Word: dermatologist
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...Medi Spa, on Manhattan's East Side, is very regal in its appearance, with Victorian-era chairs, heavy velvet curtains and gold fixtures. Mirrors in gold frames and anti-aging skin-care products in gold-etched blue bottles create a promising ambiance of magic. Dr. Adrienne Denese, a cosmetic dermatologist, who opened the medi-spa five years ago, completes the picture with her long blond tresses and translucent pale skin...
Women who suspect they are losing their hair should talk with a dermatologist. Androgenetic alopecia is the most common diagnosis. As women get past 40, they tend to exhibit more signs of female-pattern hair loss, which is a diffuse thinning all over the scalp, most severely at the top. Men, conversely, experience male-pattern baldness, which involves receding hairlines and large patches of baldness. However, the triggers for female hair loss can be diverse, including emotional or physical stress--giving birth, a hysterectomy, an eating disorder or depression. Many medications can be culprits, including high-blood-pressure drugs, cholesterol...
...most dramatic technique for women is a hair transplant, which is expensive but extremely effective. Dr. Michael Reed, a dermatologist and hair-transplant surgeon, directs New York University's hair-transplant clinic. Half his transplant patients are women, says Reed...
...hasn't experienced that sinking feeling during a visit to the pharmacy ("Yoohoo! Your Viagra prescription is ready!"), or the face-reddening trauma of a teenage trip to the dermatologist ("The doctor's ready for your pimples, now, dear.")? If a new law is successful, those excruciating moments are a thing of the past. As of April 14th, we're all protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - a law designed to shield medical information from the prying eyes of individuals and companies...
SECOND OPINION A bit flaky, or at least an oversimplification, say independent dermatologists. "No one knows for sure what causes dandruff," says Bruce Robinson, a dermatologist and spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. "That's the frustrating part." Fungus may be the root cause, says Robinson, or it may simply be "a bystander" that likes to hang out with big clumps of skin cells. Inflammation of the scalp or excessive oil secretions may also play a role. For each theory, there's a remedy. Products like Head & Shoulders, Nizoral A-D and Selsun Blue have compounds that fight fungus...