Archive for the ‘ Hair Loss ’ Category

Ashley and Martin consultants look at hair loss causes at the initial consultation with patients such as Alec.* Alec took pride in his appearance and to him his thinning hair did not fit the look he was trying to present.  As a single, 53 year old man he did not want to project an image of looking older than he was.  His appearance was part of his sales pitch and his thinning crown was making him feel insecure.

Coming in to see a consultant to discuss the hair loss causes and what could be done to help, Alec said he was hoping to stabilise his hair loss and thicken his existing hair.  His hair had only been falling out for the last year, but in that time the aggressive hair loss had created quite a noticeable patch on his crown.  The consultant did a scalp examination and could see Alec was thinning slightly in the front but the main affected area was the crown.  Alec said he was very healthy, he took vitamins and exercised regularly.  Looking in to Alec’s family history of hair loss, the consultant discovered Alec’s father and brother had also lost their hair.  With this information and the pattern of thinning he was experiencing, the consultant diagnosed him with Male Pattern Hair Loss, Norwood type IV.

The consultant explained to Alec that his hair follicles were miniaturising and the physiological reasons behind his hair loss causes.  The recommended course of action was a RealGROWTH^® program especially formulated to interrupt this process and regrow Alec’s hair.  Alec was happy that he had been guided through every aspect of the treatment and understood what was being presented to him.  With this understanding Alec enrolled on his RealGROWTH^® program straight away.

Alec adhered to his treatment plan rigorously and after four months on the program came in for an Ashley and Martin Review. The consultant took an updated set of photos and showed them to Alec alongside his original photos.  The results were far better than he could have imagined.  Elated with the dramatic difference in his before and after photos, Alec asked for a copy of them to be emailed to him so he could show his family.

*name changed to protect privacy

Gary’s* family had a history of male pattern hair loss with his father, uncle and maternal grandfather all beginning to go bald in their 20’s. This strong genetic history of hair loss left Gary with an assuredness that he himself would lose his hair also.  Gary had only been 18 when he began to notice his hair falling out.  His brothers were finding they were having the same pattern hair loss  problem and now, at 22 years old Gary’s hair had become very thin, showing his scalp through the diffuse hair.

He was reluctant to go down the route of a transplant having seen his brother go to India for that procedure.  The pre-existing hair had thinned around the transplanted hair leaving his brother with a patchy, unnatural spread of hair.  Gary was aware that there were non-surgical options to keep his hair from Ashley and Martin’s advertising; and with his hair playing a large part in his stage appearance with his band Gary was not ready to lose his hair just yet.

The consultant Gary came to see assessed him with Male Pattern Hair Loss between a Norwood type III vertex and type IV.  With plenty of thinning, but still active hair Gary was an excellent candidate for a RealGROWTH™ program.  The RealGROWTH^® medications plan was recommended to Gary with a Money Back Guarantee if he wanted one.

Gary took the information he had found out home to discuss with his family and 4 days later he returned to commence his treatment for pattern hair loss after seeing the in-clinic doctor.  Gary was came regularly for his fortnightly Low Level Laser Therapy treatments, only taking time off for an overseas holiday.

At Gary’s 4 month check-up the consultant was excited to see the results achieved with the pattern hair loss treatment he had recommended.  Gary’s hair had grown back thicker all over and he is singing the praises of the RealGROWTH^® program.  The biggest complement is to hear Gary talk about referring his friends to Ashley and Martin.

*name changed to protect privacy

Hair loss treatment is the cornerstone of what Ashley and Martin provides to our patients, here’s another case study demonstrating its effectiveness. For the last year and a half 23 year old student Kasran* had been noticing his hair become steadily thinner all over.  Kasran had watched the men in his family, including his father, uncles and grandfather, lose their hair; with this family history of hair loss in mind a close relative urged  Kasran to seek hair loss treatment before it was too late.  After considering the idea of getting treatment for his hair loss for four months a friend who was already receiving treatment with Ashley and Martin referred him to our services.

The consultant trichologist Kasran came to see took a medical and family history and examined his hair loss.  At this early stage the diagnosis was Male Pattern Hair Loss, Norwood II; without hair loss treatment Kasran would undoubtedly progress further through the hair loss stages.  Never having used any other hair loss treatments Kasran listened as his consultant explained to him why his hair loss was occurring and how the multifaceted approach to treatment that Ashley and Martin offered would produce the most effective results for him.

The loss of hair density Kasran was experiencing had not yet reached an advanced stage and his consultant recommended a RealGROWTH^® medications hair loss treatment  program with regular laser treatments to stabilise his hair loss and regrow his lost hair.

Kasran went away and thought about the information he had been given.  After deciding to go ahead with hair loss treatment he made an appointment to come back and see his consultant two weeks later.

When Kasran came for his first progress check-up he was surprised and very happy with the early results of his RealGROWTH^® program.   His diffuse hair had increased in density beyond what he had expected and although he had watched as his hair regrew it wasn’t until he saw his comparison photographs side by side that he truly realised the overwhelming success of his treatment.

*name changed to protect privacy

Here’s another hair loss prevention case study. Thirty-one year old tradesman, Aarav had been losing his hair for a year when a friend recommended Ashley and Martin to him.  His friend was a client of Ashley and Martin’s and had regrown his own hair with a RealGROWTH^® hair loss prevention program several years previously.  Aarav would have never known his friend had been suffering from male pattern baldness to look at him and began to think about calling Ashley and Martin.

A month later Aarav was up late and decided to go to the Ashley and Martin website.  After looking at all the information available to him, he filled in the online enquiry form.  The next day he received a call back from a representative and he booked in for a free hair loss prevention consultation at his local clinic.

He came in to speak to a consultant about the family pattern he was following; both his brother and father had lost their hair in the frontal region.  After diagnosing him with Male Pattern Hair Loss, Norwood type IIa, the consultant explained how a RealGROWTH™ hair loss prevention program could help Aarav keep the hair he had left and regrow the hair he had lost at the front.  Aarav decided to give the treatment a go and signed up straight away.

Aarav’s girlfriend came with him to his 4 month’s check-up appointment.  She was concerned about what would happen at the end of his program if there had been no improvement.  The consultant reassured her that Aarav was in good hands and the hair loss prevention treatment was already working after only 16 weeks.  New photos were taken of Aarav’s hair and put up on the screen alongside the original photos for both Aarav and his girlfriend to see.  Both could see that there had been significant improvement in Aarav’s frontal hair line.  Having the photographic evidence to support the success of the program made Aarav’s girlfriend feel less nervous about trusting the program would work and the couple left the office delighted with the results they had seen.