Hair today Gone Tommorrow

Balding is not something anyone would look forward to. Even though we are unable to stop aging we can help ourselves when it comes to hair loss.

Our hair does get thinner as we age and more for some than others but with today's medications and creams etc we may be able to slow this down.

I have looked into many hair loss remedies and have found some that are better than others in how they say the can slow down hair loss and some even say they will help your existing hair grow more and stronger. I do not know about that but have heard of some of the good some of them do.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Hair Transplant - is it Painful?

By Jessica Belucci

A lot of people considering going through hair transplant operations are curious whether the surgical process is going to hurt them. Often individuals have sensitive scalps and the thought of somebody making cuts there seems hard to think about for these individuals. Whether or not hair transfer surgical procedure is uncomfortable is a subject of argument.

Many that have had hair transfer surgical process have compared it to a visit with the dental practitioner. This does not seem like a description of something that is pain-free and it certainly does not seem like a relaxing experience. The injections of the local anesthetic into the scalp before hair transfer procedures are unquestionably painful to some degree. Anybody who has had a tooth taken out is aware that if anesthesia is used on the tooth correctly, the tooth extraction is not painful, but the needle that is used for anesthesia to numb the tooth causes the actual painful experience.

Continuing with the dental analogy, after the numbness lessens, it will be quite sore where the tooth used to be. With hair transplant surgery, there is pain after the surgical operation as well. You may not be able to work right away after hair transplant surgical operation due to puffiness. Whatever people might say but that the pain experienced during hair transplant is not equal to that felt when removing a tooth. Hair transfer pain is decidedly less sharp and some do not even feel it as pain at all, numerous individuals simply feel it as an uncomfortable feeling. A few doses of Tylenol is all that is required to resolve pain in the remote event of any patient irritation.

On the other hand, some people who have had hair transfer procedures done do not feel that there is any pain required at all and they tolerate the shots of the local anesthetic agent as well. During the hair transfer most patients are fully awake the total time. Many recipients are alert enough to read or watch television. Hair transfer surgical process has a come a long way and is much less uncomfortable than it used to be when larger sections of the scalp were taken out. This needed more incisions to take out donor hair and insert that hair into the desired area of the scalp.

Hair transplant surgical operation was a very painful procedure in the past. Not all physicians have made the entire switch to newer methods, this is why you need to ask questions as you plan for a hair transplant. The latest hair transplant techniques that utilize donor graftings focus only on the follicle and ignore nearby tissue. The hair transplant procedure has been refined so it is minimally intrusive now and troubles as little of the scapl as possible, which importantly reduces the amount of pain required.

Lastly, having a hair transfer with an experienced and skilled operating surgeon is an important key to having a less painful surgery. A physician who is aware of the best method to administer the process will make it less painful and give you more positive outcomes as well.

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Tigi Bed Head: Innovative and Funky Hair Care Products

By Jennifer Summers

When it comes to the world of fashion hair care, Tigi cannot be left behind. With its ground breaking products and growing popularity, Tigi Bed Head is one of the top notch companies. The Tigi range provides accomplished and everlasting solutions to meet every individual's fashion essentials. To try out Tigi product range, one should be passionate about latest fashion trends and enthusiastic about experimenting with distinct looks. Bed Head products have real freaking names too- one of the product descriptions says "Dirty secret dry shampoo"... and, a person with a good sense of humour would definitely pick one of them.

Tigi Bed Head products range from body make up accessories to face make up, make up removers, nail-care, tattoos and body art to hair care products for women and men alike. Tigi launched the Tigi Creative Academy in London in the summer of 2006. It offers a variety of courses to meet the specific needs of professional hairdressers from all parts of the world. The courses educate and train them to improve their analytical hairdressing abilities as well as to develop their imaginative skills thereby producing artistic images out of their clientele.

