In years past if an individual had thinning or balding hair their only solution was to buy a wig or toupee or just live with what nature had to offer.  However times have changed and there are a great many alternatives to thinning or balding hair as well as new trends to add pizzazz to one’s natural hair style.  Celebrities utilize these alternatives to give themselves a new look without having to change their natural hair and now ...

In May 2008, a national survey conducted by Zoomerang Hair Removal found women spend an estimated $10,000 on hair removal services and products over the course of a lifetime.  Women responding to the survey reported spending more than 60-days in a lifetime, removing unwanted hair from parts of the body.  Methods for removing unwanted body hair included shaving, waxing and the use of depilatory kits. Another survey conducted studied t ...

The first written account of a successful hair transplant dates back to 1822 in Wurzburg, Germany.  A medical student by the name of Diffenbach performed and documented hair transplant procedures performed on humans and animals done by him and his mentor Professor Dom Unger.   Diffenbach and Unger successfully transplanted hair from one area of the scalp to another, and Professor Unger firmly believed transplanting hair would make ...

Laser skin resurfacing is a type of skin rejuvenation procedure that has both therapeutic and cosmetic benefits.  Just as the name suggests, laser skin resurfacing makes use of a special laser that is used to eliminate skin that is damaged or wrinkled, treating the skin layer by layer. What is Laser Skin Resurfacing? Laser skin resurfacing is a procedure that is most often used to remove fine lines and wrinkles that have appeared aroun ...

Introduction Varicose veins refer to an abnormal condition of the veins (blood vessels that carry impure blood back to the heart). The affected veins become swollen, twisted and painful following abnormal collection of blood in them. Women are more commonly affected than men. Varicose veins have been reported to affect about 36% of women and 19% of the men in the US.  Although varicose veins are more commonly observed in the legs, they can ...