Introduction

Hair loss—what’s the big deal?

Everyone loses their hair eventually, right? No point in worrying about it, or buying a book about it. For that matter, how much is there to say about hair loss anyway? And isn’t it rather vain to worry about hair loss when world peace still hasn’t been achieved? While we’d be the last to argue that world peace should take a back seat to your hair loss, we think there’s plenty to say about losing your hair—which is why we’ve written this book. We also think that losing your hair can be a crushing blow to your self esteem, and can affect your social life, work performance and view of yourself.

The good news is there are things you can do to minimize or prevent hair loss, and ways to obtain a whole new head of hair, if you decide to go that route. It may help you to realize the scope of the hair loss problem by considering the following statistics:

Around fifty percent of men suffer from some degree of male pattern baldness by age fifty

Around twenty million women have significant hair loss at some point in their lives

Millions of men have taken prescription medications to prevent or decrease hair loss

Approximately 100,000 men have hair transplants every year Whether you already have significant hair loss, or are just sizing up the other members of your family and fearing that hair loss is in your future, My postings will help you face your concerns and weigh your options in the most practical way possible.


About This Blog
The goal of this Blog is to make you more aware of the options you have if you’re suffering from hair loss, and to make you more comfortable pursuing those options. Whether you choose to take medication, buy a hairpiece, or go directly to hair transplantation, we want you to be an educated and confident consumer. We also want you to understand hair: what it is, why it reacts the way it does to the abuse most of us heap on it, and how best to preserve its appearance.

This blog is for you if you’re concerned about future hair loss or already in the throes of it, or if you know someone who is. You’ll learn more here than you ever wanted to know about diseases that cause hair loss, the medications and over the counter options that promote hair growth, how hair transplants are performed, how to
choose a good surgeon, and the way hairpieces are made.