The academy offers the following courses: 1. Creative Cutting Course: The Tigi Academy Creative Cutting course trains professionals in all new techniques from the latest collections of the Tigi International Creative Team. It educates and explains how these ideas can be implemented into daily salon work. 2. Transitional course: The Tigi Creative Academy Transitional Course aims to fine tune the skills of newly qualified hairdressers and allows them to experience ground-breaking education giving them confidence and a progressive attitude towards their work.

3. Teacher Training: Tigi Academy introduced this creative course in 2008. It emphasises the necessity of education which is absolutely necessary to hairdressers involved in education. 4. Total concepts: Tigi Total Concepts course trains in producing images. After all that is what this business is all about. It shares the ideas applied by Tigi professionals in their photo shoots and stage shows. 5. Creative colour: This course is an energising factor for all at Tigi head. It adds the final touch to the services it offers to the salons. It takes Bed Head products to the utmost level.

6. Basic make up course: This course is designed to acquaint you to the Bed Head cosmetic range and provides insights on its application and product knowledge. 7. Creative make up course: This is for students who are already familiar with Bed Head cosmetics range. It offers advanced information and fashion ideas from catwalks and photo-shoots. Regional courses: For people who cannot always visit Tigi Creative Academy, Tigi bed head offers regional courses apart from academy courses. Educational directors from Tigi visit in and around UK for educational trips. A team of regional educators run courses and seminars on product knowledge.

During a visit to a hair salon, my hair dresser recommended the product so I thought I'd have a go. At the stores I found good discounts for these range which further gave a boost to my decision. I picked up Bed Head Tigi Defrizz & smooth control freak- extra extra straight. The rich creamy lather and sweet fragrance helped smooth away the frizzle on my curly hair and gave a strong definition and texture. It left my hair looking gorgeous.

Once I developed a liking for Tigi product, I wanted to try out other range as well to personify my hair with that of a rock star for one of my friends upcoming birthday bash. I opted for Bed Head Tigi-rock the shine pack. Everybody at the party seemed to fall in love with my latest hairdo and called me "Awesome.

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Treatments For Hair Loss In Women

By Al Benson

Helping people deal with their hair loss is big business but the reality is there are very few products that actually will treat the hair loss effectively. You can find all kinds of remedies and natural hair growth products on the web by just doing a simple search. But, when you really look into their claims you see that most of the methods have never been studied in a clinical trial setting.

There are two drugs though which have been studied by the Food and Drug Administration in the US and found to have a positive effect in dealing with balding problems. These substances do very well at keeping the hair you have. They also will assist in re-growing some hair but not a lot.

The first drug, Finasteride, was originally being developed to treat male urinary tract problems. In particular, it was targeting enlarge prostates. During clinical trials anecdotal evidence indicated many men on the drug were also seeing relief from their hair problems.

New clinical trials were initiated that showed the drug was effective at helping to slow down and in some cases reverse hair loss. Finasteride is a medication that is taken by the mouth in tablet form every day. Once the treatment is started it must continue or any gains will be quickly lost.

This treatment works well for men only. Women of child bearing age are never prescribed this medication because of the potential for birth defects. In fact, it is so powerful that women are not even allowed to touch the tablets because the active ingredient may be absorbed through the skin. The drug is effective for men but there are other potential side effect concerns also.

The second drug approved by the US FDA as a treatment for hair thinning and balding is Minoxidil. This drug was also shown to have a positive effect on hair loss while trials were being conducted on another condition. Minoxidil is a vasodilator medication which means it helps to make the tiny blood vessels in the body larger which in turn lowers high blood pressure.

Increasing the size of the blood vessels apparently counteracts the effects of the male and female pattern baldness and allows the follicles to continue to produce hair shaft material. The Minoxidil is applied to the scalp daily with a 5% solution for men and a 2% solution for women. This is the only drug that has been targeted to the effects of the pattern baldness condition on women.

These two drugs have been shown to be effective in the fight against hair loss. If you are a man you can use either drug but women can only use the second. The point is, there are actually remedies for hair loss that do provide results.

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