AMERICAN HAIR GROWTH CENTERS’ STEVE BENNIS ACCUSED OF FRAUD
August 16, 2010
FOX Chicago News has been investigating alleged con artist Steve Bennis to find out how he’s managed to stay in business in Chicago for at least five years, despite repeated lawsuits claiming he’s been committing fraud.
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Propecia Side Effects - Fact Or Fiction
June 24, 2010
Fear mongering anti-Propecia videos and websites are popping up all over the internet making the decision to effectively treat hair loss even more confusing. Should consumers be legitimately concerned by claims of permanent long term adverse side effects from the drug, or are these videos and websites simply agenda driven anti-Propecia propaganda?
IAHRS accepted member William H. Reed, M.D. discusses his findings of an informal study in which he polled 17 hair restoration practices that have treated more than 30,0000 patients with the drug.
The bottom line: Out of more than 30,000 patients who were prescribed Propecia, not a single one has ever complained of long-term irreversible side effects of any kind.
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APCDD1- Researchers Identify Hair Loss Gene
April 15, 2010
Scientists from from Colombia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities, believe they have discovered a gene that significantly impacts hair growth as well as hair follicle miniaturization; the phenomenon that is the cornerstone of male and female pattern baldness.
The gene identified is named APCDD1 (adenomatosis polyposis down-regulated 1), and was found in patients suffering with hereditary hypotrichosis simplex, a condition that usually presents itself in childhood. Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex is a rare autosomal dominant form of hair loss characterized by hair miniaturization, a process in which the hair follicle actually shrinks and normal thick terminal hair is gradually replaced with fine, velus hair.
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CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NATURAL HAIR GROWTH INSTITUTE, LTD. AND ITS FOUNDER STEVE BENNIS
March 3, 2010
CHICAGO, Illinois–March 3, 2010
On March 3, 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed on the behalf of twelve former clients of Natural Hair Growth Institute, Ltd. (“NHGI”) against the company and its President Steve Bennis (“Bennis”) due to rampant and systemic fraud related to its treatment program.
NHGI and Bennis have made numerous false representations of fact about their hair growth business that have caused Plaintiffs and members of the Class significant damages. These misrepresentations include statements that their products are all natural and are chemical-free, that they have a 100% money back guarantee, and that their laser light treatment program recently received FDA approval. All of these representations are false. Prospective clients are duped by these misrepresentations into paying between $8,000 to $12,000 of their hard-earned money for Defendants’ treatment program.
Chemical testing of Defendants’ products has revealed the presence of Minoxidil therein despite the representations that the products are all natural and are chemical free. This information was certainly a surprise to the clients of NHGI who were only interested in participating in an all natural and chemical freeprogram.
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February 17, 2010
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Woman Loses Hair After Shampooing With Pantene - Similar Complaints Found Online
February 16, 2010
A devastated 19 year old administrative assistant says that her hair literally broke off at the roots after using Pantene Pro-V shampoo. According to Sophie Peppercorn of Perbourough, England, her hair fell out in clumps after only one application of the celebrity endorsed product, and has received very little support from Procter and Gamble, the makers of Pantene. Miss Peppercorn wept as she described to reporters what happened. “As I showered the bubbles from my hair I could feel a lot of it in my hands,” she said.
She then went on to state, “But it was only when I patted my hair dry with a towel and looked in the mirror, that I realized the extent of the hair damage. My hairline had receded several inches where my hair had broken off at the roots. Meanwhile, the rest of my hair was so damaged and frizzy it was breaking off in handfuls. I was so devastated, I broke down in tears.”
When Miss Peppercorn called the Pantene helpline to inform them of what had happened to her she was offered a £5(about $8USD) Pantene coupon for her troubles.
“Incredibly, they seem to think I will want to buy another bottle,” she said.
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.
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!
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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.
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American Hair Growth Centers Steals Copyrighted Information - Are They Trying to Deceive Consumers?
