Lexington International, LLC is pleased to announce that it
has successfully completed 2 clinical studies of the HairMax
LaserComb proving the efficacy and safety of 3 new devices for the
treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hereditary hair loss). The
analysis showed that 95.4% of participants using the HairMax
LaserComb experienced hair growth. Furthermore, the average
increases in hair count for participants in the HairMax LaserComb
group was 20.4 hairs per centimeter squared, which is considered
medically and scientifically significant. None of the participants
in the studies experienced any serious side effects. Based in part
on submission of clinical results, the FDA Granted Class II
Clearance 510(k) K103368 of these medical devices for sale in the
USA for the 'Treatment of Hair Loss and Promotion of Hair Growth'
in males. The two double-blind, device-controlled multi-center
studies were conducted by Zoe Draelos, MD, David Goldberg, MD,
Michael Jarrett, MD, and Abe Mercadis, MD, under GCP (Good Clinical
Practice) guidelines and IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval.
These clinical trials are posted on www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Submission of these data was a major component of the FDA filing
and was a key factor in the agency's decision to clear the HairMax
LaserComb. The FDA 510(k) Clearance further validates the HairMax
as a non-drug option for treating hereditary hair loss in
males.
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Cure for Royal Baldness resurfaces a little too late for Prince William
It seems an especially cruel fate that while Kate Middleton's
luscious locks get their very own, glowing column inches all over
the globe, Prince William's hairline is receding quicker than you
can say 'Westminster Abbey'. A baldness cure might have come a bit
late for Wills - we doubt even coating his head in Rogaine every
hour between now and 11am next Friday would give him a full head of
hair. But there's good news for the couple's offspring. In case
Kate Middleton's genes skip a generation or two, all is not lost. A
cure of Royal baldness has just resurfaced - dating back to 1910.
Hair today, gone tomorrow: An Edwardian 'cure for Royal Baldness'
comes a little too late for Prince William
luscious locks get their very own, glowing column inches all over
the globe, Prince William's hairline is receding quicker than you
can say 'Westminster Abbey'. A baldness cure might have come a bit
late for Wills - we doubt even coating his head in Rogaine every
hour between now and 11am next Friday would give him a full head of
hair. But there's good news for the couple's offspring. In case
Kate Middleton's genes skip a generation or two, all is not lost. A
cure of Royal baldness has just resurfaced - dating back to 1910.
Hair today, gone tomorrow: An Edwardian 'cure for Royal Baldness'
comes a little too late for Prince William
Prince William Could Lose His Crown
Hair loss may be a thing of the past for a certain heir to
the throne and commoners alike thanks to a vaccination that can
help prevent and in some cases reverse hair loss. Gary Hitzig,
M.D., a leading hair restoration specialist and pioneer of the
ACell / platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections, has been invited to
instruct a group of U.K. doctors and medical professionals at The
Private Clinic in May on this breakthrough in hair restoration
therapy. Dr. Hitzig's peers, as well as the medical community at
large, are following his hair restoration therapy and consistent
results in both men and women experiencing genetic and other forms
of hair loss. ACell has been available only in the U.S. and has
five FDA allowances, but the British Medical Board recently
approved the use and availability of ACell in the U.K. and Europe
through Dr. Hitzig. The Private Clinic, the largest U.K. cosmetic
practice, will be the first medical practice outside the U.S. to be
trained in the use of ACell-PRP injections. MatriStem MicroMatrix,
a product of regenerative medicine innovator, ACell, Inc., is a
wound healing powder that promotes healing and tissue
growth.
the throne and commoners alike thanks to a vaccination that can
help prevent and in some cases reverse hair loss. Gary Hitzig,
M.D., a leading hair restoration specialist and pioneer of the
ACell / platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections, has been invited to
instruct a group of U.K. doctors and medical professionals at The
Private Clinic in May on this breakthrough in hair restoration
therapy. Dr. Hitzig's peers, as well as the medical community at
large, are following his hair restoration therapy and consistent
results in both men and women experiencing genetic and other forms
of hair loss. ACell has been available only in the U.S. and has
five FDA allowances, but the British Medical Board recently
approved the use and availability of ACell in the U.K. and Europe
through Dr. Hitzig. The Private Clinic, the largest U.K. cosmetic
practice, will be the first medical practice outside the U.S. to be
trained in the use of ACell-PRP injections. MatriStem MicroMatrix,
a product of regenerative medicine innovator, ACell, Inc., is a
wound healing powder that promotes healing and tissue
growth.
