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Chris* was incredibly self-conscious about his appearance because of his advanced hair loss. At one point, he had tried using an over the counter product that promoted itself a way for him to take control of his hair loss. But far from delivering on its promises, it only caused his loss to become worse. Thirty-four years old with the hair line of a man twice his age, Chris called Ashley and Martin.

Attending his free consultation with his partner, Chris disclosed that he had been losing his hair for almost five years. Further information gathering found that Chris’ father had also lost his hair and that although in good health generally, he led a busy, stressful lifestyle. Confirming the diagnosis of male pattern hair loss with a scalp examination, Chris’ hair loss was placed at a level IV on the Norwood scale.

Outlining the medical hair loss treatment program she would recommend to slow his loss to a natural rate and promote new hair growth, the consultant also suggested he rent a laser therapy device to give his program the best chance of success. Living as far as he did from the clinic, the consultant knew the inconvenience it would cause to come in to the clinic for treatment. Taking all of this on board, Chris felt he would like to discuss the treatment privately with his wife before committing to the program.

Shortly after, he contacted the clinic and began his program. Initially experiencing a little stinging when applying his RealGROWTH^® solution, this disappeared quickly, and he found the program easy and quick to adhere to. As his hair grew back, people began to notice. And far from the way he had previously felt about his appearance when he was around other people, now Chris felt pleased when people commented on his hair. It wasn’t just his partner who had noticed his hair improving, his family were commenting on how good it was looking as well. With the positive feedback, Chris’ confidence began to grow and at his first Ashley and Martin Review four months into his treatment, he was extremely happy with the results he was seeing.

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Trevor’s* RealGROWTH^® program got off to a slower start than his consultant had expected. When he had first approached Ashley and Martin, the 31-year-old had been suffering from an aggressive case of male pattern hair loss. His hair sparsely populated across his scalp, Trevor’s frontal hair line was all but non-existent.

Concerned that his father had gone completely bald at quite a young age, Trevor had been wondering how to go about treating his own hair loss for a year before making contact. Having found Ashley and Martin online, Trevor filled in the contact form on the website and waited to receive a call from his local clinic.

That had been four months ago, and now his consultant was working with him to get the best hair regrowth possible from his program. People were already noticing how much denser his hair was becoming and giving him positive feedback. But his consultant was determined they could do better. The consultant could see from his file that he was attending his fortnightly laser therapy appointments. Describing his nightly treatment routine to the consultant, the two men discovered the issue. It was the topical solution Trevor applied to his scalp each night. The clinic hair loss doctor had prescribed 2ml to be applied daily. Trevor, however, had misunderstood and had only been using 1ml per day.

Looking at the progress photos that had been taken earlier in the appointment alongside the ones taken in his initial consultation, the results were all the more astounding knowing Trevor had only been using half the dosage of solution he had been prescribed.

The hair in Trevor’s frontal hair line was filling back in and a thicker covering had regrown across his entire scalp. The early results of his program had been exciting even before he knew he had the potential to grow so much more of his own hair back. By the end of the appointment, both Trevor and his consultant were curious as to what the next four months would bring with the increase in his medication.

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Darren* was not particularly impressed when his hair loss began to show. He had been using a caffeinated shampoo that was supposed to stop his hair loss, but it certainly did not appear to be working. His hair was thinning and there was no disguising it now. Knowing that treatment had been playing on his mind for the past couple of years and that he was not happy with the changes to his appearance, Darren’s partner strongly encouraged him to seek help from the same company that had helped his friend. And knowing better than to argue, Darren called Ashley and Martin to book an appointment for himself.

Speeding through his story, Darren outlined his family history of hair loss. Brother, father, both maternal and paternal uncles and a grandfather. All the men in his family experienced hair loss, but Darren was not ready to give in to it just yet.

Upon confirming Darren fully understood everything that was involved in treatment, the consultation was at an end shortly after it had started. Darren already knew how the treatment program worked and had seen it produce fantastic results for his friend. He was ready to sign on the dotted line as soon as he had heard it would work for him too.

Even though he had seen medical hair loss treatment work for his friend, it was still exciting to experience it himself. His confidence in the program grew as fast as his new hair did. His sister, who had been living overseas was taken aback at the change she could see when she came home. And after four months on the program he purchased a portable laser treatment device for himself to use at home instead of coming into the clinic. After meeting with his consultant to assess the progress he had made on the program after sixteen weeks, Darren was so happy that he spent the night celebrating over a few drinks with his mates.

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Fifteen year old Tyler* was worried he would be completely bald like his father before he reached 20. Hair loss was prevalent in his family going back generations and, having already been losing his hair for the past year, he was concerned about it affecting him so early in life. Almost as soon as it had started he had begun thinking about seeking treatment. Tyler had heard about Ashley and Martin on the TV and knew he did not need to wait any longer to reach his turning point.

Meeting with an Ashley and Martin consultant, Tyler and his father discussed the treatment path they had already tried through a dermatologist. While they felt the hair loss may have slowed using the oral treatment, they had not been successful in regrowing hair.

After a scalp examination, the consultant diagnosed Tyler with a Norwood level II loss. Initially it was his frontal hair line that had concerned Tyler the most, but after seeing photos taken from every angle, his crown worried him the most. A scalp condition and the idea of going bald like his father so young had prompted him to see a dermatologist initially. Without results there, he was determined to find a way to prevent the family trait quickly.

Due to his age and scalp condition, the consultant booked Tyler in to speak with the clinic hair loss doctor before moving forward. It was a great relief to Tyler to find that although not all the components of the RealGROWTH^® program would be suitable for him at this stage of life, treatment was still available. He was prescribed a topical solution to apply to his scalp daily and was encouraged to attend regular laser therapy appointments in the clinic.

Four months of weekly laser therapy and daily application of his RealGROWTH^® solution provided the results he had been looking for when approaching his dermatologist. His hair loss had been reduced to a natural rate of shedding and he had begun to regrow hair. Parents and son alike were thrilled with the decision to call Ashley and Martin for help.

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