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I just returned from the 4th Brazilian Congress of Hair Restoration held at the prestigious Mater Dei Hospital in Belo Horizontes, BRAZIL.
I presented two lectures to the audience of physicians and surgeons from all over Brazil and from throughout the world.
The first talk was on my experience with the new NeoGraft automated hair transplant device, which offers hair restoration surgery without utilizing the strip harvest technique. This provides a more efficient follicular unit extraction (FUE) than manual methods of extraction and allows for less trauma to the grafts.
The second lecture was my approach to treating the female hair loss patient. With 24 years of experience in treating women with hair loss, I am very comfortable in addressing this most difficult situation for women.
Both presentations were very well received. To read more about my trip to Brazil, click here.
I am celebrating National Hair Loss Awareness Month with special discounted services throughout the month of August. In addition, patients, who book their consultation with Leonard Hair Transplant Associates before August 31, will receive full-sized, complimentary hair care products courtesy of my exclusive line of men’s and women’s shampoo and conditioners. Please click here to read the rest of my post.
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) recently published an article titled, “To Tell or Not To Tell”, which describes the fact that people undergoing cosmetic surgical procedures today are more willing and open to talk about having them than in the past.
The AACS survey of more than 1200 people shows that 71 percent believe that society is less judgmental about cosmetic surgery than it was five years ago. It also revealed that approximately 62 percent feel that society’s attitude toward cosmetic surgery makes them feel more comfortable about getting cosmetic surgery.
In general, I agree with the results of the survey; however, having specialized in hair restoration surgery now for more than 24 years, I can tell you that this field of cosmetic surgery is different from virtually all others with regard to patient openness. Please click here to read the rest of my post.
I was invited by the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery to speak at its 13th Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria. I presented a talk to an audience of doctors from all over the world about the Treatments of Hair Loss in Women.
The presentation was very well received and I was asked by a few doctors for copies of my talk for them to refer to when they got back to their offices.
Vienna is an absolutely beautiful clean city with buildings from the Imperial Times that are stunning. There are parks, squares, monuments, outdoor food markets, efficient public transportation, and great food throughout this walking city. The people have been nothing but very friendly. If you have the opportunity to visit some day, I strongly suggest you do!. Please click here to read the rest of my post.
The May issue of Consumer Reports Health features a report about products that treat hair loss such as Rogaine® and Propecia®. It offers results of surveys by readers of the magazine about their experiences with remedies for balding. I definitely have some problems with the reported results. The entire story is based on results from a survey, and not a study.
Who knows of how many of the more than 8,000 online respondents who began these treatments were ever made aware of their benefits, time table for expected results, realistic expectations of results, and what to look for and when, but abandoned the treatment before they even became effective because they didn’t realize that they needed to use them for much longer than they actually did use them.
I recently was quoted in a national survey noted below about how hair loss affects people and how they feel about others who are losing their hair.
The results are eye-opening! Take some time to read it.
Doc
Lines Blurred between Hair Loss Fact and Fiction
-National Survey Reveals Most Americans Not in the Know when it Comes to Hair Loss
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ. (February 1, 2010) -- A new national survey reveals Americans are at a loss when it comes to loss of a different kind: their hair. The new survey Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Myths & Truths Behind Hair Loss, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of the ROGAINE® Brand, reveals a surprising lack of understanding of the prevalence, incidence, causes, and treatments for thinning hair and hair loss.
Hair loss affects up to 40 percent of American men and 25 percent of American women. According to the survey of 1001 respondents, Americans consider hair one of their best features, second only to eyes - ye
The Living On A Prayer hitmaker, 47, regularly treats his receding hairline so he doesn't end up bald and often laments on what will happen to Bon Jovi as he ages. And the star admits he's unsure whether he will continue with his career in to his 60s, like Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger.
He tells Germany's Reader's Digest magazine, "Let me tell you, I am so worried. I look at guys like Sting and think, 'Well, he's cool about losing his hair,' but I'm already losing a bit and I'm so aware of it. Someone told me that you have to regularly massage your scalp so I do that all the time. You look like a jerk but it's got to be worth a shot. "I find it hard to believe I'm 47 already, because I still feel like 18. I don't plan on being the next Mick Jagger and to keep on going till my late 60s. But at the moment I don't see a reason why I should stop".
Singer Jon Bon Jovi, like millions of other men and women, do not want to lose their hair; however, massaging o
I started off the new decade by being interviewed about the state-of-the-art in hair restoration by GET Magazine, Rhode Island’s major publication for the gay and lesbian community. Not only that, but I was asked to be photographed for its cover! It was a great photo shoot that resulted in several images for the magazine.
For the 24 years I have specialized in hair restoration surgery, I have welcomed patients from these communities. One of the most gratifying aspects of gays as patients is that they often will readily discuss their transplant procedures with family and friends. They understand that others concerned about losing their hair appreciate a first-hand recommendation to a doctor who has helped them.
Frederick Murphy, aka Fast Freddy of Mix 104.1 FM in Boston and an entertainer, is a patient who has made several friends feel comfortable in deciding to have their transplants by me after seeing Fred’s own transplant results.
I am honored to have been chosen to be the physician hair loss expert on the Ask the Expert section of the Rogaine.com website. Rogaine Foam is the latest (and greatest) formulation of the very effective treatment for hair loss.
Johnson and Johnson, the company that now owns the Rogaine brand, has made a very positive decision for hair loss sufferers to provide wonderful education for the general public. As part of this educational campaign, the website now poses excellent commonly-asked hair loss related questions that I answer. Check out www.rogaine.com.
Additionally, I went to New York City recently to shoot a video news release about the treatments of hair loss. It is an approximately two minute video that has been shown throughout the country. Keep an eye out for it on your local evening news broadcast and on You Tube! Have a great day! Doc
As 2009 comes to an end, I wanted to thank my staff, my family, my friends, my colleagues, and, especially, my patients for a wonderful year. You say, how can it be wonderful with unprecedented unemployment rates, economic recession, lack of confidence in our government, et cetera?
Well, we have been blessed to have patients seeking our services and, thereby, allowing us to provide to them not only more hair or fewer wrinkles, but with a new outlook on life. The perceived mismatch between how they felt inside compared to what they saw in the mirror has been corrected. And, it feels fantastic for me, along with my staff, to have created this sense of higher self esteem and sell confidence in our patients.
Just last week, a 38-year-old patient told me that his new hair was the best Christmas gift he could have ever received. A 50-year-old female patient told me, “Dr. Leonard, you saved my life”. Those who have not lost their hair nor
I presented two lectures to the audience of physicians and surgeons from all over Brazil and from throughout the world. 
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) recently published an article titled, “To Tell or Not To Tell”, which describes the fact that people undergoing cosmetic surgical procedures today are more willing and open to talk about having them than in the past.
features a report about products that treat hair loss such as Rogaine® and Propecia®. It offers results of surveys by readers of the magazine about their experiences with remedies for balding. I definitely have some problems with the reported results. The entire story is based on results from a survey, and not a study. 