Silvio Berlusconi’s Hair Transplant – Apparently Bill Gates Doesn’t Approve
January 29, 2010
This week, Bill Gates made it perfectly clear that he was unimpressed with Silvio Berlusconi’s foreign aid policy, declaring that the Italian Prime minster was on his “shame list.” Fair enough, since an annual report published by Gates’ foundation accused Italy of being “uniquely stingy among European donors.” Italy’s foreign aid budget was 0.11% of its GDP in 2009, half of what it was the year before. Even so, was it really necessary for the Microsoft founder turned philanthropist, to take a cheap shot at Berlusconi’s decision to have a hair transplant?
In a moment of unabashed chastisement, Gates took the opportunity to tie his criticism of the prime minster’s foreign policy to Berlusconi’s personal decision to shell out his own money for a hair transplant.
“Rich people spend a lot more money on their own problems, like baldness, than they do to fight malaria,” Gates told the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Sex, Lies and Hair Transplants – Former Bosley Employee Sues For Sexual Harassment
January 27, 2010
Otis Duffy a former hair transplant salesman working in Bosley Medical’s Manhattan and New Jersey offices, filed a $3 million lawsuit on Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court citing sexual harassment.
Duffy states that after he complained about unwanted advances from female colleagues, he was ordered to take a sex harassment course and then fired.
“If I wanted a girl rubbing her breasts in my face, I would go to a strip club,” Duffy said.
A part time actor who played one season of pro basketball in Ireland, Duffy said he’s been out of work since being unfairly fired.
Duffy also stated that he complained to his bosses at Bosley about his female co-worker’s inappropriate and downright raunchy behavior, which allegedly included fondling his backside, grinding against him and propositioning him for sex.
I’m 16 and I’m Going Bald!
January 26, 2010
Hair loss at any age can be devastating, but to begin the hair loss process as a teenager is beyond the scope of what most teens will ever be forced to cope with. A larger percentage of boys deal with the early onset of male pattern hair loss than most people realize. An estimated 20% of hair loss sufferers begin the process of balding before than age of twenty one, and many begin before they even graduate from high school. What these young hair loss sufferers need to know is that they are not alone and that there is life after hair loss.
It’s important that teens confide in their parents, and seek the advise of a physician who specializes in hair loss as soon as they notice any change in their hair. Early intervention is always the key to the effective treatment of hair loss, but immediate emotional support can be even more important during this extremely vulnerable time in a young hair loss sufferers life.
Last week a young man posted his story and plea for help on the BaldtruthTalk.com message forums:
“I am a 16 year old boy, and this is my story. For about a year now, I have been losing my hair.”
“Every single day, I dedicated it to finding a cure. But found nothing.. I discovered Hair Restoration on the internet, and went to a hair restoration company.. The lady at the consultation felt bad for me, so she sent me to see a surgeon.. Once I saw him, all he did was prescribe me Propecia, and tell me that my donor area was outstanding (really good). But I couldn’t fill it because they said I had to be 18.. I bought a very expensive wig to cover it up, but it makes me feel faker than ever when I wear it.. I can’t do the activities I wish to do with it on either, or it will just fall off.. I cry a lot because of it.. I don’t go outside anymore because of it.. And it hurts so much emotionally because of my age.. Some nights, I even cry myself to sleep because of it.” “I wish someone could fix this, and make it go away.”
Listen to Spencer Kobren’s audio response to this young man’s post:
Hair Loss Education Done Right – Greg Benson’s Hair Transplant
January 17, 2010
On November 4, 2009 the world had the opportunity to witness the most viewed LIVE hair transplant procedure in history. More than 13,000 viewers took the time in the middle of their work days to tune into this interesting special webcast of “The Bald Truth.”
Check out Greg Benson and IAHRS accepted member Alan Bauman, M.D during the live event and watch Greg Benson’s video’s discussing his hair transplant experience.
MatriStem® Micro Matrix – Hair Loss Breakthrough or Hair Loss Hype? Updated Commentary
January 14, 2010
On January 6, 2010 The Bald Truth reported on what appears to be an exciting scientific breakthrough in the fight against hair loss, and the response to our interview with IAHRS hair transplant surgeon and researcher, Dr. Jerry Cooley, has been overwhelming. We’ve received correspondence from around the world from desperate hair loss sufferers in search of real hope.
