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posted by baslcjsm on Mar 28

Hair transplant refers to surgical removal of hair follicles from a hair-bearing donor site and their relocation to a balding or bald area by a grafting procedure, in order to restore normal healthy hair growth at the recipient site over a period of time. The most common application of hair transplant is in treating male and female pattern baldness.

Hair transplant is a minor outpatient surgery carried out under local anesthesia and a single session lasts about 3 to 5 hours, depending upon the number of grafts performed.

The total number of sessions required for full treatment will depend on the (i) the area of the bald patch, (ii) the size and number of grafts used, (iii) the hair density desired by the patient, and (iv) the individual characteristics of the hair, e.g., coarse, fine, curly, etc.

History of Hair Transplant

Hair transplant in its present form has evolved a long way ever since it began in 1952, when Dr. Norman Orentreich performed the first hair transplant for male pattern baldness in New York City. For many years, hair transplants were carried out using more or less the same method. It involved direct removal of 4-mm-diameter circular grafts (called punch grafts or plugs) from the back of the head by punching, giving the donor area a moth-eaten look. Each graft carried 15 to 20 hair follicles. Such large grafts resulted in acorn row or a dollar haircut look, not a fine natural look. This technique is outdated now.

In the 1980s, hair transplant surgery evolved dramatically with the emergence of the method of harvesting mini-grafts (4 to 8 hair) and micro-grafts (1 to 3 hairs) from a strip of donor tissue; a combination of mini and micro-grafts gradually replaced the punch grafts. Mini-grafts were used to create fullness and density, whereas micro-grafts were used to give a soft, feathered natural look to the hairline.

The nineties saw the emergence of a very refined surgical procedure called the follicular unit hair transplant (FUT). This very precise and painstaking procedure involves transplanting hair using 1- to 4-haired follicular units, exactly like how natural hair growth occurs. This procedure gives a fine natural look to the transplanted hair and is now considered a Gold Standard in hair transplant.

Statistics on Hair Transplant

To give you an idea of how prevalent hair transplants have become today, here are some statistical facts and figures according to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 Practice Census: An estimated number of 168,155 hair transplant procedures were performed worldwide in 2004, of which 87,987 were in US alone. The US market for hair transplant was estimated to be a whopping US $811,684,185!

Hair Transplant Procedure Today

The procedure begins with the removal of a donor strip (usually 1 and 1.5 cm wide) from the back or sides of the scalp under local anesthesia. The opening is then closed with self-absorbable sutures. The donor strip is then dissected into grafts of three different sizes: single-hair micro-graft, 2-hair single follicular unit, and 2 and 4-hair modified follicular unit. This takes about 2 to 3 hours. After the individual hair follicles are isolated from the donor strip and the excess tissue removed, they are immediately inserted into pre-cut micro and mini slits or punctured holes that are strategically placed so as to give a natural and aesthetically appealing look to the hair that will grow in future from the transplanted follicles. An expert surgeon can place up to 50 grafts per square cm. The surgery does leave a scar in the donor area, but that gets covered once the hair grows fully.

A far less invasive method of obtaining hair grafts for transplant is the follicular unit extraction (FUE) method. Here the surgeon examines the donor tissue under a microscope and selects individual follicular units and then plucks them out using a fine needle, eliminating the need to excise the skin from the back of the head. The benefits of the FUE method are faster healing, less trauma, no strip scar, and the surgeon’s ability to individually select follicular units. However, this procedure is far more time-intensive than the traditional strip methods and therefore much more expensive.

Since the hair transport involves outpatient surgery, recovery is speedy. You can go to work the very next day itself and carry out all your normal activities within a week. Post-surgery, you would need to take the prescribed antibiotics and vitamin supplements for some days to avoid wound or graft infections and aid healing. The transplanted hair will fall in 2 to 4 weeks time and new hair will start growing in 3 to 4 months time; within 6 to 9 months the hair growth will become normal, allowing you to style your hair as you please.

Since the hair is transplanted from ones own scalp, it is a safe procedure with no major or long-term side-effects. The only important requirement to get good results is to have healthy hair growth at the donor sites. So do not wait to get your hair transplant done until you go completely bald!

Other Areas for Hair Transplant

Other than treating male/female pattern baldness, hair transplant surgery makes it possible to restore hair on other areas of the body too, e.g., eyebrows, eyelashes, chin, moustache, sideburns, chest and pubic area.

