Medical Hair Restoration Hosts Surgical Workshop for World's Hair Loss Experts.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003 Medical Hair Restoration: -- Cloning Update...Latest on Propecia, Rogaine and the Highly Anticipated Dutasteride...Eyelash eyelash /eye·lash/ (-lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid. eye·lash n. 1. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium. and Eyebrow Transplantation...Hair Loss in Children, Women and Different Ethnic Groups...Hot Products: What Works and What Doesn't...22 Live Surgeries...Scientific Surgical Studies A staggering 80 million Americans and hundreds of millions worldwide suffer from hair loss. What answers can science provide to solve this problem? What direction is research taking and what is its impact? Can cloning be the solution? Do hair loss products advertised on television and the internet really work? These questions will be researched, debated and discussed at the ninth annual Live Surgery Workshop hosted by Medical Hair Restoration in Orlando, March 5-8, 2003. In addition to the scientific updates and discussion, 22 surgeries demonstrating a comprehensive range of surgical techniques, new instrumentation and special cases are scheduled. The focus of the program is a true exchange of knowledge by practical, living education. More than 100 physicians, including some of the world's leading medical experts and research scientists on hair loss and restoration, will travel to Orlando for this international event. "The Live Surgery Workshop, through the selfless self·less adj. Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: "Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest" Natalie de Combray. and generous international faculty and attendees, has stimulated advances in research and the practical application to modern hair restoration," said Dr. Matt Leavitt, chair of the international event. "This year's thought-provoking program's contributions will be timely and vital to present and future hair restoration." What are the challenges? What are the opportunities? What is the future? Children: Children can, and frequently do, experience hair loss due to disease, trauma, birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , scars. The good news is that they can be successfully treated by either medical or surgical means. Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. hair loss and appropriate approaches, including surgical, will be examined. Special Cases: The permanent loss/absence of hair can affect any area of the body not just the scalp, including eyelashes and eyebrows. Eyelash and eyebrow transplantation cases are scheduled. Women: The number of women suffering from hair loss continues to grow significantly. With different causes and patterns of hair loss than men, there are numerous considerations in planning effective treatment. Four surgeries on female patients are scheduled. Products: Hundreds of products claiming to help hair loss are currently on the market. How can anyone sort through what is real and what is not? Corrective: Innovative surgical techniques can improve unsightly un·sight·ly adj. un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est Unpleasant or offensive to look at; unattractive. See Synonyms at ugly. un results from older methods of transplantation, even through severely scarred areas. One corrective procedure is scheduled. Ethnic Considerations: There are subtle but key differences in successful hair transplantation Hair Transplantation Definition Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure used to treat baldness or hair loss. Typically, tiny patches of scalp are removed from the back and sides of the head and implanted in the bald spots in the front and top of among each ethnic group. Surgical cases include African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. , Asian, Hispanic and Caucasian patients. Surgical Case Studies: Achieving desired density is a challenge in hair transplantation and the difference between a good and great result. Among the surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. scheduled, two cases specifically designed as a side-by-side comparative study will be performed utilizing different techniques to establish which will produce greater density. Follicular Unit Extraction Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a technique of hair restoration that involves, direct extraction of the follicular units from a patient’s donor area using a small instrument called a trephine. : Follicular unit extraction is a newly refined surgical method of transplantation attracting interest that does not require any sutures. This innovative method will be demonstrated at the Workshop for the first time. Cloning: If hair can be successfully cloned, than limited donor hair can be over come for anyone desiring hair transplantation. The latest studies and findings in this field of research will be presented. Medical Update: The highly anticipated drug dutasteride has received FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approval for benign prostatic hyperplasia benign prostatic hyperplasia n. Abbr. BPH A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland commonly occurring in men after the age of 50, and sometimes leading to compression of the urethra and obstruction of the flow of urine. . Not indicated for hair loss, its mechanism of action is expected to be effective for male pattern baldness male pattern baldness n. A progressive, diffuse loss of scalp hair in men that begins in the twenties or early thirties, depends on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone, and is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors. . The newest information on the drug will be presented. In the meanwhile, Propecia and Rogaine remain the only effective, approved medications for hair loss. Updates on both will be presented. For more information on the Live Surgery Workshop, please visit the event's web site at http://www.livesurgeryworkshop.org. |
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