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Minoxidil How does it work?

19.07.2007 in FEMALE HAIR LOSS

Minoxidil is a medicine used for the treatment of male and female pattern hair loss. It is not fully understood how minoxidil stimulates hair growth.

Minoxidil was first used in tablet form as a medicine to treat high blood pressure (an antihypertensive). It was noticed that patients being treated with minoxidil experienced excessive hair growth (hypertrichosis) as a side effect. Further research showed that hair growth could also be stimulated by applying a solution of minoxidil directly to the scalp. The amount of minoxidil absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream is usually too small to cause internal side effects.

Minoxidil dilates the tiny blood vessels in the scalp, which increases the blood circulation to the hair follicles. This may be how minoxidil stimulates hair growth.

The solution should be applied to the affected areas of the scalp twice a day. The scalp and hair should be dry before applying the solution. It may take twice daily applications for at least three months for any hair regrowth to become noticable.

Minoxidil will not work for everyone and it is not possible to predict individual responses by yourself that it why it is best to see one of our trichologists for an acurate assessment and correct levels of usage and dossage.

If your hair growth is stimulated, you will need to keep using Minoxidil twice a day for the growth to continue. Regrown hair may disappear three to four months after you stop using Minoxidil and the balding process will then continue.

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It’s Holiday Time So Protect Your Scalp.

19.07.2007 in Uncategorized

Sun is a known carcinogen, which means in simple English that heavy doses of sun exposure can cause cancer in susceptible people. Susceptibility varies with skin colour and the type of skin you have, but if you have a full head of hair, skin cancers are far less common than on someone with a bald head. So wear a high sun factor protection or simply wear a hat, and enjoy your holidays.

But if you are unfortunate and do burn your scalp, then why not simply pop in and play safe and see one of our trichologists for peace of mind.

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It's Holiday Time So Protect Your Scalp.

19.07.2007 in Uncategorized

Sun is a known carcinogen, which means in simple English that heavy doses of sun exposure can cause cancer in susceptible people. Susceptibility varies with skin colour and the type of skin you have, but if you have a full head of hair, skin cancers are far less common than on someone with a bald head. So wear a high sun factor protection or simply wear a hat, and enjoy your holidays.

But if you are unfortunate and do burn your scalp, then why not simply pop in and play safe and see one of our trichologists for peace of mind.

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

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My 19 Years Old Son Is Losing His Hair. What Can He Do?

19.07.2007 in TRICHOLOGIST

Question: My 19 year old son has premature hair loss. He has a very predominant receding hairline. He is extremely self-conscious of it. My dad and and his brothers had hair loss at an early age but I’m not sure that it was as young as my son. I have already organised a blood test for him with our GP and they were negative so that rules out any physical problems. Is there anything that we can do to slow down or improve his hair loss? I was told that he is too young for Minoxidil and Propecia but are there any other options?

Answer: Hair loss can and does occur in very young people. As a male, he can take the drug Propecia (please point out the side effects to him: there are natural alternatives such as Biostim – side effect free) which hopefully will stop the hair loss. First, get him examined by a competent trichologist who will quantify the rate of miniaturization in his balding area. This is important, because when he starts on the drug Biostim we will want a starting point to determine if it is working and by how much. I would hold off on Minoxidil until a good baseline is in hand and the rate of hair loss is documented, and possibly use Vitastim instead. In otherwords, if your sons hair loss is that apparent he should see one of our trichologists a.s.a.p.

For further information on: Biostim  

http://www.thewestminsterpractice.com/product_desc.asp?CurrentPage=2&typeID=3

For further information on: Vitastim

http://www.thewestminsterpractice.com/product_desc.asp?CurrentPage=1&typeID=3

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Hats and Hair Loss. True or False?

18.07.2007 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

Question: Does wearing a baseball cap or motor bike crash helmet every day increase a man’s chances of going bald?

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Answer: No, balding comes from within the scalp, from the genes that initiate each hair to grow. Even wearing a baseball cap or motor bike crash helmet for years and never taking it off and all you will have is a scaling, dirty full head of hair if your genetics are not ‘hereditary’.

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