Microgen paste must be applied to the scalp prior to the helmet being worn… and the 80 LED lights do their work.

Does It Work?

It certainly seems to on mice, but then how many times over the years have we reported that story only to never hear any more from the research. LED benefits from being a treatment that is external and so not subject to the rigours of clinical trials aimed at seeking FDA approval… though the upside there is that these products can come very quickly to market.

In fact there have been no studies of a significant enough size for the medical bodies to put their support behind them in any official capacity. Those that have been conducted indicate some measurable benefit and suggest they may be able to help in some way with reducing progress… but even that is a dubious claim given that with small scale studies it is impossible to have a good enough control to be sure that these were not just sufferers for whom the advance of their hair loss is not entering a natural pause.

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We see these devices as being of benefit as part of a broader strategy, unless you have made the decision to go with Scalp Micropigmentation… in which case it is rendered unnecessary. If your plan is to improve your diet, exercise regularly and quit smoking and drinking… then an LED helmet would seem to make a sensible addition to your routine. On a final note, we are not sure how much value looking cool adds to an LED helmet… it’s not as though you are going to wear it when you are stepping out.

If you would like to discuss your hair loss situation with one of our team of friendly experts simply complete the contact form at the side of this page. Or click here to find your nearest clinic.

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