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    LLLT Case Study

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    THE MECHANISM ACTION OF LLLT In the recent times, the use of low lever laser technology has been suggested to be an alternative treatment to prevent the loss of hair and also in the stimulation of growth of hair in both the cases of Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL) and Male Pattern Hair Loss (MPHL).The use of this type of technology has been suggested to produce better outcomes, and also it has been proposed to have a low or minimal risk (Leavitt et al., 2009). Previous researchers on the use of

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    Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that causes temporary or permanent hair loss. The body attacks its own hair follicles, which ultimately causes them to stop growing. Typically, it is found in small patches on the scalp but it can be diagnosed anywhere on the body. According to Petukhova et al. (2011) this disease physically impacts 5.3 billion people just in the United States, affecting about 1-2% of the population. There is no known cure of AA and there is little evidence suggesting

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    propecia case

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    PROPECIA: Helping Make Hair Loss History 1. Define Propecia’s potential customer base. What is Propecia competing against in the consumer’s mind? What can be learned from Rogaine’s experience in the marketplace? Propecia is a drug against hair loss, effective both on stopping and reversing the Male Pattern Hair Loss. According to Tom Casola, the brand manager of Propecia, the potential customer base is at least half of the male population, as MPHL occured in 30-40 million American

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    Introduction Baldness is one of the emerging problems in the USA. Hair growth solutions has been introduced by various companies to help fighting the hair loss problem. Hair replacement surgery, wigs, synthetic hair, oral medicine, different lotions and so on has been introduced in the hair treatment market. People depending upon their income spend on the remedies to grow the hair back. Most of the time people do not take hair loss seriously as they feel it is most likely to happen as they grow

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    Hirsutism Research Paper

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    Hirsutism In Women: An Unfortunate Hairy Situation Hirsutism is excess terminal hair that commonly appears in a male pattern in women. Terminal hair refers to the stiff, pigmented hairs normally seen in men on the face, chest, abdomen and back, which are not normal for women. The cause of hirsutism can be either an increased number of androgen's in women, an oversensitivity of hair follicles to natural levels of androgen's in women, adrenal hyperplasia, thyroid dysfunction, Cushing syndrome, androgen-secreting

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    Finasteride Synthesis

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    males who are undergoing hair loss in the crown and the anterior scalp areas (2). It has the greatest efficacy in improving the hair loss of androgenetic alopecia approved by the FDA in the current market (2). Finasteride works by precluding the activity of type 2 5-alpha reductase (2). This is the enzyme that produces DHT (dihydrotestosterone) from testosterone (2). DHT is the cause of hair thinning and subsequent hair loss due to its effect of diminishing the size of hair follicles (3). A long-term

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    Scalp Subsigmentation

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    some hope to men experiencing male pattern baldness. This is a procedure that is effective for a wide variety of people suffering with hair loss. The founders of this process also offer scalp micropigmentation training too. What Is Scalp Micropigmentation Scalp microcpigmentation is a procedure offered by Scalp Aesthetics to help people that are suffering with hair loss. The process requires

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    Alopecia Disease

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    disease on affected people is the psychological toll it causes. As a result, I decided that a solution to this problem is to change society’s views on hair loss. History Alopecia has likely affected humans for the longest of times, but it has been misunderstood until the modern era. Alopecia, a disease that causes

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    as alopecia* which means hair loss to the head or the body. But there can be many reasons for why people go bald and some reasons are that hair accessories have an effect on hair and chemotherapy, shaving for cancer or a family gene. Hair Accessories ! Hair accessories may be super cute to wear and to make your hair nice and pretty. But these super cute accessories can be a nightmare ! These accessories can be a reason why you are going bald because things such as hair ties that are too tight will

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    1. One potential and very likely cause of the children’s hair loss is undergoing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy targets rapidly growing cells throughout the body in order to kill the growing cancer cells. One of the other rapidly growing cells that chemotherapy attacks are those in the hair roots, which explains the hair loss. (Mayoclinic.org) 2. The condition that the baby has is called “cradle cap” or in medical terms “infantile seborrheic dermatitis”. The cause of cradle cap is unknown but it is relatively

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