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Treating Hair Loss with Polynucleotides
Hair loss affects millions of people worldwide, leading to a search for effective treatments that are both safe and minimally invasive. Among the emerging solutions, polynucleotides have gained significant attention for their potential in hair restoration. These little fragments of DNA are used extensively in regenerative medicine, and they are taking the aesthetics world by storm!
But what are polynucleotides, and how do they work?
Reversing Grey Hair
A fascinating discovery has recently been reported - that the greying of hair, a common sign of aging, can be reversed! At least temporarily. This revelation challenges the long-held belief that greying is a permanent and irreversible process.
COVID-19 and Your Hair: How to deal with post-viral hair loss
Let’s talk about COVID-19 and hair loss. This is something that has affected quite a few people, but it is not a problem that is well-known. As we are recovering from the pandemic, there may be patients who are finding themselves suffering from sudden unexplained hair loss after having recovered from COVID months ago!
What is Happening? It is a condition known as acute telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium is a very common cause of increased hair loss.
Hair in Cosmetic Medicine
Aesthetic medicine as a field encompasses so many things. In New Zealand, this specialty is called “Appearance Medicine,” and when you think of appearance the first things that comes to mind are probably your skin, teeth, and hair.
Beyond its biological functions, hair plays such an important role in both our psychology and well-being, as well as in how we perceive others socially.
So let’s learn some of the basic biology behind our hair to see how amazing it is, and explore the world of hair in cosmetic medicine.
The concept of “Instagram face” is not a new one, but has received more recent attention as Meta has banned filters that encourage plastic surgery. Awareness of the role that social media and photo editing plays in aesthetic medicine is incredibly important for both clinicians and patients. The influence of social media can be incredibly negative, and it means it’s more important than ever to navigate between good, ethical medical practice versus “selling” cosmetic procedures.