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Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan See book keywords and concepts

WARNING SIGN If you're a man taking the hair restoration drug finasteride (Propecia), be sure to mention it to your doctor before having the PSA screening test for prostate cancer.The drug can interfere with the accuracy of the test results. SPOTTY OR PATCHY HAIR LOSS If you notice patches of hair missing from your head, it may be a sign of alopecia areata. This is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's white blood cells attack the hair follicles, causing them to stop growing hair. But it's not just scalp hair that can be affected.

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Hair Loss & Restoration in Women, International Society of hair restoration Surgery, www.ishrs.org; and Dermatologic Surgery, January 2001, pages 53-54). The key element you need to be aware of to understand whether the products being sold to improve or restore hair growth will work is how hormones affect hair growth. This is because, for both male pattern baldness and female pattern baldness, hormones are the primary cause of hair loss. First, let's start with some basic information about the hair growing on your head.

It is an expensive, complicated procedure, but the results are remarkable and the hair does grow with minimal to no risk of further hair loss or thinning (Sources: Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, September-October 2003, pages 439-444; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, January 2003, pages 414-424; Dermatologic Surgery, September 2002, pages 783-794; International Society of hair restoration Surgery, www.ishrs.org; and Hair Transplant Medical, www.hairtransplantmedical.com).

Before you book an appointment, find out if the doctor you are considering is in good standing with the International Society for hair restoration Surgery (ISHRS); contact them through their Web site at www.ishrs.org, or contact the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at (800) 332-3223 or www.plasticsurgery.org. Hair Growth—Scams or Solutions? The number of hair-growth products on the market is literally hair-raising! Sadly, however, very few actually grow hair, though the companies that sell them are taking in a lot of your money.

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Forred eyes, conjunctivitis, and hair restoration, improves hair growth in children applied to the scalp overnight twice weekly; improves eyelash or eyebrow growth taken thrice weekly at bedtime; improves nerves, epilepsy, reduces body acids. Spurs immunity, increases White blood lymphocytes and T-11 cells, counters bronchitis (1 -2 tbs.

A biomedical company in Vancouver, British Columbia has developed an electrotherapeutic device 83% successful at hair restoration. Electrical stimulation can quicken the healing of bone fractures and skin ulcers; by affectingthe permeability of cell membranes, allowing increased Calcium uptake by cells, that stimulates Protein manufacture, spurring soft and hard tissue growth, and may activate dormant hair follicles when at the exact intensity, frequency, and waveform, at fields 100,00 times below harmful levels. FDA approval is pending.

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Associates, a permanent hair restoration practice in Pittsburgh. "The bottom line is that you don't have to surrender to baldness if you don't want to." Bad Roots? Blame Your Family The great majority of hair loss in men—perhaps 85 percent—has genetic roots. Forget the old saw about baldness coming only from your mother's side. Researchers now say you can inherit baldness from your father (revenge is his) as well. This genetic form of baldness is called hereditary alopecia, or male pattern baldness. The telltale signs are a receding hairline, a growing bald spot on the crown or both.

Associates, a permanent hair restoration practice in Pittsburgh. "But anything more than that is really a bonus." Cost can also be a concern. Minoxidil runs about $600 for a year's supply—and you must use the product forever. If you stop the treathair-covered scalp from the back and sides over the bald spot. The results, Dr. Brandy says, can be dramatic. A stronger anesthesia is used for hair-lifts than for transplants. Dr. Brandy says it has the same effect as the gas a dentist uses on a patient having his wisdom teeth pulled. The procedure takes one or two treatments.

Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Herbal treatments for hair restoration should be undertaken in the context of comprehensive health care under the supervision of an herbal practitioner. Complete restoration of hair using herbal therapy is rare, but is not unknown. The herbs listed here are meant for external use only. The formulas are to be taken internally. BENEFICIAL HERBS HERB FORM AND DOSAGE COMMENTS Biota Tincture or scalp lotion, prepared by compounding pharmacist or TCM practitioner. Thickens existing hair and prevents further baldness.

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