Hair Loss and Replacement For Dummies - Softcover

William R. Rassman, MD; Robert M. Bernstein, MD

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470087870 ISBN 13: 9780470087879

Publisher: For Dummies, 2008

Synopsis

What are the causes of hair loss? Can you prevent it? Can lost hair be restored? Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies helps you understand why men and women lose their hair and offers thorough, objective reviews of a wide array of hair replacement options, including hair replacement surgery, prescription and over-the-counter medicinal treatments, hairpieces, natural remedies, and a variety of other options.

This authoritative, user-friendly guide explains the pros and cons of hairpieces, fibers, foundations, and hair thickening techniques. You’ll learn about pharmaceutical, laser, and topical treatments, and you’ll find out how to determine whether you’re good candidate for hair transplant surgery. You’ll even find help in assessing costs, controlling expectations, avoiding hair replacement scams, and determining which option truly is best for you. You’ll discover:

• What you need to know about hair and hair loss
• How to take better care of your hair
• Ways to prevent or reduce hair loss
• Creative techniques for concealing hair loss
• Shopping tips for hair-replacement systems
• How finesteride, minoxidil, and other medications might help
• Advice about low level laser treatments
• The low-down on hair transplant surgery

Complete with helpful myth-busting information about the causes of hair loss and the benefits of FDA-approved treatments, and helpful comparisons of the advantages of non-surgical and surgical hair replacement, Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies is the resource to consult before you decide on any hair replacement treatment.

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From the Back Cover

Avoid scams and expensive failures and find a hair solution that works!

What causes hair loss? Can you prevent it? Can lost hair be restored? This authoritative, user-friendly guide helps you understand hair loss and prevention in both men and women. You'll also find thorough, objective reviews of hair-replacement options, including surgery, prescription and over-the-counter medicinal treatments, hairpieces, natural remedies, and much more.

• Understand the problem — why hair loss and pattern balding occur, what Grandpa's head can tell you, and the diseases and disorders that cause hair loss

• Cover it up — pros and cons of hairpieces, attachment do's and don'ts, hair systems for women, and hairpiece maintenance

• Conceal it — fooling with fibers, applying foundation, and hair-thickening techniques

• Learn about pharmaceutical, laser, and topical treatments — DHT inhibitors, Rogaine, medications for women only, diet supplements, and LLLT

• Explore the surgical option — choose a doctor, understand surgical and postoperative procedures, and recognize possible complications

• Get real — assess the costs, control expectations, don't be fooled by hair-loss myths, and determine whether surgical or non-surgical options are best for you

Open the book and find:

• What you need to know about hair and hair loss

• How to take better care of your hair

• Ways to prevent or reduce hair loss

• Creative techniques for concealing hair loss

• Shopping tips for hair-replacement systems

• How finasteride, minoxidil, and other medications might help

• Advice about low-level laser treatments

• The lowdown on hair transplant surgery

About the Author

Drs. William R. Rassman & Robert M. Bernstein are known worldwide for their undetectable Follicular Unit hair transplant procedures, now the gold standard for the field. With Dr. Pak, they recently innovated minimally invasive hair transplants. They are the most widely published authors on this subject. Dr. Rassman is certified by the American Board of Surgery, and Dr. Bernstein is Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470087870
• ISBN 13: 9780470087879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336