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Male-pattern baldness (Androgenetic alopecia) will affect almost 70% of males. It causes hair follicles to shrink over a period of your life, ultimately shedding those hairs and never growing back. This hair loss is due mostly to your genetics and hormonal reasoning, but hair loss can be caused by stress, poor diet, and multiple other health factors. 

Most likely, if your extended family is bald or has noticeably thinning hair, then male-pattern baldness runs in your family and you’re at risk. Over time, your hair growth cycle essentially begins to lessen and die, shrinking the follicles and producing finer and finer hair until it doesn’t produce hair at all. 

The severity of male-pattern baldness is also hereditary. However, there’s a scale called the Norwood Scale that shows you what type of male-pattern baldness you’re experiencing. Your hair loss can begin in the front toward your forehead or on the crown of your head. Many people think that only the crown balding is male-pattern baldness, but a receding hairline could also be male-pattern baldness. 

Because male-pattern baldness is hereditary, it’s difficult to combat. But there are preventative treatments. 

At a basic level, you can change your hairstyle to cover any baldness or scalp-showing. This is probably the easiest solution. If that doesn’t work, you can try biotin pills that you get over-the-counter and any pharmacy. You can also try minoxidil (Rogaine), which is a topical treatment that you apply to your scalp. It stimulates the follicles and encourages hair growth. Finally, concerning medicines you can take, there’s finasteride. Finasteride is an oral pill that is prescribed by a doctor that helps hair growth by blocking hormones that cause hair loss. There are multiple other treatments for male-pattern baldness such as wigs or hairpieces, transplant surgery, or ultimately just shaving your head. 

At Apollo Hair Replacement of Dallas/Fort Worth, we specialize in all of these treatments and counseling. We offer free consultations to diagnose the type of hair loss you might be experiencing and offering solutions that fit your needs and budget. 

Get your hair back. Get your life back!

Summer is here and, for a lot of us, that means dry, flat hair due to the humidity over the hotter months. And depending on your hair (thickness, length, heritage, etc.), it may be harder for you to get the volume and body you want in your hair over the dog days. Well, here are a few ways to get your hair to stand up and stand out, and stop lying flat and lifeless on your head during the summer. This is… The Body Issue! 

Let’s start with the quickest fix: dry shampoo! Dry shampoo is a volume building and grease removing method of taking care of your hair without having to shower! Sometimes your hair may get oily over 2-3 days, and you don’t want to wash your hair every single day not only to keep it healthy, but because that takes a lot of work. That’s why some genius discovered this amazing product. Apply dry shampoo by spraying it into your hair, starting with the roots and the layers underneath to get rid of excess oil and add body! You don’t even need to wait 2-3 days to add it to your hair. Don’t be afraid to spray it in after your blowdry your hair to create even more volume. Just don’t use it every day! Too frequent of usage can cause hair damage and even hair loss. See more about dry shampoo and hair loss here. 

You could also go bodybuilding. But not lifting weights and getting rub-on tans. Get a volume-building shampoo and go wild. It’s actually impressive how a good volume-building shampoo can make your hair stand out and give it that fluffier, fuller look. A couple tips for these volume shampoos are to get something clear or translucent. Also, make sure it has a conditioning treatment included! 

Another technique to add volume to your hair is to tease it! You probably already knot this, but back-brushing your hair (gently, I might add) can really boost and “unstick” hairs from each other. If you do this on the under-layers, you’ll get a full-bodied look with zero flatness! 

Also, after you get out of the shower, try blow drying your hair upside down. No, don’t hang from the ceiling. Just lean over, whip your hair over your hair toward your feet, and blow dry it that way. This also adds crazy volume and still makes your look healthy, shiny, and full! 

Are none of these tips working? You may be experiencing the starting phases of hair loss. If you’re noticing thinning hair, bald spots, or chunks of hair shedding, Apollo Hair Replacement of Dallas/Fort Worth can help! We offer free consultations to figure out how to properly treat what you’re going through. Call us today to schedule your free consultation. 

Get your hair back. Get your life back!

It’s been a while since we talked about laser comb therapy and what solutions Apollo Hair Replacement of Dallas/Fort Worth has to offer. If your hair is thinning or if you notice that you’re shedding more hair than usual, we offer the proprietary HairMax Laser Comb! This comb looks similar to a regular comb, but it has lasers embedded between the teeth of the comb. These lasers use low-level laser therapy (LLLT), which helps stimulate the scalp and promote hair growth! The best part about the HairMax Laser Comb is that it isn’t a gimmicky, infomercial product. It’s approved by the FDA and has proven results in reducing hair loss and regrowing and thickening hair! 

