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!

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.”

Hair replacement surgery, a 40-year-old procedure, is now at a stage where its history can be re-examined, present procedures enumerated, and its future evaluated. The provocative observation that donor site, composite grafts, or occipital hair follicles, when transferred to the frontal area of the scalp, not only survive and grow but continue in a growth pattern throughout the patient's life has spurred a major subspecialty of cosmetic surgery. The innovations, refinements, and new techniques that emerged during the ensuing 40 years truly have made Norman Orentreich's original experiment a definitive subspecialty. This article reviews some of the prior advances during this time, where they stand now, and state-of-the-art techniques.

The skill and technique of hair restoration surgeons vary widely, as do their hair transplant results. This site is published by hair transplant patients to help others get past the hype to find quality pre-screened hair transplant surgeons in Canada, the USA, Europe/Asia and South America.

Matt Lauer and Janice Lieberman discuss the medical treatments and procedures used to treat hair loss, including Propecia, Minoxidil/Rogaine, Laser Therapy and Hair Transplantation.

About 70 percent of female hair loss is genetic. Other causes include stress, illness, medication and diet. Crash diets, tight ponytails/braids/weaves/extension, thyroid disorders, pregnancy, going off birth control and general anesthesia can all result in hair loss.

Eyebrows are a critical facial feature that helps to define the way we look. In many ways, eyebrows are more important to one’s appearance than scalp hair, as eyebrows are in a more central position on the face and serve to frame the eyes (the single most important facial element). Unlike the loss of scalp hair, the loss of one’s eyebrows is not viewed as a natural process and is, therefore, not cosmetically acceptable.

BattleAgainstBald.com author, Seth Garon, talks about his blog, Bosley, hair loss and hair restoration surgery on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.

These videos of Dr. Lam's hair transplant work were taken with a macro lens to show how natural and seamless hair restoration can be. Still photographs at a distance cannot convey the same degree of information as high-resolution closeup macro video footage can. These videos position you as if you were standing literally a foot away from the patient and inspecting Dr. Lam's hair transplant work under very close scrutiny with bright flood lamps.

In an image conscious society a high premium is attached to youthful appearance. Baldness is unfashionable. Publicity and intrigue surrounding the alleged treatment of famous heads and extensive advertising by some private clinics have heightened public interest.

On average, there are 100,000 to 150,000 hairs on the human scalp. The hairs grow from hair roots, or follicles (saclike structures under the skin). Blood vessels at the base of each follicle provide the nourishment necessary for hair growth. Hair growth in each root occurs in a cycle independent of the other roots. At any time about 90 percent of the hairs on the scalp are in the growth phase, while the other 10 percent are in the resting phase. The growth phase lasts an average of four to five years, after which the follicle enters the resting phase, which lasts about two months to four months. At the end of the resting phase, the hair falls out naturally and is replaced by a new hair. Consequently, some hair loss is a normal part of the hair growth cycle. In fact, on a typical day, about 50 to 150 scalp hairs are lost. Baldness (or alopecia) results when hair loss occurs at an abnormally high rate; when hair replacement occurs at an abnormally slow rate; or when normal hairs are replaced by thinner, shorter ones.

Russell started to lose his hair seven years ago when he was 21. Now, having tried every spray and potion on the market, he's taking clippers to his head and shaving off his fringe of hair. Totally bald, he instantly looks 10 years younger than when he was clinging on to his last few strands. But he admits that it's been a tough journey to accept his bald state.

Dr. Bauman's eyelash transplants were featured on CBS's THE EARLY SHOW. The Early Show followed eyelash transplant patient, Kim, before and after her eyelash transplant with Dr. Bauman. Bauman patient, eyelash transplant recipient and salon owner, Jodi Hussey, is also interviewed several months after her procedure. This story included a detailed animated explanation of how the procedure is performed. To watch the video click the picture to the left. For a larger version of the CBS Early Show

African-Americans experience a unique set of problems with their hair owing to the nature of African hair and skin as well as to different styling methods that can predispose to problems as well. The kink and curl of African hair can lead to ingrown hairs and related scarring (to be discussed). Also, African hair tends to be typically very dry with the cuticle weathering much more easily. Frequent shampooing of African hair can lead to excessive dryness and brittleness such that about half of African-American women shampoo their hair weekly and another third every other week. Shampoos with anionic agents are particularly drying to the hair. African-American men who tend to shave their hair very closely especially along the posterior, occipital hairline can be prone to ingrown hairs that lead to keloid formation.

Hair Loss Scams Exposed: Spencer Kobren, Founder of The American Hair Loss Association and host of The Bald Truth radio show discusses the truth about the hair loss and Hair Transplant industry.

Cosmetic eyelash transplant procedure patients before and after. Dr. Bauman describes the procedure and demonstrates the technique for NBC 6. Patients Jodi Hussey and Erica Lynn are interviewed. This is the clip that aired in both the Palm Beach and Miami areas.