Unfortunately, the original press release that was distributed on January 6th, 2010 by New York hair transplant surgeon, Dr. Gary Hitzig, has left many individuals confused.
Based on this press release many men, women and the parents of children in need believed that their prayers had finally been answered. This clearly isn’t the case, and Dr. Jerry Cooley provided clarification in his interview with The Bald Truth.
Based on direct correspondence from several experts in the field, and on our own assessment of this technology, it is clear that the original press release could be construed as misleading.
Dr. Jerry Cooley has been kind enough to send a statement to The Bald Truth in order to clear up any confusion. It is important to note that Dr. Gary Hitzig’s surgical hair restoration techniques have not been assessed by our organization in many years, and he is currently not recommended by the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons or The American Hair Loss Association. If you believe you meet the criteria to be a candidate for this experimental corrective procedure, we suggest that you contact Dr. Cooley directly for an assessment.
Spencer Kobren comments and reads Dr. Cooley’s statement:
* The Actual Date of the original Post and Interview was January 6, 2010, not January 10, 2010 as mistakenly stated.
Steve Bennis and American Hair Growth Centers – A Story of Deception
January 11, 2010
Last night we were fortunate enough to have Will Gaunitz of Evolution Hair Centers on the program to discuss his personal experience with Steve Bennis, formerly of Natural Hair Growth Institute and now American Hair Growth Centers.
Will’s been documenting some of Steve Bennis’ most recent alleged fraudulent activity on his blog which we’re sure is of great interest to The Illinois State Attorney General’s Office.
See some of his recent blog posts:
Warning Issued to American Hair Growth Centers (aka Natural Hair Growth Institute)
American Hair Growth Centers took down stolen photographs
David Hoffman of American Hair Growth Centers EXPOSED!
Listen to the Show:
Hair Transplant Docs “Clone” Hair – Is MatriStem® MicroMatrix The Next Great Hair Restoration Breakthrough?
January 6, 2010
Regenerative medicine innovator ACell Inc. might just be responsible for advancing surgical hair restoration to heights once thought to be science fiction.
IAHRS accepted member Jerry Cooley M.D., and New York hair transplant surgeon Gary Hitzig M.D. say that they have become the first medical doctors to successfully “clone” hair using the FDA-cleared wound healing powder MatriStem®. If in fact this proves to be as effective as Cooley and Htizig claim, this regenerative powder originally formulated to help heal diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers and pressure ulcers, will catapult the rapid advancement of permanent hair restoration.
Dr. Cooley was kind enough to grant Spencer Kobren an exclusive interview to discuss his findings:
American Hair Growth Centers – Steve Bennis Strikes Again
January 4, 2010
You would think that after Steve Bennis’ company “Natural Hair Growth Institute” received a BBB rating of F, which one would think is practically impossible, and being charged in a lawsuit filed by the state of Illinois for allegedly violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, that Steve Bennis would have learned his lesson. Well guess again.
Apparently, even though Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the court to permanently ban Steve Bennis from doing business in Illinois, Mr. Bennis has chosen to set up shop under his new American Hair Growth Centers brand. He recently launched a website chock full of professionally written, authoritative content for his new venture. The problem is that most of the content originally uploaded to Mr. Bennis’ new site is copywritten material owned by The American Hair Loss Association. The same material that media outlets from around the world refer to, and the same content legally licensed by mainstream medical websites like WebMD.
While the owner of The American Hair Growth Centers website very recently had a few things changed around so that it no longer appears that they clearly plagiarized the content, it is still very easy to see where they got it from, and some of the text on that site is still identical to The American Hair Loss Association.
For complete details read:
American Hair Growth Centers Steals Copyrighted Information – Are They Trying to Deceive Consumers?
Hair Transplants -The Bald Truth On ABC News
January 2, 2010
ABC news medical unit correspondent Cari Nierenberg reports:
“If you’re a man who is losing his hair, you have plenty of company. Two-thirds of men in the United States will have some degree of appreciable hair loss by age 35, according to the American Hair Loss Association. And roughly 85 percent of U.S. men have significantly thinning hair by age 50.”
ABC news gets the “The Bald Truth” from The American Hair Loss Association and IAHRS accepted hair transplant surgeon, Robert Bernstein., MD. In this clip, Dr. Bernstein discusses today’s state of the art hair transplant techniques. Watch as Dr. Bernstein and his staff walk viewers through a cutting edge hair transplant procedure.
