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Los Angeles, California, November 25th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement will be conducting Farrell personal design consultations in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego during December. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to have your hair loss situation solved by the master himself.

Los Angeles California, November 22nd, 2008 – Richard Farrell; Unquestionably Europe and the world’s most renowned hair replacement expert, and owner of Farrell Amsterdam announced another grand opening website launch, this time in the Netherlands http://www.FarrellHair.nl.

When Richard Farrell wanted to a build website that truly reflected the incredibly busy California lifestyle he wanted to make sure it focused on the remarkable ease of use that comes with wearing a Farrell hair system. Richard also wanted to focus on the significant improvement in attitude that comes with wearing a Farrell system, the bottom line is that when you feel awesome about the way you look; you’ll be at your best. Simply put, Farrell Hair Replacement systems put you at your best!

My hair dresser could not believe that I was wearing hair and she has worked in the film industry here in new york for many years. She said it was the best she has ever seen!

Los Angeles, California, November 11th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that his California Personal Design Tours will be in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego during December 2008.

Los Angeles California, November 25th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner and Master Hair Maker of Farrell Hair Replacement wanted to get the truth out about what actual Farrell clients were saying about Farrell Hair Replacement.

Hair Loss Affects About 20 Percent of all Adults The average person loses between 50 and 100 hairs each day. As long as growth keeps pace with loss, a full head of hair is maintained. Excessive hair loss from the scalp is common, according to Richard Farrell, president and CEO of Farrell Hair Replacement (http://www.FarrellHair.com), a multinational company that has been providing hair replacement systems for 35 years. “About 20 percent of adults will experience significant hair loss at some point in their life,” Farrell says, “as a result of heredity, medical conditions and bad styling practices that damage hair.”

Los Angeles, California, November 22nd, 2008 – Richard Farrell, Master hair system maker and owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he will be taking his personal design tour to Chicago, Illinois on November 7th and 8th.

Los Angeles California, November 21st, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he will be conducting his Farrell Personal Design Tour in New York for 1 day only on November 17th.

Los Angeles, California, October 17th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement wanted to get the word out about his upcoming personal design tour to Australia, Richard wants to make sure the no hair loss sufferers miss out on this incredible opportunity.

Los Angeles, California, October 16th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that Farrell Designer Kathy will be conducting personal design sessions in the Big Easy (New Orleans) November 24th / 26th.

Los Angeles, California, October 14th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he will be conducting his Farrell personal design consultations in London, UK and Dublin, Ireland in November 2008.

Los Angeles, California, October 8th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he will be conducting personal no cost/obligation personal design consultations in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County.

Los Angeles, California, October 5th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he will extend his New York hair replacement tour to 4 full days starting October 8th until October 11th, in order to meet demand.

Los Angeles, California, October 1st, 2008 – Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today the committed focus of Farrell on the combined value of longevity and quality in every hair replacement system Farrell makes.

Hair loss can range from mild hair thinning to total baldness. Hair can fall out for many different reasons. Medically, hair loss falls into several categories, including: Telogen effluvium — This common form of hair loss happens two to three months after a major body stress, such as a prolonged illness, major surgery or serious infection. It also can happen after a sudden change in hormone levels, especially in women after childbirth. Moderate amounts of hair fall out from all parts of the scalp, and may be noticed on a pillow, in the tub or on a hairbrush. While hair on some parts of the scalp may appear thinner, it is rare to see large bald spots.

Alopecia refers to hair loss in areas of skin that normally have hair. There are two forms of alopecia: * Scarring—This is the loss of hair follicles, causing permanent hair loss. Cutaneous lupus erythematous and fungal kerions are the most prevalent forms of scarring alopecia. * Nonscarring—In this case, the hair shaft is gone, but the follicles are still present. Because the hair follicles still exist, it often is reversible. It can, however, develop into the scarring type. Alopecia areata is a type of non-scarring alopecia. It is an autoimmune process and the cause is not known. Hair loss lasts approximately six months

Hair loss can be due to: male pattern baldness, the most common type of hair loss, which is usually inherited from one of the parents inflammation of the scalp, which can cause patchy hair loss and is often treatable medications, such as chemotherapy radiation therapy of the head, usually to treat cancer infections, such as a fungal infection of the scalp or a sexually transmitted infection called syphilis trauma to the hair or scalp, which may include certain hairstyles that constantly pull on the hair, such as tight braids.

