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Derek* had been watching Ashley and Martin hair loss advertisements on the TV for years but it was only in the past two years that they had resonated with him. He’d been considering treatment for his hair loss for nearly a year, he was now 55 years old and his hair was starting to thin at a rapid rate. His vertex and frontal hairline were depleting and Derek was worried that soon all of his hair would be gone.

Once he made the decision to take action it was very easy take the first steps. Derek used the Ashley and Martin website to make an online enquiry and was contacted by his nearest clinic to arrange a date for his first free consultation. Upon examination, Derek’s hair loss was diagnosed at Norwood level III vertex. Although he had no family history of hair loss, his age and other lifestyle factors had contributed to the problem.

Derek’s hair loss specialist recommended the Ashley and Martin twelve month RealGROWTH^® treatment program. The consultant explained that this multifaceted approach would stimulate Derek’s dormant hair follicles, enabling him to regenerate his own hair.

Reassured by the proven science behind the treatment program, he enrolled on the very same day.

At his first review, Derek could see that his thin strands of hair had already started to thicken up and his frontal hairline was also beginning to regenerate. Encouraged and pleased by these early results he asked his consultant if he could get a copy of the progression photos so that he could show them to his friends – they had already started commenting on the change in his hair and he wanted to share his hair regrowth journey with them.

There was still some way to go, but Derek (and his friends), felt confident that even greater results could be achieved over the coming months.

*name changed to protect privacy

Matt* had been losing his hair for over five years. At 47 years old, he was starting to think that he should resign himself to the fact that he, like his father, would lose nearly all of his hair. He’d been considering hair loss treatment for some time and had acted on it by visiting another hair loss clinic with disappointing results. It was a TV ad for an Ashley and Martin hair loss clinic that prompted Matt to give it one last go.

He’d reached what the ad described as ‘his turning point’ years ago but he needed professional advice from a medical hair specialist and a treatment that was likely to work…he made an online appointment and attended his free consultation. A little bit jaded by his past experience, Matt went away to think about his options. When he returned a week later he enrolled in a RealGROWTH^® program to address his Norwood level lV vertex loss. The consultant explained that the multi-faceted program would provide intervention in the process causing his hair loss while encouraging and protecting new growth.

Ashley and Martin is the largest medial hair centre in the southern hemisphere with a success rate of 98% for patients on the RealGROWTH^® program. In fact, it was their reputation that had driven Matt to seek out help just one more time. Matt felt confident that, in the caring and professional hands of an Ashley and Martin hair loss specialist he would finally be able to successfully regrow his own hair.

At his review appointment, Matt was stoked to see that the treatment was working. He had started to grow his hair back over his crown area and it was thickening up nicely, giving Matt the confidence to start letting his hair get a little bit longer and changing up his style…something he hadn’t been able to do for a very long time.

*name changed to protect privacy

Whilst Ian’s* self-confience had not been affected by his hair loss, he was concerned about how he would look without hair. And having gone from a full head of hair to a sparse covering from his frontal hair line all the way back to his crown in just over six months, he saw going bald before he was 22 years old as a very real possibility. Having just started work in an industry that required him to interact with the community on a daily basis, he was eager to maintain his hair quite some time longer. The stories he saw being told on TV gave him hope that Ashley and Martin could help him too, so he found the online contact form and requested a call back.

Being young, Ian was not keen on sharing his concerns with anyone else and attended his appointment alone. He had not even told his father about contacting Ashley and Martin. Though he knew he would understand; it was his father that had passed the hair loss gene on to Ian. Sharing his concerns about being so young and having such advanced hair loss with his consultant, she reassured him that medical hair loss treatment would be able to make a difference to his Norwood III vertex loss. Designed to target the root cause of hair loss as well as regrow hair, the RealGROWTH^® treatment would first work to slow Ian’s rapid shedding to a natural rate, then move dormant follicles into their growth phase. Keen to get started as soon as possible, Ian enrolled on a RealGROWTH^® medical hair regrowth program straight away.

Six months after starting treatment, the 21-year-old sat down with his consultant to review his progress on the program. Still having told no one he was treating his hair, it was good to have the visual feedback to show how much hair he had regrown already. Looking at comparison photos that showed much thicker strands of hair and a denser coverage, Ian was pleased and relieved that he would be able to maintain his hair just as he had wanted.

*name changed to protect privacy

Knowing that his friend had been thinking about treating his hair loss for the past six months, a workmate had told Jorge* about the Ashley and Martin clinic nearby. Walking in to the clinic hoping an appointment would be available for him to attend straight away, Jorge found the thriving clinic was busy at that time but he was able to book the next available appointment and come back to meet with a consultant.

Losing hair in the same way his maternal grandfather had, Jorge was not surprised when he was diagnosed with male pattern hair loss. Not wanting to waste his time hoping that over the counter products would work for him, he was extremely interested in the medical aspect of the Ashley and Martin hair loss treatment approach. Fit, healthy, and enjoying the beach culture in Australia, Jorge looked after his body and opted to start his program straight away. Making an appointment to see the clinic doctor and have his medication prescribed, Jorge was happy he was finally taking the first steps to addressing the way his hair loss was making him feel about his appearance.

Working next to the Ashley and Martin clinic, it was easy for 32-year-old Jorge to regularly attend laser therapy appointments to boost the results of his mediation. And gradually, the damage that three years of genetic hair loss had done began to disappear. After four months of laser therapy and medical hair loss treatment, Jorge attended an Ashley and Martin Review appointment to monitor the results of his program. Having started treatment with the expectation that the majority of his new growth would take place between four and eighteen months of treatment, Jorge was happy to see that his Norwood level III hair loss was already significantly improved. New hair had increased the density of his coverage across his whole scalp and he was glad he had listened to his friend and enlisted the help of Ashley and Martin.

*name changed to protect privacy