According to ISHRS 2005 Practice Census, 95% of the hair transplant surgeries were done for treating baldness (89% for male baldness, with 30% of them being in their 40s). Approximately 3% of hair transplants were performed on eyebrows, about 1% on moustache/beard, 0.35% on eyelashes, 0.34% on the pubic area, and 0.06% on the chest.

In fact, the earliest hair transplant carried out by a Japanese dermatologist Dr. Okuda in 1939 was for restoring hair on the eyebrows and eyelashes of burn patients by using small grafts from the scalp.

Advantages of Hair Transplant

The greatest and most palpable advantage of hair transplant is that you have your own new crop of hair thats there for keeps! Unlike a wig, there is no fear of transplanted hair moving around or changing position, no matter what the activity. And since the transplanted hair is harvested from your own scalp, there is also no fear of tissue rejection or foreign body reaction as in other organ transplants. Also there is no headache of matching color and texture that you face while shopping for a wig.

The transplanted hair can be shampooed and styled just like normal hair, because they are your normal hair. A hair transplant can immediately take away 10 years off your visible age. It makes your looks youthful and boosts your self-esteem.

How Expensive is Hair Transplant?

Though at first glance a hair transplant procedure may appear expensive, in the long run it can turn out to be more economical than buying wigs. Due to the stiff competition in the hair transplant market, the rates have fallen from the earlier US $15 per graft to US $3 per graft. Of course, the number of grafts required will depend on the area of the bald patch, the size of the graft, the required hair density, etc. In general, the total cost of hair transplant can vary from US $4000 to $15,000.

Whatever the case, considering the boost and positive energy it adds to the psyche, a hair transplant is worth every cent. After all, its hair today, not gone tomorrow.

Barry A. S. Lycka is one of North America’s foremost authorities on cosmetic, skin cancer and laser surgery of the skin. You can find out more at http://www.barrylyckamd.com and http://www.restoringyouthonline.com. He is founder of the Etical Cosmetic Surgery Association (http://www.ecsaonline.com)

posted by chuckirving on Mar 28

For centuries people have been frustrated by hair loss. It is a common problem.

Hair loss affects both men and women, although it is more common in men. Hair loss generally has a negative effect on one’s sense of self-image. Frequently hair loss will cause a loss in self-confidence. In order to get the best kind of treatment for hair loss, it is important to separate the myths from the truth and understand the various kinds of hair loss.

There are many causes of hair loss. The most common cause of hair loss in men is believed to be genetics and DHT. A genetic predisposition to hair loss can be inherited from either one parent or from both parents. A popular belief states that hair loss is inherited through the maternal side, but this is not correct since the trait can come from either side.

This genetic theory of what causes hair loss also involves DHT or dihydrotestosterone. Many scientists believe that DHT is a key factor in male pattern baldness. DHT is a male hormone found in the body that can shrink the hair loss follicle until it ceases to produce visible hair. Many scientists are of the opinion that your genetic predisposition, combined with DHT, are the key factors in hair loss, especially in men.

Male pattern baldness is characterized by a receding hairline and thinning in the temple, crown or vertex area of the head. So Male Pattern Baldness, or MPB, which is the most common type of hair loss in men, is believed to be primarily caused mostly by a combination of two factors, a genetic predisposition to hair loss and Dihydrotestosterone or DHT.

DHT is a byproduct of the hormone testosterone and is present in every male. Scientists have shown that if DHT can be suppressed, the hair follicles will continue to thrive and the hair will grow.

DHT deprives the hair follicles of food and oxygen. As the hair follicle weakens, the hair it produces will get thinner and thinner. Eventually, the hair follicle dies and stops producing hair altogether. When enough hair follicles die off, people begin to notice the thinning of the hair and eventually balding occurs.
While we all produce DHT, there is an inherited genetic trait that comes from either side of the family which make many of us much more susceptible to the negative effects of DHT on hair.

In 1949 an experiment was performed to help understand the causes of Male Pattern Baldness or MPB. A group of castrated prison inmates, males who were therefore not producing testosterone since they were castrated, were divided into two groups. The first group had a family history of male pattern baldness while the second group had no family history of baldness. Both groups were then injected with testosterone. The group with a family history of baldness began losing their hair within weeks. The group with no family history did not lose hair. When the injections of testosterone were halted , the progression of thinning hair stopped.

This experiment helped show that male pattern baldness was an inherited trait that is triggered with the addition of testosterone.

Since that early experiment, we have learned that it is not actually testosterone but the testosterone by-product DHT that causes the hair loss.