Many conditions, diseases, and improper hair care result in excessive hair loss. People who notice their hair shedding in large amounts after combing or brushing, or whose hair becomes thinner or fall out, should consult a dermatologist. With a correct diagnosis, many people with hair loss can be helped. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. Pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia), the most common type of alopecia, affects roughly one-third of men and women. It's typically permanent. Another type of alopecia, alopecia areata, can be temporary. It can involve hair loss on your scalp or other parts of your body.

Hair loss may develop gradually or suddenly. It results from hereditary factors, aging, local skin conditions, and diseases that affect the body generally (systemic diseases). Many different drugs can also cause hair loss. When it occurs on the head, hair loss is generally referred to as baldness. Androgenetic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss, eventually affecting about half of all men (male-pattern baldness) and 10 to 20% of women (female-pattern baldness). A slightly elevated level of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone probably plays a major role, along with genetic factors. The hair loss can begin at any age, even during the teenage years.

Diagnosis of diseases that cause hair loss depends on which of the various types of hair loss diseases you are suffering from. There are many types of hair loss diseases and subtypes of officially recognized hair loss diseases that a dermatologist may have to consider while diagnosing a patient. However in practice, most clinical dermatologists are likely to come across only about 20 types of hair loss diseases throughout their careers. Of these, just four will account for 95% the presentations of hair loss a dermatologist sees; pattern baldness, telogen effluvium, chemical overprocessing, and alopecia areata.

Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). Roughly 100 hairs are lost from your head every day. The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs. Each individual hair survives for an average of 4-1/2 years, during which time it grows about half an inch a month. Usually in its 5th year, the hair falls out and is replaced within 6 months by a new one. Genetic baldness is caused by the body's failure to produce new hairs and not by excessive hair loss.

Alopecia areata is a disease that affects the hair follicles, which are part of the skin from which hairs grow. In most cases, hair falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter. Many people with the disease get only a few bare patches. Some people may lose more hair. Rarely, the disease causes total loss of hair on the head or complete loss of hair on the head, face, and body.

Farrell Hair Replacement is proud to announce our new location in Athens Greece! Now hair loss sufferers in Greece can experience the Best Hair Systems in the World! These are the one and only, original Farrell hair systems. You can personally meet with the Master himself, Richard Farrell at the Grand Opening on September 22 and 23 and he will personally design hair systems that will solve your hair loss situation.

We are proud to present the Zamacona video production, "Cicatricial Alopecia," the world's first educational media presentation to serve individuals with cicatricial alopecia, the medical community and the general public. This unique and moving video gives actual documentation by patients and offers current medical information and important references that furnish a better understanding of these disorders. It gives hope that one day there will be a cure and better treatments for this poorly understood group of diseases.

Partial or complete hair loss can be emotionally devastating to a patient, but there is a solution to this stage in a patient's medical recovery called non-surgical hair replacement. Instead of limiting a patient to wearing cheap wigs, scarves and hats which cannot provide a healthy-looking appearance, a Farrell ultra-custom, non-surgical hair replacement system is the only process capable of giving a patient a completely natural, healthy appearance after hair loss.

Hair changes, including thinning, color loss, dryness, changes in texture, and hair loss, are common features of autoimmune disease. Of these, hair loss can be the most devastating. Overall, hair loss can have many medical causes including hormonal imbalances, medication effects, and autoimmune diseases. Among the autoimmune diseases that cause hair loss or baldness, aleopcia areata is the most common. Alopecia areata may affect small localized scalp patches (alopecia areata molocularis) or it may affect the entire body (alopecia areata universalis). Treatment is available for alopecia areata although, in general, the more hair lost, the less successful the treatment will be.

Los Angeles, California, June 21st, 2008 –Richard Farrell, owner of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today that he is adding an extra stop on his personal design tour. Richard will be at his Hair Salon & Production Center in Los Angeles, CA on June 27th and 28th.

What do people look at first? The Hair... Is your real hair fine & limp? Well, that is the type of hair that needs to be on your hair replacement system. 99% of the companies who want to sell you a system buy inexpensive systems for overseas factories that produce their systems with Indian or Asian hair. If you want beautiful, natural looking hair, Farrell Hair Replacement will make your hair system with hair that matches your own hair texture, behaviors and characteristics.

Why would an African American man or woman choose Farrell Hair Replacement over the other companies? Because Farrell understands the unique hair replacement needs of African-American clients and we have conquered the challenge of all hair loss situations.

"Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers."