The HairMax Laser Comb sends infrared heat into your scalp. It’s pain-free, and it’s just like combing your hair with a regular comb. The teeth on the comb separate hair while the lasers are working, providing a direct path for laser light to reach your scalp. The laser energy stimulates weakened hair follicles, and increases blood flow and circulation in the scalp. It strengthens hair follicles, reduces thinning, and even regrows hair out of a healthier and invigorated scalp. Many products simply halt or reduce thinning and hair loss, but the HairMax laser comb actually helps regrow hair! 

In a nutshell, the benefits of the the HairMax Laser Comb include:

• Laser energy of the HairMax reverses and stops hair loss.
• Hair parting teeth of the HairMax provides direct path for laser light to reach your scalp.
• Laser energy of the HairMax energizes weakened hair follicles.
• HairMax increases blood flow and circulation in the scalp, removing harmful waste products such as DHT and increases ATP.
• HairMax invigorates hair follicle and produces thicker, healthier hair.
• HairMax prevents further hair loss and promotes hair growth stimulation.

Stop spending your money on gimmicks. It’s time to step up and try something FDA approved that offers proven results. Apollo Hair Replacement of Dallas/Fort Worth uses the HairMax laser comb to help both men and women with hair thinning and baldness. Call us today to discuss the HairMax Laser Comb and the right solution for your thinning hair. While the HairMax laser comb is a fantastic tool and remedy for hair loss, there are so many treatments, and the proper treatment is crucial in revitalizing and regrowing your hair! 

Call Apollo Hair Replacement of Dallas/Fort Worth today for your free consultation. Get your life back with the HairMax Laser Comb!

Whether you have long, short, or medium length hair, there will always be some “dos and don’ts” in everyday hairstyles. This goes for the holidays as well. We understand that everyone has their own style, and that’s okay! But just in case you’re wondering, we put together a list of hairstyles on the naughty and nice list for the holidays.

The Naughty List

The holidays are a time to dress up, look cute, and spend time with family. This time of the year almost always commands scarves, layers, and close-toed shoes. With that being said, updos don’t make a lot of sense. It’s not necessarily a fashion faux pas, but it’s contradictory to clothing styles and the weather. We aren’t fashion experts, but exposing your neck in the winter time sounds chilly! On the same kind of note, there are multiple ways to leave the heat, such as blow dryers and straighteners, off your healthy hair to avoid more damage.

For guys, it’s the same. Avoid the man bun. Not just because they’re so 2016 (and we’re almost to 2019), but because a tight man bun isn’t going to keep you warm! You could always scarf it up as well, but consider letting those locks flow like Santa’s glorious beard. However, if you somehow end up sticking with the man bun, don’t forget your toe socks and argyle sweater vest.

The Nice List

So. Many. Options. It’s actually hard to decide which hairstyle to go with if you’re leaving your hair down. With so many different styles appropriate for the holidays, what do you do? I’ve mentioned it already, but try to avoid the blow dryers and straighteners. When hair changes temperatures quickly and drastically, it becomes damaged, resulting in cracks, split ends, frizziness, and so forth. So that leads us to a natural drying beach look. Let your hair down and air dried for a wavy, relaxed look. Use bobby pins and clamps to style and texture the look into something like a half-up top knot or side swept bangs! My personal favorite

is the side braid. This look is elegant, simple, and healthy. Plus you still get that feeling of getting ready, even though it’s a quick do!

Gentlemen, a slick, short cut and style is both appropriate and sharp. Try a side-part with a low-shine pomade. Or you could go full Toby McGuire in Pleasantville and make it glisten! Next up, the messy look. This style fades in and out, and it has to be done right. Definitely don’t roll out of bed and go to Christmas lunch with the family. You’ll look sloppy. But a nice wax and some finger magic can make you look like Fight Club Brad Pitt. And that’s a Christmas gift anybody will want.

If you aren’t comfortable with your hair because it’s thinning, severely damaged, or long gone, Apollo Hair Replacement can set you on the path to the right do… even if it’s a man bun! If you’re looking for a fuller head of hair, contact Apollo Hair Replacement today for your free consultation. Get your life back for the holidays!

In mouse study, scientists say they've used stem cells to grow large numbers of active follicles

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists might be able to offer "hair-challenged" males a new glimmer of hope when it comes to reversing baldness. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say they've gotten closer to being able to use stem cells to treat thinning hair -- at least in mice. The researchers said that although using stem cells to regenerate missing or dying hair follicles is considered a potential way to reverse hair loss, it hasn't been possible to create adequate numbers of hair-follicle-generating stem cells -- specifically cells of the epithelium, the name for tissues covering the surface of the body.

But new findings indicate that this may now be achievable.

"This is the first time anyone has made scalable amounts of epithelial stem cells that are capable of generating the epithelial component of hair follicles," Dr. Xiaowei Xu, an associate professor of dermatology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, said in a university news release.

Those cells have many potential applications that extend to wound healing, cosmetics and hair regeneration, Xu said.