Cell scientists tackle balding one hair at a time
It might not be the most important breakthrough in stem cell
research, but it could be the technology's crowning glory: cloning
hair follicles to overcome baldness. In what might become the most
effective permanent treatment for the condition, several research
teams around the world have successfully cloned human hair
follicles - though only in limited amounts. Human trials are yet to
be held, but the cloned follicles have been successfully implanted
into the soles of the feet of mice, giving hair-loss sufferers hope
that a remedy is within reach. The challenge for scientists at the
University of Melbourne and St Vincent's Hospital, and for research
teams at Berlin Technical University and British company
Intercytex, is to increase the number of follicles that can be
cloned from a single hair taken from a patient's scalp. At the
moment, one hair produces only one or two clones. ''We've got to
find a way of increasing the yield,'' said Professor Rod Sinclair,
head of the research team at St Vincent's. ''We've got to find a
way of multiplying one hair extracted into 1000 hairswhat commonly
happens in the expansion process is that they lose their ability to
induce new hair follicles.''
research, but it could be the technology's crowning glory: cloning
hair follicles to overcome baldness. In what might become the most
effective permanent treatment for the condition, several research
teams around the world have successfully cloned human hair
follicles - though only in limited amounts. Human trials are yet to
be held, but the cloned follicles have been successfully implanted
into the soles of the feet of mice, giving hair-loss sufferers hope
that a remedy is within reach. The challenge for scientists at the
University of Melbourne and St Vincent's Hospital, and for research
teams at Berlin Technical University and British company
Intercytex, is to increase the number of follicles that can be
cloned from a single hair taken from a patient's scalp. At the
moment, one hair produces only one or two clones. ''We've got to
find a way of increasing the yield,'' said Professor Rod Sinclair,
head of the research team at St Vincent's. ''We've got to find a
way of multiplying one hair extracted into 1000 hairswhat commonly
happens in the expansion process is that they lose their ability to
induce new hair follicles.''
National Media Turns to Dr. Alan Bauman for New Hair Loss Therapies
How early you spot your thinning hair determines how much
hair you save. If you wait until the hair loss is visible to the
naked eye, you're too late 50 percent is already gone. National
hair restoration expert Alan J. Bauman, M.D., founder and medical
director of Bauman Medical Group in Boca Raton, was featured last
week on ABCs Good Morning America, FOX News, and The New York Times
discussing the benefits of new procedures and treatment options.
Today, thanks to new technology and medical advancements, hair loss
is no longer inevitable its optional. Latisse for Hair Loss:
Latisse (Bimatoprost) is already FDA approved to grow longer
eyelashes. Allergan in currently in phase I clinical trials to use
it on male and female pattern hair loss as well. If it succeeds, it
will be only the second topical treatment to receive FDA approval
for hair loss (the other is Minoxidil/Rogaine). Dr. Bauman is
already prescribing Latisse for off-label use on the scalp in some
patients and seeing positive results. Both the New York Times and
Good Morning America featured Dr. Baumans pioneering research with
Latisse.
hair you save. If you wait until the hair loss is visible to the
naked eye, you're too late 50 percent is already gone. National
hair restoration expert Alan J. Bauman, M.D., founder and medical
director of Bauman Medical Group in Boca Raton, was featured last
week on ABCs Good Morning America, FOX News, and The New York Times
discussing the benefits of new procedures and treatment options.
Today, thanks to new technology and medical advancements, hair loss
is no longer inevitable its optional. Latisse for Hair Loss:
Latisse (Bimatoprost) is already FDA approved to grow longer
eyelashes. Allergan in currently in phase I clinical trials to use
it on male and female pattern hair loss as well. If it succeeds, it
will be only the second topical treatment to receive FDA approval
for hair loss (the other is Minoxidil/Rogaine). Dr. Bauman is
already prescribing Latisse for off-label use on the scalp in some
patients and seeing positive results. Both the New York Times and
Good Morning America featured Dr. Baumans pioneering research with
Latisse.
