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Hair Loss Answers by the Hairdoc

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What a find this book was! Chattily written and very informative, with good graphics to clear up a lot of jargon, I was amazed by the amount of solid facts it squeezed in! I've been putting off doing something about my hair, appearance-wise, for years but its about time I acted so I was gathering information on the web about my options when I spotted this here at Amazon and thought "why not?" - it presented itself as an impartial overview and so I bought it & it turned out to be all that it claimed to be and more! I got ALL my questions answered, had a few things I thought I knew for sure proven false and felt better about what I was going to do in just ten pages! Well laid out and written in an accessible and clear manner, it covered everything I could have asked about, answered questions I didn't even know I should be asking, directed me towards more resources and, most importantly, solutions! I think it may have saved me time and money and a little embarassment too!

This book is well writen but mainly talks about hair transplants and drugs. It doesnt really cover natural approaches to hairloss, the author doesnt address the home remedies and vitamins you can take for hairloss. I found "Grow hair fast" by Riqutte Hoffstien a much better source of information and HIGHLY effective treatments. an awsome book that really works.

I recommend this book to anyone with a concern about hair loss. It is an amusing and informative book which painlessly answers most of the questions I had about my male pattern baldness. As a result of reading about follicular unit grafting I ended up finding the right hair transplant doctor for me. My mother also had a recent problem with hair loss and it turned out she was having a reaction to one of the medications which were listed in the book as a cause of drug induced shedding. Our family doctor looked it up and changed her prescription. It seems there is something in this book for everyone with hair loss.

What I liked about this book is that it is comprehensive as well as chronological.

The reasons for hair loss are explained well, and treatment options are presented in a matter of fact manner that is objective and easy to read.

There are also lots of color pictures of hair transplant patients, so anyone considering surgery can really see what it is all about. Patients also describe, in detail, what the surgery is like, and I felt confident prior to making my decision to move forward with surgery that I knew what I was getting myself into.

To date, this is the most informative book that I've come across.

This book was a find! Not only answered all my questions - it even pointed out a dozen good questions that I hadn't even thought of yet! Then it answered them clearly. I found the book was a little too concise in certain areas but it covered pretty much all the options clearly and, to my relief, didn't push the hairdoc himself too hard, though I live in San Frncisco so I might call him soon. A good place to start if you are getting concerned about hair loss. (I am, but not forever!)

The book contains good information on the causes of hair loss and some types of treatments, however I was more interested in NATURAL hair loss solutions which would not be considered the strongest subject information of this book.

No doubt Dr. Panagotacos will do well with this book. He presents as an expert who knows what he is talking about, and the book is full of straight answers and exploded myths and old-wives-tales. That, plus the fact that Americans are in love with their hair, apparently, and as a result fear hair loss, coupled with the fact that hair loss is seemingly inevitable, and you have recipe for success almost as sure as selling a diet that works to a country full of fat people that worship thinness.

I found interesting statements of fact on virtually every page of this book. I have male-pattern baldness myself, but I come from a generation that did not worship their hair to the extent that today's generations do. But, one of my late female loved ones had thin hair which was the bane of her life, and I know the pain and grief the condition can cause, and the negative effect on one's self confidence.

For those folks who are impacted by hair loss, I think you'll find this book as good as any on the subject, and better than most.

Joseph (Joe) Pierre

author of Handguns and Freedom...their care and maintenance
and other books

Knowledgeably written by Doctor Pater J. Panagotacos (a certified dermatologist whose specialty is hair restoration), Hair Loss Answers offers the reader a compilation of straight facts about the causes and treatments of hair loss, including cosmetic treatments, surgical restoration, follicular unit micrografting, cons and false "snake oil" remedies, and much, much more. A down-to-earth resource presenting solid information, Hair Loss Answers is very highly recommended reading for anyone concerned with hair loss and restoration.