Thursday, September 7, 2017

How to Spot Hair Loss Treatment Scams


An FUE specialist supporting patients dealing with issues of hair loss, Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics connects individuals with trusted surgeons administering various hair loss treatments and support. Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics provides information on both surgical and non-surgical options for hair loss restoration.

With so many hair loss restoration options to choose from, individuals may find themselves overwhelmed with information. Unfortunately, this uncertainty leaves patients vulnerable to potential scams from products and services that either do not address the root cause of hair loss or simply do not work at all. There are several things to monitor when examining a potentially fraudulent hair loss product.

General cosmetic claims are a telltale sign of hair restoration scams. If a product has not been medically proven to stop hair loss completely or to regrow lost hair, advertisers will make vague promises regarding “thicker, fuller hair.” Unfortunately, the same claims made by shampoo and conditioner products are completely cosmetic and unrelated to true hair restoration.

Any product or service that relies on the strength of false testimonials should also be avoided. It can be difficult to determine the validity of testimonials on a product website, so consumers should proceed with caution when a product has received mostly positive reviews on its own website but a number of negative reviews on outside websites. Similarly, completely unaltered photos can be misleading in terms of hair loss and restoration. A head of thinning hair photographed without the use of flash, for example, will appear healthier than the same head photographed with the flash.

More information about spotting untrustworthy hair restoration claims can be found online at www.hairtransplantnetwork.com.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Hair Loss in Women - Causes


For women patients, Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics in San Francisco delivers effective treatments for hair loss. Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics operates under the leadership of the renowned Dr. John Diep, a board-certified hair restoration specialist.

A myriad different causes can give rise to abnormal hair loss in women. The normal average frequency of hair loss is in the range of 50 to 100 hairs lost per day. In cases where women begin losing more, they may notice that their hair has thinned out on the top portion of the scalp. 

Heritable factors in women’s genes can influence hair loss. The American Academy of Dermatology estimates that roughly 30 million women in the United States have hair loss caused in part by genetic factors that shrink hair follicles. Called female pattern hair loss, the condition most often manifests in patients between 50 and 70 years old, though in some cases it occurs in young women in their teens.

Sometimes, women are prescribed medication that has hair loss as a possible side effect. For instance, women with cancer may undergo chemotherapy that damages hair follicles in the phase where follicles actively grow hair. To learn more about women’s hair loss and treatment options, visit www.mhtaclinic.com.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Two- and Three-Step Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Approaches


Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics (MHTA) is a San Francisco-based provider of advanced hair restoration solutions that include pathways such as follicular unit extraction (FUE). This advanced Medical Hair Transplant and Aesthetics procedure employs the "Diep FUE Curve” technique invented by company founder Dr. John Diep.

FUE is the painstaking follicle-by-follicle harvesting of hair grafts from the donor area and transplanting them in the area of the face or scalp that is balding. The traditional three-step FUE technique involves the use of a biopsy punch to make a circular incision in the skin’s epidermal area. The grafts are separated from the deeper dermis around the site by a dull punch, with the hair graft taken from the scalp using forceps.

The MHTA surgeon employs an innovative two-step approach designed to generate large quantities of follicular grafts within a short period of time. The Diep Extractor has a specialized biopsy punch that helps avoid significant numbers of damaged hair follicles and post-procedure complications that can occur with the three-step FUE.