Donald Trump hair loss
For the first time ever, Donald Trump has shared the secrets
behind his unique hairstyle. Though he refutes that his coif is a
comboverthis signature look has become an iconic symbol for the
reality-TV star, businessman and presidential hopeful. The combover
is an old trick favored by men with thinning hair says Celebrity
stylist, Thom Priano -- an expert on thinning hair and a go to
stylist for Hollywoods leading men. Prianos number one grooming tip
for men: SAY NO TO THE COMBOVER! There are four things a man with
thinning hair should do, says Priano. See which ones Trump got
right: Ask your stylist for a cropped, layered cut if your hair is
straight, or a short to medium layered cut if your hair is
curly.
behind his unique hairstyle. Though he refutes that his coif is a
comboverthis signature look has become an iconic symbol for the
reality-TV star, businessman and presidential hopeful. The combover
is an old trick favored by men with thinning hair says Celebrity
stylist, Thom Priano -- an expert on thinning hair and a go to
stylist for Hollywoods leading men. Prianos number one grooming tip
for men: SAY NO TO THE COMBOVER! There are four things a man with
thinning hair should do, says Priano. See which ones Trump got
right: Ask your stylist for a cropped, layered cut if your hair is
straight, or a short to medium layered cut if your hair is
curly.
RepliCel Update on First-In-Human Clinical Trial
RepliCel Life Sciences is pleased to provide an update on its
first-in-human clinical trial TS001-2009. As of today, all 20
subjects have been enrolled in the study and have provided biopsy
samples for processing using the proprietary RepliCel? technology.
Furthermore, the first injection of hair follicle cells prepared
using RepliCel? technology was completed on March 10, 2011. The
final injections of hair follicle cells are anticipated to take
place before the end of July 2011. The first injection of hair
follicle cells represented the beginning of the next stage of the
TS001-2009 study. In this stage, the post-injection follow-up
period, subjects return to the study centre to have their health
closely monitored to ensure that there have been no adverse effects
associated with receiving the injections and to determine the hair
growth stimulating efficacy of the hair follicle cell injections.
All subjects are expected to complete their six-month follow-up
visit by the end of January 2012. Once the final patient has
completed their six-month follow-up visit, an interim analysis of
all collected data will be performed to assess the primary outcome
measure of the TS001-2009 study. The analysis will involve
assessment of the local (at treatment sites) safety profile of
autologous hair follicle cells compared to placebo as defined by
adverse events (AEs) with respect to their causality, incidence,
severity and seriousness.
first-in-human clinical trial TS001-2009. As of today, all 20
subjects have been enrolled in the study and have provided biopsy
samples for processing using the proprietary RepliCel? technology.
Furthermore, the first injection of hair follicle cells prepared
using RepliCel? technology was completed on March 10, 2011. The
final injections of hair follicle cells are anticipated to take
place before the end of July 2011. The first injection of hair
follicle cells represented the beginning of the next stage of the
TS001-2009 study. In this stage, the post-injection follow-up
period, subjects return to the study centre to have their health
closely monitored to ensure that there have been no adverse effects
associated with receiving the injections and to determine the hair
growth stimulating efficacy of the hair follicle cell injections.
All subjects are expected to complete their six-month follow-up
visit by the end of January 2012. Once the final patient has
completed their six-month follow-up visit, an interim analysis of
all collected data will be performed to assess the primary outcome
measure of the TS001-2009 study. The analysis will involve
assessment of the local (at treatment sites) safety profile of
autologous hair follicle cells compared to placebo as defined by
adverse events (AEs) with respect to their causality, incidence,
severity and seriousness.
Summer Hair Top Tips and Treatments
Most problems seen by trichologists involve either excessive
loss of hair, thinning hair, patches of baldness, hair breakage,
scaling problems or excessive oiliness and itching of the scalp.
Conditions range from psoriasis, hair loss, alopecia and baldness.
As a hairdresser as well as a professional trichologist, Iain
Sallis asks: Summer is coming, so how do we get the best out of our
hair? Here Iain looks at the tips and treatments you can take to
make sure youve the most luscious locks on the beach and at home
this summer. Summer months are usually wonderful for peoples skin
(apart from if you burn) and general well being, but precautions
need to be taken to ensure you dont damage your hair. Strong sun
light equals strong UV radiation (the light waves from the
sun...which can affect us even on cloudy days) and UV light is
something that causes the chemicals in our hair to oxidise. Its
this oxidisation process which slowly bleaches our hair and ruins
many a good colour as well as takes the condition out of it...this
as well as jumping in pools of chlorinated water, the salt from the
sea and of course lots of ladies feel summery and so want to go
lighter, this all takes the toll on the hair so we have to give it
some summer TLC!
loss of hair, thinning hair, patches of baldness, hair breakage,
scaling problems or excessive oiliness and itching of the scalp.
