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Hair Loss – Does wearing a hat cause it?

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Saturday, 21 May 2011 18:44 PM

It is an old debate as to whether those who wear hats, caps, beanies, trilby’s, the list goes on, and does this passion for hats cause baldness or hair thinning? A reason this myth is popular is due to the fact that so many men wear hats on a regular or even daily basis and tales from Grandma telling you ‘it will make you go bald!’ The fact is that many of these men and women are wearing the hats to cover their thinning scalps but at Riverbanks we can confidently state that wearing a hat is not the cause of hair loss. Unless of course the hat resembles a surgical contraption that is extracting the entire hair including the follicle from your head (we thought not!).

 

Some hat issues…  Read more... (434 words, 1 image, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

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Advertising of Hair Loss products banned for misleading customers!

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Friday, 20 May 2011 13:19 PM

One of the UK’s leading Hair Loss treatment brands behind both ‘Nourkrin’ and ‘Viviscal’ of which we see major advertising and endorsement by celebrities with their ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ products has had its supplement advert banned for misleading customers. Viviscal was said to contain ‘the nutrients needed for healthy hair’ in national press promotions however claims that it could ‘nourish hair follicles’ and keep hair in ‘optimum health’ had not been proved said the Advertising Standards Authority.

This is not the first time that claims by certain Hair Loss products have been disputed. A few years back Advanced Hair Studios with their laser treatments also hit the press….

Viewers were misled by adverts for an anti-hair loss laser treatment, featuring sports stars, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. The watchdog said Advanced Hair Studio had failed to prove that its infrared radiation treatment was effective. Ex-England cricketer Graham Gooch and former England rugby player Austin Healey appeared in the commercials.  Read more... (440 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

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The Non-Surgical Approach to Hair Loss – how do you decide?

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Wednesday, 06 April 2011 08:17 AM

The Non-Surgical Approach to Hair Loss

Experts state that 50% of men have lost a significant amount of hair by the time they reach 50 so at Riverbanks Clinic we wanted to look at the Non-Surgical approach versus Hair Surgery.  What anti baldness treatments work for both men and women?

Simple online searches will bring up a vast array of wonder hair drugs – from pills and lotions to laser combs – that claim to slow down hair loss, reverse it, prevent it even…so let’s look at some of these claims.

Experts who specialise in male hair loss actually still do not know the precise cause however three things need to coincide – genetics, your age and the presence of DHT (a form of the male sex hormone testosterone).

It can be difficult to assess the effectiveness of hair loss medications as people who are losing their hair are vulnerable to companies looking to make money and we all know that manufacturers are in business to make money!  We all worry about losing our hair as it makes us feel less physically attractive and strikes a chord within us as human beings.  Read more... (985 words, 2 images, estimated 3:56 mins reading time)

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Ladies Hair Loss – how Riverbanks Clinic can help you

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Monday, 21 March 2011 06:29 AM

Ladies Hair Loss –  Riverbanks Clinic are here to help

Hair Loss in men can be hard enough for many to accept but at least considered socially acceptable.  Whereas for women it is a distressing and upsetting condition which often causes cosmetic and aesthetic issues so let us try and understand a little bit more.

Do all women suffer from hair loss?

Research shows that up to 13 per cent of women have some degree of hair loss before the menopause, and afterwards it becomes far more common – one piece of research suggests that over the age of 65 as many as 75 per cent of women are affected.

What causes hair loss in women?

One of the commonest forms of hair loss in women is a condition called telogen effluvium, in which there is a diffuse (let’s say widely spread out) shedding of hair on and around the scalp.  Normally this is a reaction to intense stress on the body’s physical or hormonal systems and can occasionally be a reaction to medication.  Read more... (937 words, 2 images, estimated 3:45 mins reading time)

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Riverbanks Clinic prefers FUE!

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Friday, 11 March 2011 08:08 AM

What is FUE you ask?

Follicular Unit Extraction (or FUE) is another type of Hair Transplant surgery in which the hair grafts are obtained individually from specially selected donor areas on the head.  It is seen as the most advanced and non-invasive form of hair restoration and Riverbanks Clinic are pleased to offer this treatment for men and women.

Why is it different?

The most important difference between FUE and the strip method of hair transplantation is the technique used for extracting the hair follicles.  With FUE, a specialised punch of less than 1mm diameter is used to extract the hair from the scalp.  The main advantage with this technique is that follicular units are extracted directly from the scalp rather than in a strip or large groups, which removes the need for scalpels and stitches which can be a daunting prospect for many.

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Hair Surgery – in a nut shell!

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Wednesday, 09 March 2011 12:57 PM

Ok so most people want to understand how hair transplant surgery works? You will wonder “How do we give a balding guy hair again? Where does it come from?!”

All hair transplant surgery uses your own existing hair – do not mistake hair transplant surgery with adverts which use hair ‘pieces’ or ‘units’ or ‘devices’…this is not hair surgery – it is basically other hair stuck on to your own (whether it be real or artificial hair) – it is not permanent! The glue eventually comes apart with obvious restrictions and it can cost the same amount as hair transplant surgery for a solution which is temporary and needs constant maintenance and money spending on it.  Read more... (600 words, 2 images, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

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Hair Transplant surgery comes to Herts / Beds border

Posted by LEEHUGGON Posted Date: Monday, 28 February 2011 15:22 PM
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Riverbanks Clinic Hair Restoration Programme

Around the world a good head of hair is viewed as a sign of health, youth and vitality.  So it comes as no surprise that for the millions of men and women suffering from hair loss and hair thinning that this causes a diminished sense of self-esteem and poor self-image and this can significantly impact on a person’s overall quality of life.

Recently a study conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) found that almost 60% of people would put a head of hair above money or friends and that  of the 1,407 people who were polled in this survey, it was only slightly more women at 64% who also indicated they wanted more hair than friends of money.  Read more... (540 words, 2 images, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

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