There are still many factors about the inheritance of baldness that are not understood and more research to be done.

Many hair loss treatments and products attempt to fight hair loss by fighting the effects of DHT on our hair.

Keep in mind that hair loss can also be caused by other factors. These factors include disease, stress, some prescription medicines, exposure to certain chemicals and other factors including improper nutrition and diet.

Information in this article is provided for informational purposes only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professional. You should NOT use the information contained herein for diagnosing, preventing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication.
When shopping for nutritional supplements or herbal formulas you should carefully read all product packaging and information on the product label or product web site. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are NOT intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease

Chuck Irving is an internet marketing consultant. http://www.hairloss-productreviews.com/index.html

posted by clickshop on Mar 23

Are you looking for enlarge your penis but don’t know where to begin? If so then the new range of penis enhancement products could be just the thing for you. If you want to increase your sexual appetite, make the most of your orgasms, last longer than ever before, and give your partner the satisfaction that she deserves then penis enhancement products really can help.

In order to decide what penis enhancement or enlargement products are best for you, you need to know what is available and what type of penis enhancement products will work best for your situation. The following penis enlargement packaged products are the real deal :-

1. Penis enhancement devices
2. Penis enhancement pills plus enlargement exercises
3. Penis enhancement patches plus enlargement exercises

If you are serious about making your penis bigger and you want to use only natural penis enlargement products then all of the above products can help you to do this. These penis enhancement products can help you to enlarge your penis naturally and you can gain up to three inches in both the length and girth of your penis.

What’s more, you can also increase your libido, sexual stamina, and your erections will be stronger and more powerful than ever. As mentioned, these products are 100% natural and safe to use. There are no unwanted side effects and these penis enhancement products really do produce the results you want to see.

But how do these penis enlargement products actually work?

The enlargement device, also called a penis stretcher or traction device, works on the principle of traction used in orthopaedic surgeries. When you wear this device over the length of your penis, the small traction force exerted by the device on your penis forces tissue cells to grow and expand. This will give you a permanently bigger penis over time.

The pills and patches, on the other hand, improves blood circulation to the penile tissues thus forcing the penis to expand and become bigger during erections. This increase tend to be temporary. That’s why you must also do the accompanying enlargement exercises (stretching exercises) if you want the gains to be permanent.

Penis enlargement products (like the above) are popular not only because they increase the size of your penis, but because they also improve all the other areas of your sex life too. Your sexual stamina increases, your libido increases, your orgasms are much better, and your erections will be stronger than ever.

If you are dissatisfied with your sex life then now is the time to do something about it. Penis enhancement products are designed to help so why not take the opportunity to change your life for the better. Penis enlargement products can help you to boost your sexual confidence and become the man you’ve always wanted to be.

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posted by redgsr on Mar 20

Penis enlargement is paramount for some men in today’s society and if looking for a solution it can be achieved using either or both penis enlargement exercises or traction devices. Each of these methods, once put into practice, increases the width and girth of the penis in very similar ways, by stretching the tissue and muscle that the penis is made up from.

Once the stretching has begun, the penis will enlarge at a slow steady pace. Results may not be seen immediately but over time you will notice a difference. During your stretching routine you are actually causing more blood to be able to enter the penis when erect. These methods of penis enlargement are both easy to do and safe if done correctly.

As said above, the result will happen slowly so don’t expect to see a huge penis in your pants overnight. Once the decision has been made to enlarge the penis just remember to take your time and don’t over do things. Going faster and harder for longer will not increase results but may lead to damage that shouldn’t happen.

As the penis tissue is stretched, natural damage occurs but given that you follow the instructions correctly and rest when you are supposed to, the tissue with strengthen and grow between sessions. As with exercising any muscle within your body, if you feel pain, stop. Pain means that you are not ready for that exercise or the traction is pulling too much on the delicate tissue. There’s no point in having a bigger penis if you can’t use it, is there?

Just like resting the tissue after a workout you also need to warm up before you start your penis enlargement routine. Warm water is one of the easiest way to warm the penis up is by using warm water. You could do this by using a warm cloth and wrapping it around or it would be even easier to go for a warm bath and relax before you start. Size Genetics is a major company out there with doctors from all over the world endorsing the device and along with it they have amazing advice to help you on your way to a larger penis.

As warming up is such an important part of your penis enlargement routine, it also goes for warming down. Through your exercises, more blood than your penis will be used to will have been drawn into it. Warming down ensures that all of this extra blood has been removed from the now flaccid penis. Massaging gently can greatly increase the effects of this as well as speeding up the recovery of the tissue.