Conditions range from psoriasis, hair loss, alopecia and baldness.
As a hairdresser as well as a professional trichologist, Iain
Sallis asks: Summer is coming, so how do we get the best out of our
hair? Here Iain looks at the tips and treatments you can take to
make sure youve the most luscious locks on the beach and at home
this summer. Summer months are usually wonderful for peoples skin
(apart from if you burn) and general well being, but precautions
need to be taken to ensure you dont damage your hair. Strong sun
light equals strong UV radiation (the light waves from the
sun...which can affect us even on cloudy days) and UV light is
something that causes the chemicals in our hair to oxidise. Its
this oxidisation process which slowly bleaches our hair and ruins
many a good colour as well as takes the condition out of it...this
as well as jumping in pools of chlorinated water, the salt from the
sea and of course lots of ladies feel summery and so want to go
lighter, this all takes the toll on the hair so we have to give it
some summer TLC!
Dr Larry Shapiro Discovers Faster Regrowth for Hair Transplants
South Florida hair transplant doctor Larry Shapiro presented
a paper demonstrating how a nutritional supplement containing whey
protein concentrate and other nutrients can make transplanted hair
grow in more quickly, giving hair transplant patients faster
results. At "The Next Big Thing: Hair Research and Advanced Live
Surgery Workshop" in Istanbul, Turkey on May 14, hair transplant
doctors heard about this breakthrough research for the first time.
This new research is based on the theory that increased anabolic
metabolism can affect regeneration of the hair follicle. A hair
transplant involves removing healthy hair follicles and placing
them in balding areas of the scalp. The presentation examined how
hair loss can be connected to lifestyle products, specifically
anabolics that elevate testosterone and DHT. These products include
growth hormones, steroids, weight gainers, creatine, and whey
protein isolate. Research on how whey protein isolate could
possibly contribute to hair loss was presented. Whey protein
isolate is the most common source of protein in workout products.
Dr. L. Shapiro's goal was to create a workout supplement that does
not cause hair loss. He researched whey protein production and
questioned whether processing whey protein concentrate into whey
protein isolate could increase testosterone when ingested.
Increased testosterone might contribute to hair loss in men who
have the gene for male pattern balding.
a paper demonstrating how a nutritional supplement containing whey
protein concentrate and other nutrients can make transplanted hair
grow in more quickly, giving hair transplant patients faster
results. At "The Next Big Thing: Hair Research and Advanced Live
Surgery Workshop" in Istanbul, Turkey on May 14, hair transplant
doctors heard about this breakthrough research for the first time.
This new research is based on the theory that increased anabolic
metabolism can affect regeneration of the hair follicle. A hair
transplant involves removing healthy hair follicles and placing
them in balding areas of the scalp. The presentation examined how
hair loss can be connected to lifestyle products, specifically
anabolics that elevate testosterone and DHT. These products include
growth hormones, steroids, weight gainers, creatine, and whey
protein isolate. Research on how whey protein isolate could
possibly contribute to hair loss was presented. Whey protein
isolate is the most common source of protein in workout products.
Dr. L. Shapiro's goal was to create a workout supplement that does
not cause hair loss. He researched whey protein production and
questioned whether processing whey protein concentrate into whey
protein isolate could increase testosterone when ingested.
Increased testosterone might contribute to hair loss in men who
have the gene for male pattern balding.
Wayne Rooney goes for a hi-tech baldness cure
Baldy Wayne Rooney is having secret treatment to grow his
hair back, The Sun can reveal. The Man United and England star, 25,
was seen this week leaving a clinic off London's famous Harley
Street, where hi-tech eight-hour sessions for VIP clients cost
thousands. A source said: "Wayne booked in for a two-day treatment.
He'll look five years younger." Rooney, suspended for today's
international against Switzerland, had his head covered with a
baseball cap AND a hoodie despite the heat as he left Queen Anne
Street Medical Centre in Central London on Thursday. He refused to
comment as he made a hurried exit and climbed into a
chauffeur-driven motor. The centre is home to the Harley Street
Hair Clinic. The source added last night: "Wayne has been thinking
about treatment for some time. He asked to meet a model who had the
procedure and was so impressed he booked in for a two-day
treatment. Doctors have told him to expect significant
improvement."
hair back, The Sun can reveal. The Man United and England star, 25,
was seen this week leaving a clinic off London's famous Harley
Street, where hi-tech eight-hour sessions for VIP clients cost
thousands. A source said: "Wayne booked in for a two-day treatment.
