Women’s Hair Loss

Today’s Image and Health Conscious World

Today, the world health organization defines health as more than the absence of sickness and physical disability. It is also a state of physical, mental and social well-being. Usually, a healthy diet, exercise, a balanced lifestyle and a positive mental attitude are sufficient for attaining this ideal we call health. Sometimes, however, the strongest will power and the healthiest of lifestyles are not enough to overcome the inconveniences of nature, including hairloss

In the traditional medical sense, inconveniences such as an unattractive face, obesity, or premature baldness do not fall under the heading of sickness. They do not, after all, pose a threat to one’s life. They can though, lead to a deterioration of one’s self image, and result in decreased productivity.

In fact, appearance has become important in all our lives. In an era of Anti-aging for both men and women, an attractive, youthful appearance which includes a full head of healthy hair, can provide the confidence needed to fully develop our personalities, and to motivate us to excel. In short, it can be crucial to our success in our social life and in our careers.

Did you know that one in four women in Canada experiences hereditary hair loss? It takes most women by surprise and the effects can be embarrassing and depressing.

The Beauty Taboo

Confronting the stigma of hair loss poses considerable psychological and emotional challenges for both men and women. For every five men with hereditary hair loss, three women experience the same condition. Yet women’s hair thinning remains a “taboo” subject for the media, the public and the woman herself. Women will talk to their friends about their beauty enhancements, but will not talk about her thinning hair concerns.

Hair thinning is common, among otherwise healthy women, and can begin in women as early as their twenties. Women need to better understand the various reasons why hair loss occurs and seek treatment options available to them. Thinning hair and hair loss can have a profound effect on self-image and self-confidence, causing women to feel unattractive, embarrassed and helpless.

It is important for anyone experiencing hair loss to remember that they are not alone, to confront their hair loss and take action to safely regain control of their appearance and self-esteem.

Female hair loss does not progress the same way it does with men. You do not see the same “male pattern baldness” with thinning crown and receding temples. It is more likely to be a diffuse thinning that could go unnoticed for years.

How Your Hair Grows

Your hair is made of keratin, the same protein that makes up your nails and the outer layer of your skin. The part you see and style is called the hair shaft. It’s actually dead tissue made by your hair follicles – tiny bulb-like structures beneath your scalp’s surface. The average head has about 100,000 hairs. Your hair grows and is shed regularly. But many factors can disrupt this cycle. About 90 percent of the hair on most people’s scalp is in a 4 to 5 year growth stage at any given time.

The other 10 percent is in a 2 to 3 month resting phase after which it is shed. Most people shed 50 to 100 hairs a day. Once hair is shed, the growth stage begins again as a new hair from the same follicle replaces the shed hair. New hair grows at a rate of approximately ½ inch each month although this slows as you age. Hair loss may lead to baldness when the rate of shedding exceeds the rate of re-growth, when new hair is thinner than the hair shed or when hair comes out in patches.

Our Non-Surgical Hair Replacement Solution

Our Personally designed hair enhancement solution encompasses a variety of ways to add hair to your existing hair based on your particular hair loss condition and your lifestyle. Our design works just as well for the woman with a minimal amount of hair loss at her hairline as it does for the woman where the entire scalp is thinning as you see here.

Graduated Enhancement is different

Years ago it was known as the Postiche

It is the state-of-the-art technology that has been adapted to the specific problems of women’s hair loss. It offers a completely natural appearing frontal hairline, age appropriate density, the appearance of normal scalp especially when the hair is parted, with an uninterrupted scalp. That is no perceptible change in coloration, appearance or fell between the original hair and scalp and the hair and scalp that has been treated.

You can wear your hair in nearly any or every style. There are not restrictions. You can exercise, swim, and perform all of the activities that you do now, without restriction. You do not have to worry about where you can go, such as a boat or an open car. You also don’t have to worry if someone touches your hair, if it gets wet or if it’s a particularly windy day. It is an enhancement that becomes part of your life.