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Today we’ll explore the surgical treatment option called Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE has been a major player in surgical treatment for hair loss since around 2000. In this technique, instead of harvesting a strip of skin rich with hair follicles and then slicing up the strip preparing it for transplant, individual hair follicles are...

The Best Thanksgiving Foods for Your Hair November is the month for Thanksgiving in the United States. While you’re having fun with your friends and relatives, take note that several traditional Thanksgiving foods are good for your hair, too! Pumpkin and Pumpkin Seeds. Last year, we talked about this in detail. The pumpkin flesh has several nutrients essential for hair growth, and pumpkin seeds...

Bald is beautiful, so the saying goes. How about thinning hair? As much as we may not want to admit it, looks matter. We judge and are judged by our appearance both professionally and socially. Yes, there are people in the world with the capability to look beyond outer beauty and into the beauty of our soul, but realistically that is not most of...

Can Depression Cause Hair Loss? One question that we receive regularly is can depression cause hair loss? We know that there is a relationship between depression and hair loss, but hair loss can also cause depression. So, is the depression causing the hair loss or is the hair loss causing depression? Stress does appear to contribute to hair loss. And we know that hormonal...

If your hair is falling out, you can rest assured that you are not alone. Men and women both suffer with hair loss. In fact, it’s estimated that 2 in 3 men will see signs of baldness by age 50 (i). About 20 to 30 American women are reported to see signs of hair loss (ii). Across all ages, the progression of hair loss...

For those who are at an advanced stage of hair loss progression, non-surgical methods may not be sufficient to treat their loss and they need to consider a surgical solution for their hair loss. Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure which transplants healthy hair follicles to areas of thinning and is an option for some with healthy donor areas. There are two main surgical...

It’s estimated that hair loss affects nearly 30 million women in the United States alone. When it happens, it can be very difficult to detect. Female hair loss has a tendency to affect the entire scalp at once, causing thinning that is spread out and hard to see. To make matters worse, hair loss gets more difficult to treat over time. Know the signs,...

There’s a new hair loss test in town that predicts whether you have a predisposition to androgenetic alopecia. It’s called HairDXTM. Why is this test important? This test is important because treatment for hair loss is much more effective when you start it early on. Most treatments won’t work on a totally smooth bald area. Treatments work best when you still have hair follicles...

Around 20 to 30 million women suffer from hair loss in the United States. Unfortunately, women’s hair loss often goes undetected because of the diffuse pattern in which it occurs. And, unlike male pattern baldness, women who have thinning or shedding locks don’t have the same resources or educational tools that men have. Moreover, some men’s treatments aren’t even safe or effective on women...