Through this you might also find that due to speed recovery, the tissue growth and strength gained might help to speed up the overall penis enlargement results. After each time you exercise it is advised that the penis is checked for any sore spots. If these do occur it just means that you might have overworked you penis so next time take it slower and easier.

Safe natural Penis Enlargement techniques.

posted by marclindsay on Mar 20

For those of you who are about to read this, congratulations on making the first step. How do I know you’re making the first step? Because I too started with reading up on different ways to ensure my diet was a success and searched Google for hours before finally deciding that a weight loss diary was definitely the way to go. Some of you may already be thinking that you just do not have the time to fit in a weight loss diary that you complete every day, but that is the beauty of it, its simple, quick and a great motivational tool.

What is a diet diary?

A diet diary is a simple way to be able to track not only your weight loss and measurements but also can include a food diary so you can see which foods are causing you to lose weight slower in certain weeks. A diet diary allows you to be able to take control of your eating habits making it possible for you to not only lose weight but to also learn proper ways of eating.

One of the main reasons we usually have such a hard time losing weight is because we go over the calorie limit we are allowed to effectively lose weight without even realizing it, a diet diary stops this from happening. We not only become aware of what times of day that we are eating the wrong foods and what foods make us bloated etc but we also can easily make sure that we stay well within out limit and get to our weight loss goal a lot sooner.

A diet diary can include what ever categories you want it to; it is made especially for you. A few examples of what you should definitely include are daily meals such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, a section to include what exercise you have undertaken for the day, your measurements, your weight and even a section on goals that you may want to achieve, short and long term.

How to get started?

The most common way today to keep a diet diary is of course online. It is so much easier to update and change and there are so many sites that provide sections such as blogs or forums where you can not only keep your diary but also talk with other people who are going through the exact same things as you are. Losing weight is not easy but is made so much easier with the help and support of people who are in the same boat as you. Statistically those who have support stay motivated for a lot longer than those who start and try to stick to a diet alone.

The best site I have found to date is the one that is mentioned in the resource box, it has a great community of people, allows you to keep your own blog for free, it also doesn’t matter what diet you are on everyone can join. I know that being a member of the site helped me stay on track for a lot longer than I would have without the support and motivation I received from the members.

Why should you start a diary?

Well if you aren’t already convinced that keeping a diet diary is going to assist you with your weight loss, keep reading! I have tried every diet under the sun and kept continuously failing, only to end up heavier than when I had started my diet, I had and still have a lot of weight to lose but this time I have stayed on track for over 15 weeks, my secret? I have been keeping a diary.

Each week I record what I eat, my measurements and my weight. Each week when I look at the figures in front of me showing how much I have lost I am motivated to keep on going for yet another week. While each week the amount might seem small when they are all added up in your diary it really shows how much of a difference you are making to your body. Try holding up a tape measure and showing how much you have lost off your waist and then telling yourself that it just isn’t working.

Other positives are that it is free to do it, can be done in around 5 minutes or less a day and if you do it online you get to meet a fantastic group of people who you may even live near and be able to meet up for exercise groups with.

Getting started with your diary- Some fail proof tips.

1. Keep it simple. Make sure when you are planning out what to include or what to do for your diary that it is easy to maintain. We all know how it is so easy to run out of time and how most of us lose interest in things easily, so by making sure that we keep it simple and easy to fill in and keep up to date we are making sure it has continuity.

2. Be honest, if you have a bad day and eat things that you aren’t supposed to, write them down too. But don’t just include the food that you ate, write about how it made you feel. You will then be able to look back and make connections to what kinds of food you eat when you are emotional.

3. Include motivational pictures, whether they are of a thinner you or just of clothing that you would like to buy in a smaller size. Cut out magazine clippings. Make sure they are reasonable though and that you aren’t trying to get to an unreasonable weight due to how body image is advertised.

The best thing about keeping a diary is that after a while you will learn the calorie count in most foods and it won’t take you as long to complete each day. It will also allow you to see your progress and keep motivated. So if you are still sitting here reading this then you should visit the authors site and have a look at some blogs and posts that people have written about their weight loss so far and inspire yourself to get started on the same path. Good Luck with losing and maintaining your goal weight.

If you are looking for a Weight Loss site that will give you Weight Loss Tips and a Free Diary to log your process then http://www.myweightlossdiary.com is the site for you.