With a few bald patches on the back of her head, 9 year old Rio Jiminez knows she stands out. "Everybody started making fun of me like you don't have any hair and you're gonig to lose it all and you're weird," said Rio. Rio has Alopecia Areata. It's a genetic disease that causes patients to lose hair. It's an auto immune disease that attacks the hair folicles. It doesn't destroy them but disrupts them enough so they stop growing," said Dr. David Norris from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.

Los Angeles, California, June 7th, 2008 – Richard Farrell, Founder of Farrell Hair Replacement announced today, his plans to open yet another India location, this time in the beautiful city of Bangalore. Watch for the grand opening in September 2008. You can get more information by going to the Farrell India website at: http://www.farrellhair.co.in/Bangalore-India-hair-replacement-hair-systems.asp

The registry has been established by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new registry will be located at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, with affiliated centers at UCSF, the University of Colorado, University of Minnesota, and Columbia University.

Patient history of alopecia: onset of hair loss, hair loss pattern (diffuse or focal), rate and timing of hair loss, other scalp symptoms (itching, burning, tingling)
Personal history: dietary changes, diet, hair-care routine, hygiene products, medications (prescription medications, vitamins, over-the-counter [OTC] medications, and herbal remedies), stress, major illness
Female patient: menstrual and reproductive histories
Any family history of alopecia, patient's concurrent systemic/chronic illness, physical stress, medication, environmental exposure, psychiatric disorders, hairstyle, signs and symptoms of hormonal abnormalities
Physical examination:
1. Scalp exam for any scars, erythema, scaling, or inflammation
2. Density and distribution of hair
3. Hair shaft exam for caliber, length, shape, and fragility
4. Thyroid palpation to determine thyroid size, nodularity, or vascularity
Use "pull test" technique for hair loss. Grasp about 60 hairs between the thumb, the index, and the middle fingers. The hairs are then gently but firmly pulled. A positive test (2–10 hairs obtained) indicates an active hair shedding.

If a patient demonstrates positive hair-pull tests all over the scalp, he/she may be warned he/she will most likely lose all of their hair. Next, provide anticipatory guidance during the period of extensive hair loss as the cycle reestablishes and regrowth begins.

Finally, determine if eyebrow, eyelash, axillary, or body hair is affected. Examine hair density in other areas such as the face and extremities. A female patient who presents with thinning scalp hair and demonstrates increased facial, thigh, chin, or chest hair may have an androgen excess.

Alopecia, which means hair loss, is of epidemic proportion for many women of color. Although there have been magazine articles and television segments about alopecia, it continues to be poorly understood by many women. There are many different causes of alopecia that affect women with brown skin. However, there are two types of hair loss that women with curly or tightly coiled hair are plagued with: central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia. Alopecia is a devastating condition for all women, despite the cause. All women want to have their own healthy hair. Hair loss effects self-esteem, social interactions and relationships.

People whose skin has been scarred by burns, certain diseases, radiation therapy, or other injuries may develop cicatricial alopecia. Scar tissue forms when some part of the dermis is destroyed. The dermis is the second layer of the skin, and contains the hair follicles. In addition to burns and other injuries, cicatricial alopecia can be caused by certain types of infections, called granulomas; lupus erythematosus; recurring bacterial or fungal infections; a skin disease called lichen planus; and scalp ringworm.

The idea of HairSite Blog grew out of frustration, the frustration of searching for a simple hair loss solution on the Internet that was, well… impossible. So to help sort out all of the confusion that seems to invade ones browser when trying to research hair loss on the Internet, HairSiteBlog.com has added specific hair loss categories or tags such as “Alopecia Areata”, “Female Pattern Baldness”, “Hair Loss Diseases” and even “Eyebrow & Eyelash Transplants”. Combined with a powerful search tool (located at the top of every page) that highlights the words you searched for, making your search for any type of hair loss information easier and more accurate.

The term "cicatricial alopecia" refers to a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle, replace it with scar tissue, and cause permanent hair loss. In some cases, hair loss is gradual, without symptoms, and is unnoticed for long periods. In other cases, hair loss is associated with severe itching, burning and pain and is rapidly progressive. The inflammation that destroys the follicle is below the skin surface and there is usually no "scar" seen on the scalp. Affected areas of the scalp may show little signs of inflammation, or have redness, scaling, increased or decreased pigmentation, pustules, or draining sinuses. Cicatricial alopecia occurs in otherwise healthy men and women of all ages and is seen worldwide.