Baiju C. Gohil, MD, FACS

Robotic Hair Restoration

Hair Loss

Hair Loss is natural. But it becomes a medical concern when more than a normal amount of hair is lost each day. According to Web MD, the average amount of hair on an adult is 100,000 to 150,000 hairs and the average loss is about 100 per day. There are several different types of hair loss that occur for various reasons including autoimmune disease, hormone levels, natural aging, psychological disorders, and certain skin conditions. To learn more about the causes of hair loss, read through a selection of our blogs below.

Does the Keto Diet Cause Hair Loss?

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Keto Diet and Hair Loss

Over the last few decades, low carb diets have been quite popular. You’ve probably heard about the Atkins diet or the keto diet. Both of these programs are based on the proposition that you will lose weight by limiting your intake of carbohydrates. But there are those who believe you might be losing more than just weight if you are following the keto diet. There are those who believe that the regimen also causes you to lose hair. At Robotic Hair Restoration of Long Island, we know that there are a lot of factors that can impact healthy hair. We also understand that many of you are looking for a healthy solution to hair loss.

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Historical Figures and Hair Loss

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 historical statueIf you took a high school history class, you may have thought that every important event involved middle aged to elderly men who were all losing their hair. Well, men with thinning hair don’t have a monopoly on history, but many leaders in politics, the arts, and sciences did have thinning hair. Many probably longed for solutions to their hair loss. It’s unfortunate that RHRLI didn’t exist centuries ago because we have a permanent solution to hair loss that will give you a healthy head of hair using a minimally invasive procedure.

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Hair Loss and Self Confidence

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Hair Loss and Self Confidence

It’s one of the top reasons that patients come to Robotic Hair Restoration of Long Island. Hair loss brings up difficult feelings for those who suffer from it. Thinning hair can affect your self confidence and the research bears this out. According to a study of men in five European countries, over 70 percent of men reported that hair is an important feature of image, while 62 percent of men said that hair loss can affect self esteem or self confidence. At RHRLI, we know there’s a strong connection between hair loss and self-image, which is why we offer a revolutionary minimally invasive permanent solution for your hair loss.

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The Evolution of Your Hair Loss

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The Evolution of Your Hair Loss

If you’re losing your hair, it’s quite possible that you may have looked at yourself in the mirror and asked, “How did I get to this point?” Hair loss is something that happens slowly and progressively. You see the results in front of you, but you may be wondering whether your progression is normal and how and why people lose their hair in the first place. At RHRLI, we make it a point to spend time with our patients so they understand their hair loss and treatment and we also have the best permanent solution available. We want to tell you about this solution and about the evolution of your hair loss.

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Ho! Ho! No! Hair Loss and Stress

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Elderly balding father and son with full head of hair wearing Christmas sweaters by the tree.

We love the holidays, but let’s face it, they have been known to stress people out. There’s a lot to do in a short period of time. From shopping, to navigating family issues and planning holiday travel and event, the season can be joyful but tricky. If you’re prone to stress you might feel it this time of year, but you may also be wondering if there’s any connection between stress and hair loss. At RHRLI, we want to make certain that our patients have as much information as possible about hair loss and thinning hair, so we thought we’d use holiday stress as a jumping off point for a discussion of stress and hair loss.

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Celebrities, Fame and Hair Loss

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Locks of brown hair stuck in a brush.

At RHRLI, we know that just about anyone can lose their hair. Age matters less than you think. Many people suffer hair loss when they’re young. Hair loss happens all around the world and it doesn’t matter what your station in life is. People from all walks of life lose their hair and that includes celebrities. We tend to think of celebrities as “beautiful people,” and many of them are, but they struggle with hair loss just like you, your family and friends. Some celebrities have shared their stories related to their hair loss. We want our patients to know they’re not alone and there are solutions to hair loss.

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Anemia and Hair Loss

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Signs of hair loss

There are many reasons why you might be losing your hair, but the one cause of hair loss that gets the lion’s share of attention is androgenic alopecia, also known as male or female pattern hair loss. That is the most common form of hair loss, but there are other causes such as alopecia areata, which is sudden, patchy hair loss, or telogen effluvium which is related to changes in the growth cycle of hair. All sorts of things can factor into hair loss, from medication to tight hair buns, but what about anemia? RHRLI knows that patients have many questions about their hair loss and that many people have conditions like anemia and wonder how that plays into their hair loss.

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How Does Medication Affect My Hair?

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Inspection and consultation on hair health.

You see them everywhere. They are in your email inbox and in advertisements placed on the back of magazines. They are even on late night television ads. It seems like everyone is pitching treatments for hair loss. Some involve medical procedures and some involve the use of medications. Some medications are legitimate, while some are totally worthless. But there’s so much noise out there, it’s hard to tell what works and what doesn’t.

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How Can You Get Started on Reversing Hair Loss?

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Bald spot starting?

If you’ve been losing your hair, there’s a good chance that you’ve worried about what you want to do about it. You’ve probably heard about the many treatment options out there from medications to surgical procedures which involve scalpels and stitches. You may be confused and you might even be upset. There’s a lot noise out there, but RHRLI wants you to know we have a minimally invasive, permanent solution to hair loss called the ARTAS® System.

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Can Head Massage Stop Hair Loss?

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Head massages and hair loss.

If you’re losing your hair, you’ve probably heard lots of stories and myths about what causes you to lose hair. Some things aren’t true, like the idea that wearing a hat is responsible for hair loss. Some of them are true. For example, there are medications that are used to treat hair loss. There’s a lot of treatments out there and at RHRLI we offer the ARTAS® system, which we feel is the best solution on the market. But you may have also heard that head massage also helps stop hair loss. At RHRLI, we want patients to have the correct information about their options, so we want to examine the relationship between hair loss and head massage.

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