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TrichoTalk: 2 Years On From The Launch Of Our Hair Loss Forum

Our Hair Loss Blog was launched 2 years ago today.

“The Hair Centre” Hair Loss Blog is not only the most informative Hair Loss Website 

[ More BEFORE and AFTER TREATMENT PHOTOS than any other Hair Loss Site or Blog  ] 

We are also the

[ Highest Ranking Hair Loss Site and Hair Loss Blog on natural search terms by sheer authority and knowledge according to Googles’ search returns for the past 2 years ] 

For our Hair Loss Blog service: You can either telephone 0207 976 6868 or email one of our panel of hair experts and receive a same day answer on your Hair Loss worries and concerns.

Since our Hair Loss Blog  was launched we have received an additional 900 fresh new visitors on our website every day that is a staggering 330,000 new people following our advice on Hair loss this year.

Diagnosis over the telephone is very hard and in some cases virtually impossible, if that’s the case, and you need and want to take things a stage further then you can book straight in to see one of our resident specialists for a complete and accurate same day diagnosis.

This service is absolutely free and confidential.

We have initially decided to launch this service purely because of the demand has increased over the past 5 years for us to provide this type of service. We were right.

Call TrichoTalk today and get the answers to your questions from an expert today!

“Why buy hair loss treatments over the counter or on the internet when you can see a Westminster Trichologist for FREE and know that you are guaranteed results”

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Hair Loss And Stress

MORE understanding is needed of the psychological problems of people affected by hair loss, experts said.

Almost a third of people in the UK suffered from hair loss or had experienced it.

While the majority were affected by male pattern baldness or hair thinning, around 2% suffered from alopecia.

A “significant minority” were found to be at risk of serious psychosocial consequences, including depression, anxiety, lower self-esteem and identity change, according to the report’s author, health psychologist Dr Nigel Hunt.

He said: “While hair loss affects a quarter of the population, the psychosocial consequences are relatively unknown.

“This report demonstrates that hair loss cannot be dismissed as a one-dimensional problem but is a serious issue that requires emotional support.”

Sufferers reported a lack of understanding from doctors, who told patients that hair-thinning was a normal part of ageing and that asit was not life-threatening there was little to worry about.

“Why buy hair loss treatments over the counter or on the internet when you can see a Westminster Trichologist for FREE and know that you are guaranteed results”

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Understanding How Your Hair Is Structured Helps The Fight Against Hair Loss

Who’d have thought something as fine as a strand of hair could be so complex?

 Here’s a little insight into the composition of your hair:

Papilla  at the base of each hair follicle is a structure called the papilla, made mainly of connective tissue and a capillary loop. Cell division in the papilla is rare or non-existent.

Matrix  around the papilla, the hair matrix is a collection of closely packed cells often interspersed with pigment-producing cells, known as melanocytes. Cell division in the hair matrix forms the major structures of the hair fibre and the inner root sheath. Of all cell populations in the human body, the hair matrix epithelium is one of the fastest growing.

Root Sheath  this structure comprises an external root sheath, a middle layer, and an internal section of dead skin – or ‘cuticle’ – which is continuous with the hair fibre’s outermost layer.

Hair Fibre  this is composed of a section of dead skin that is continuous with the root sheath, an intermediate layer, and an inner core.

Other Structures connected to each hair follicle is a sebaceous gland, which generates the oily substance or ‘sebum’ that protects the hair and skin. Arrector pili muscles cause the follicle lissis to become more perpendicular to the surface of the skin. Apocrine glands secrete sweat. Hair follicle receptors sense the position of the hairs.

“Why buy hair loss treatments over the counter or on the internet when you can see a Westminster Trichologist for FREE and know that you are guaranteed results”

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Do you know if Propecia can truly stop hair loss?

Question: Do you know if Propecia can truly stop hair loss and even grow back hair. Do you have any statistics about it? Do you know if there are any side effects to this medication?

Answer: It does work but there is some side affects, while you are on the medication.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Bigger Problem or Just A Bad hair day?

According to the American Academy of Dermatology hair will regrow spontaneously in some forms of hair loss. See a trichologist if, over time, you have documented your hair loss (where on your head? Approximately how many hairs per day?) and any medical, drug or lifestyle changes you’ve experienced (become a vegetarian, say or started a new contraceptive pill.)

In the meantime, check out the following facts on normal hair growth:

About 90% of the hair is growing at any one time, and the growth phase lasts between 2 and 6 years.

10% of the hair is in a resting phase that lasts 2 to 3 months, and at the end of its resting state the hair is shed.

When a hair is shed, a new hair from the same follicle replaces it and the growing cycle starts once more.

Scalp hair grows about one-half inch per month. But as you age, that rate of hair growth slows.

Most hair shedding is due to the normal hair cycle; losing up to 100 hairs a day is normal.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help