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When it comes to hair loss, a lot of attention goes to heredity. That’s understandable, as it’s the driving force behind male pattern baldness, which is the most common type of hair loss. However, it is not the only type, and heredity is far from the only cause of hair loss. Hormones and stress also play critical roles in hair growth and loss. This is particularly true for women, but can also affect men.

Hair loss is a serious problem that affects both men and women. While it can take many forms, and be caused by many different things, the results are often the same: faltering self-confidence, decreased self-consciousness, reduced quality of life, and stigmatization.

Heredity brings us many wonderful things. You might have your grandmother’s eyes, or perhaps your father’s square jaw. Perhaps you inherited your aunt’s naturally curly hair, or a parent’s musical ability. However, sometimes, our inherited genetics give us gifts that are not quite so positive: Hair loss is a good example.

Androgenetic alopecia, or hereditary hair loss, is the most common type of hair loss disorder. It is also genetic, passed down through the generations. The good news is that this family trait doesn’t have to define your life.

No matter who you are, chances are good that if you’re a man, you will experience some degree of hair loss by the time you reach 60 years of age. For others, the process may begin as early as their teen years. Some men are almost completely bald by their 30s. While the symptoms are the same – a receding hairline and thinning hair – the reasons for male hair loss differ. In fact, there are 10 different reasons that you may experience hair loss.

Hair transplant surgery offers you the chance to regain your self-confidence and once more enjoy a healthy, full head of natural hair. Today’s procedures are far more effective, less painful, and require far less recovery time than they once did. However, there are still things that you will need to know to ensure a successful hair transplant recovery process.

Hair loss is often thought of as being specific to men. However, millions of women struggle with thinning hair, too. Dubbed female pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, it has many of the same characteristics as male pattern baldness, but there are some differences.

A question Dr. Smith often gets from patients interested in hair restoration is whether they should go with FUE or the Strip Method. And while FUE, or Follicular Unit Extraction, is the latest of the two, employing the most cutting-edge technology, both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and used your fingers to elevate the skin and structures of your neck? Did you like what you saw because it reminded you of a more youthful-looking you? If you answered yes, you may be a candidate for facial or neck rejuvenation. You may also be pleasantly surprised to find that you may not need surgery to look younger.

You’ve probably seen plenty of tips for using makeup to look younger. Lightening up your lip color, adding fullness to the eyebrows, going with a softer eye look, and aiming for a dewy skin complexion, are all things that we hear day after day. But looking younger doesn’t always mean looking the same as everyone else trying to do the same. Here’s how you can break all the rules, and still get that youthful glow you’re after.

The word “detox” has become a buzz word for more than just the health industry. It seems that we are being encouraged to detox in all areas of our lives, whether that is literal or figurative. In the skin care industry, many detox myths are floating around, starting from the most basic (that you need to detox your skin) to some bizarre rumors. Here are five detox myths that even we fell for, and why your skin doesn’t need any of them to look flawless: