Losing you hair. Avoid trichology. It's a scam.
So as I get older, a bunch of my friends are starting to lose their hair. And so it's fun to hear all the crazy crap they do to try to preserve their hair. Herbal remedies, rubbing various essential oils and crap on their scalp, drinking some terrible smelling concoctions, buying expensive shampoos, etc etc. They continue to lose their hair unfortunately (although it is pretty damn funny at times) and also seem to be losing money chasing all these dreams for a full head of hair.
Sometimes, however, one of my friends tells me he is trying to do something which seems super expensive and like a bad idea which I try to advise against. They never listen, but I guess the fear of losing one's hair is so powerful that normally smart guys will do dumb things.
My one good friend (Joe for this post) is fanatical about keeping his hair. When I say fanatical, I mean that no conversation goes by without Joe lamenting about his hair loss. He is maniacal about it - to the point of being neurotic. He does the proven stuff, e.g, propecia, rogaine, laser comb, etc and short of committing a crime, he will try pretty much anything else. And so he called me a couple of weeks ago excited that he found the cure - a science called trichology. Basically, trichology and the people who practice it (trichologists) are supposed hair loss specialists. There is lots of stuff on the net about this "discipline" he said so he was convinced it was legitimate.
He paid a few hundred dollars for a consultation with a trichologist - "some British guy" per him. He came back fuming from his visit. Basically, the trichologist said "You're doing the right stuff already and it seems that this part of genetic hair loss. What you are doing may slow it down but can't stop it." WOW. That is some insight. So if you're doing the legitimate stuff, you're probably not going to get much benefit from a "trichologist". It sounds impressive to say you have gone to a course and have studied the science of trichology, but this seems like a made up science.
Going forward, please call me a blogologist.
Sometimes, however, one of my friends tells me he is trying to do something which seems super expensive and like a bad idea which I try to advise against. They never listen, but I guess the fear of losing one's hair is so powerful that normally smart guys will do dumb things.
My one good friend (Joe for this post) is fanatical about keeping his hair. When I say fanatical, I mean that no conversation goes by without Joe lamenting about his hair loss. He is maniacal about it - to the point of being neurotic. He does the proven stuff, e.g, propecia, rogaine, laser comb, etc and short of committing a crime, he will try pretty much anything else. And so he called me a couple of weeks ago excited that he found the cure - a science called trichology. Basically, trichology and the people who practice it (trichologists) are supposed hair loss specialists. There is lots of stuff on the net about this "discipline" he said so he was convinced it was legitimate.
He paid a few hundred dollars for a consultation with a trichologist - "some British guy" per him. He came back fuming from his visit. Basically, the trichologist said "You're doing the right stuff already and it seems that this part of genetic hair loss. What you are doing may slow it down but can't stop it." WOW. That is some insight. So if you're doing the legitimate stuff, you're probably not going to get much benefit from a "trichologist". It sounds impressive to say you have gone to a course and have studied the science of trichology, but this seems like a made up science.
Going forward, please call me a blogologist.
Labels: hair loss, laser comb, propecia, rogaine, scam, trichologist, trichology
posted by Mr. N @ 7:22 AM
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