Baldness can be classified into various types, depending on the cause. Several of the many different types of baldness include the following: female-pattern baldness although less common, female-pattern baldness differs from that of male-pattern baldness in that the hair generally thins all over the head, but the frontal hairline is maintained. Female-pattern baldness rarely results in total hair loss.

As explained it the previous section, Male Pattern Baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia) is caused by the Dehydro-Testosterone hormone. It usually progresses in the following pattern: at first, the hair in the temples and in the crown area(the area around the point out of which the hair grows in a swirl-like manner) starts thinning. The frontal hair line then begins to recede, the temples grow bigger and the crown areas noticeably balds. Later on the two bald areas at the front and back meet at the center of the scalp, and eventually there is only a horseshoe shaped piece of hair that surrounds the head. The Norwood-Hamilton Scale illustrates the different stages that characterize the Male Pattern Baldness process:

For most people, hair loss is mild and occurs later in life. However, when hair loss is premature or severe, it can be a source of distress. Although there is no cure, a number of treatments are available that can effectively slow or reduce hair loss and stimulate partial regrowth. Surgical treatment involving hair transplantation is available from some specialist dermatologists and can be helpful for some men with advanced balding.

Hair loss affect about 70% of women who are approaching menopause. Hair loss usually lasts for the whole menopause transition (until the mid 50's), but some women may experience them for the rest of their life. Menopause is not an illness, but a natural process in a woman's body. The symptoms of menopause are just indicators of changes between the hormones estrogen, testosterone and progesterone. These changes result in a hormonal imbalance in a woman's body and cause the common hair loss in women.

Look around a crowd, and you'll see that lots of middle-aged men are losing their hair. As Baby Boomers, they have every right to demand, What is science doing about this? Quite a bit, it turns out. A British company, for example, says five guys are walking around with hundreds more hairs than they had before, thanks to an early test of what's been called hair cloning. An American outfit hopes to start testing a similar approach next year.

As long ago as 400BC, the greatest mind in medical history, the Father of Medicine, was studying the causes of baldness. Hippocrates - himself a sufferer of hair loss - noticed that eunuchs (castrated males) seemed able to keep their hair. The connection of harems and hairy men had been noticed by others too and the link between the male hormone, testosterone, and hair loss was first established. Castration of eunuchs prevented them from suffering androgenetic alopecia. However, this is not a treatment considered apropriate in modern times.

When you think of hair loss, what image comes to mind? If you're like most of us, it's probably not a picture of a healthy woman -- but by the age of 50, over 50 percent of women are experiencing some hair loss. And believe it or not, the solution isn't as simple as a bottle of Rogaine. In fact, there actually four types of hair loss common in women, each with its own appearance, causes, and treatments. We spoke to Matt L. Leavitt, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and author of Women and Hair Loss (www.womenandhairloss.com), for some insight:

Spencer David Kobren vividly remembers the day he saw the light. Or to be more precise, the day he saw a little telltale patch of white. It was Dec. 31, 1986. Kobren was 22. He knew his life had changed irrevocably. "It was devastating, man," he says, his tone mournful and anguished. "I felt like I was losing a limb. Once you cross that line, there's no going back." His hair, lush and dense as a tropical forest, was starting to disappear. So began an odyssey to restore what time and genetics were slowly robbing. Kobren tried lotions made of keratin and potions infused with amino acids. He tried hanging upside down. He consulted psychics. He tried zapping his noggin with electrical charges, wrapping it with hot towels, rubbing it with cayenne pepper, shooting it up with hormones. He spent years and thousands of dollars on a fruitless, hairless quest.

The hair follicle is a structure that encases the lower part of the hair shaft. Each follicle contains blood vessels that nurture new hair growth. All hair follicles are present at birth; throughout the lifetime each follicle grows and sheds single hairs in a repetitive cycle (show figure 1). The growth phase for a single new hair lasts two to three years. At the end of this time, growth ceases and the follicle enters a resting phase. After three to four months in the resting phase, the hair is shed and the next growth cycle begins. On a normal scalp, approximately 80 to 90 percent of follicles are growing at any time. Each day, about 75 follicles shed their hair while the same number enter a new growth phase.

Unlike the receding hair line creeping over a man's scalp, hair loss sneaks up on a woman. Maybe she sees a few more hairs in her favorite brush. Her ponytail feels skinnier. Her part widens. Eventually she notices she can see her scalp peeking through in a photograph. Whatever the telling sign, female pattern hair loss can be traumatic. But women today are less likely to suffer in silence than a decade ago; doctors report that women increasingly are coming forward to seek remedies. Locks we love In some cases, pinpointing the cause is the first step to a cure, though the source of hair loss in women is not always as clear as it is in men. The hormone fluctuations of puberty, pregnancy and menopause can cause hair to shed. So can the stress of general anesthesia, illness, anemia, crash diets and thyroid abnormalities. Some women -- and a few men, too -- suffer a compulsion to tug at the hair, damaging the follicles.