In the new study, Xu's team converted induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) -- reprogrammed adult stem cells with many of the characteristics of embryonic stem cells -- into epithelial stem cells. This is the first time this has been done in either mice or people, the researchers said.

The epithelial stem cells were mixed with certain other cells and implanted into mice. They produced the outermost layers of skin cells and follicles that are similar to human hair follicles, according to the study, which was published Jan. 28 in the journal Nature Communications. This suggests that these cells might eventually help regenerate hair in people, the researchers said.

Xu said this achievement with iPSC-derived epithelial stem cells does not mean that a treatment for baldness is around the corner. A hair follicle contains both epithelial cells and a second type of adult stem cell called dermal papillae.

"When a person loses hair, they lose both types of cells," Xu said. "We have solved one major problem -- the epithelial component of the hair follicle. We need to figure out a way to also make new dermal papillae cells, and no one has figured that part out yet."

Experts also note that studies conducted in animals often fail when tested in humans.

Hair Loss Side Effect

Did you know that many commonly prescribed prescription drugs can cause temporary hair loss or  trigger the onset of male and female pattern baldness, and even cause permanent hair loss. Be sure to investigate the side effects of all your medications for hair loss. The drugs below are listed by category, according to the conditions they treat, then by brand name first followed by the drug’s generic name in parentheses. In some categories, individual drugs are not listed. For these conditions, you will want to discuss the possibility of hair loss as a side effect of using any of the drugs that treat that particular condition, since many do contribute to hair loss. 

Note that the drugs listed here do not include those used in chemotherapy and radiation for cancer treatment:

Acne

All drugs derived from vitamin A as treatments for acne or other conditions, including:

• Accutane (isotretinoin)

Blood

Anticoagulants (blood thinners), including:

• Panwarfin (warfarin sodium)
• Sofarin (warfarin sodium)
• Coumadin (warfarin sodium)
• Heparin injections

Cholesterol

Cholesterol-lowering drugs, including:

• Atronid-S (clofibrate)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)

Convulsions/ Epilepsy

• Anticonvulsants, including:
• Tridone (trimethadione)

Depression

• Antidepression drugs, including:
• Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
• Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
• Paxil (paroxetine)
• Anafranil (clomipramine)
• Janimine (imipramine)
• Tofranil (imipramine)
• Tofranil PM (imipramine)
• Adapin (doxepin)
• Sinequan (doxepin)
• Surmontil (trimipramine)
• Pamelor (nortriptyline)
• Ventyl (nortriptyline)
• Elavin (amitriptyline)
• Endep (amitriptyline)
• Norpramin (desipramine)
• Pertofrane (desipramine)
• Vivactil (protriptyline hydrochloride)
• Asendin (amoxapine)
• Haldol ( haloperidol)

Diet

• Amphetamines

Fungus

• Antifungals

Glaucoma

• The beta-blocker drugs, including:
• Timoptic Eye Drops (timolol)
• Timoptic Ocudose (timolol)
• Timoptic XC (timolol)

Gout

• Lopurin (allopurinol)
• Zyloprim (allopurinol)

Heart

Many drugs prescribed for the heart, including those known as the beta blockers, which are also used to treat high blood pressure, and include:

• Tenormin (atenolol)
• Lopressor (metoprolol)
• Corgard (nadolol)
• Inderal and Inderal LA (propanolol)
• Blocadren (timolol)
• High Blood Pressure
• See Above list of beta blockers under "Heart"

Hormonal Conditions

All hormone-containing drugs and drugs prescribed for hormone-related, reproductive, male-specific, and female-specific conditions and situations have the potential to cause hair loss, including:

• Birth Control Pills
• Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for women (estrogen or progesterone)
• Male androgenic hormones and all forms of testosterone
• Anabolic steriods
• Prednisone and other steroids

Inflammation

• Many anti-inflammatory drugs, including those prescribed for localized pain, swelling and injury.
• Arthritis drugs
• Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs including:
  - Naprosyn (naproxen)
  - Anaprox (naproxen)
  - Anaprox DS (naproxen)
  - Indocin (indomethacin)
  - Indocin SR (indomethacin)
  - Clinoril (sulindac)

An anti-inflammatory that is also used as a chemotherapy drug:

• Methotrexate (MTX)
• Rheumatex (methotrexate)
• Folex (methotrexate)

Parkinson's Disease

• Levadopa / L-dopa (dopar, larodopa)

Thyroid Disorders

• Many of the drugs used to treat the thyroid

Ulcer

• Many of the drugs used to treat indigestion, stomach difficulties, and ulcers, including over-the-counter dosages and prescription dosages.
• Tagamet (cimetidine)
• Zantac (ranitidine)
• Pepcid (famotidine)

SOURCE: AMERICAN HAIR LOSS ASSOCIATION