He'll look five years younger." Rooney, suspended for today's
international against Switzerland, had his head covered with a
baseball cap AND a hoodie despite the heat as he left Queen Anne
Street Medical Centre in Central London on Thursday. He refused to
comment as he made a hurried exit and climbed into a
chauffeur-driven motor. The centre is home to the Harley Street
Hair Clinic. The source added last night: "Wayne has been thinking
about treatment for some time. He asked to meet a model who had the
procedure and was so impressed he booked in for a two-day
treatment. Doctors have told him to expect significant
improvement."
Researchers discover genetic mutation boosting hair growth
A team of U.S. and Chinese researchers have discovered a
chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which
people grow excess hair all over their bodies. The finding
ultimately will lead to new treatments for this and less severe
forms of excessive hair growth as well as baldness, said
researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of
Southern California (USC). The researchers made the discovery in
cooperation with their counterparts at Peking Union Medical
College. Study findings were published in the June issue of the
American Journal of Human Genetics. The initial discovery of the
mutation came from a lab at the Peking Union Medical College, which
examined the condition, known congenital hypertrichosis syndrome
(CGH), in a Chinese family. Males with this disorder have hair
covering their entire face including their eyelids and their upper
body, while females have thick patches of hair on their bodies.
Then researchers confirmed the finding in a Mexican family that
Pragna Patel, professor in the Keck School, the USC Institute for
Genetic Medicine, and the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC,
first began studying in 1993.
chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which
people grow excess hair all over their bodies. The finding
ultimately will lead to new treatments for this and less severe
forms of excessive hair growth as well as baldness, said
researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of
Southern California (USC). The researchers made the discovery in
cooperation with their counterparts at Peking Union Medical
College. Study findings were published in the June issue of the
American Journal of Human Genetics. The initial discovery of the
mutation came from a lab at the Peking Union Medical College, which
examined the condition, known congenital hypertrichosis syndrome
(CGH), in a Chinese family. Males with this disorder have hair
covering their entire face including their eyelids and their upper
body, while females have thick patches of hair on their bodies.
Then researchers confirmed the finding in a Mexican family that
Pragna Patel, professor in the Keck School, the USC Institute for
Genetic Medicine, and the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC,
first began studying in 1993.
Wayne Rooney confirms hair transplant at Harley Street
You have to hand it to Wayne Rooney. You write him off as yet
another stone-skulled, macho footballer and in one fell tweet he
turns your preconceptions on their head. When the Manchester United
and England star striker revealed that he had undergone a hair
transplant last week he confessed that his hair loss had left him
feeling sensitive. At the weekend he tweeted, "Just to confirm to
all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at
25, why not. I'm delighted with the result." He is not alone.
Rooney is the latest in a list of celebrities, reportedly including
actor Jude Law and restaurant owner Gordon Ramsay (who deny it),
and Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner, actor James Nesbitt and
the Standard's Dr Christian Jessen (who don't), who have launched a
strike against their shedding scalps. Now experts agree that
baldness, once an inevitability for most men, is becoming a choice.
"Over the past decade, there has been massive advancement in our
technology and science," explains hair restoration surgeon Dr Raghu
Reddy, who works out of The Private Clinic on Harley Street. "There
are now so many options available, it really is a decision based on
lifestyle and your personality."
another stone-skulled, macho footballer and in one fell tweet he
turns your preconceptions on their head. When the Manchester United
and England star striker revealed that he had undergone a hair
transplant last week he confessed that his hair loss had left him
feeling sensitive. At the weekend he tweeted, "Just to confirm to
all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at
25, why not. I'm delighted with the result." He is not alone.
Rooney is the latest in a list of celebrities, reportedly including
actor Jude Law and restaurant owner Gordon Ramsay (who deny it),
and Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner, actor James Nesbitt and
the Standard's Dr Christian Jessen (who don't), who have launched a
strike against their shedding scalps. Now experts agree that
baldness, once an inevitability for most men, is becoming a choice.
"Over the past decade, there has been massive advancement in our
technology and science," explains hair restoration surgeon Dr Raghu
Reddy, who works out of The Private Clinic on Harley Street. "There
are now so many options available, it really is a decision based on
lifestyle and your personality."
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