When I have conversations with the people who visit my clinic because of hair loss problems, I see that some of them have misconceptions about hair loss. One such misconception is that gentic hair loss is incurable, which is why many people give up on treatment. Hair loss can be genetic, but the notion that genetic hair loss is incurable is grossly inaccurate.
There are many serious diseases that may also be hereditary, but even if a disease is genetic, there is often still hope that the disease can be cured. Hair loss is also a disease, and should be approached similarly. Despite the fact that one of your parents may have experienced hair loss, you should approach hair loss like a treatable disease.
Besides heredity, there are a variety of other factors that can contribute to hair loss; just because one of your relatives has experienced the disease does not necessarily mean that this gene has been transmitted to you.
According to a recent study conducted in the United Kingdom involving two twins experiencing hair loss, the twins had both inherited hair loss from their parents, but each twin had a different response to the disease. This means that, even though heredity cannot be avoided, a diease's transmission depens on a variety of factors. In other words, even with the hair loss gene, the external factors are more important in terms of further contributing to hair loss.
As a result, if you are having a hair loss problem, there is no need to be afraid that the problem is unresolvable, and certainly no need to complain to your parents! Another common misconception is that patients think they'll need to take medicine for the rest of their lives, assuming that drugs for male hair loss are only effective while actively consumed. These days, however, there are effective in preventing hair loss and can maintain their effects for a much longer time, eliminating the "lifetime of treatment" stigma.
The same goes for female hair loss treatment; some forms of treatment are perfectly capable of long-term effects.
In short, hair loss does not necessarily require continuous treatment or medication; after the treatment, a patient simply needs to keep up proper maintenance and sensible hair care. Nowadays, as technology has advanced, if you start treatment in the early stages, it is possible to not only cure hair loss, but to prevent hair loss and keep your hair for a long time.
Over the last several years, I've noticed that the number of women visiting our clinic has increased significantly. On average, six in ten of our patients are now women. There are many reasons why women with symptoms of hair loss come to our clinic. First, women pay more attention to their appearance than men do, and if hair loss is a general problem for men, for women the problem brings anxiety and fear.
The second reason is that after hair loss was identified as an incurable disease, women were not interested in hair loss treatments. But nowadays, with the number of hair loss treatments on the rise, more women are interested in the options.
In my practice, I've noticed that almost all women with hair loss have poor nutrition- meaning they aren't getting enough of the right nutrients- and poor nutrition is one of the most common causes of hair loss.
There are many reasons for this. Some women have full schedules that don't allow them to eat regularly, some have diets that are too restrictive and some women eat too much fast and processed food, either because they don't have the time or don't want to cook. In addition, many women fail to get the proper nutrition during their menstrual cycle.
Smoking and drinking are also a factor in hair loss, and there are growing numbers of women who smoke and drink. Another cause of hair loss is stress, especially if it is severe. Women face a great deal of pressure to play the role of "super mom", among the other social roles, which creates anxiety and adds to the stress. Stress can also lead to other physical problems. The other factors discussed here can also threaten a woman's health in other ways.
Studies on hair loss have revealed that female hair loss is different from male hair loss. Men are more likely than women to have a genetic predisposition to hair loss. Women are more likely to lose their hair for reasons related to health, lifestyle or psychological factors. Thus, by improving health and nutrition, reducing stress and living a healthier lifestyle, women can prevent and reduce hair loss.
In the past it was said that there was no treatment for female hair loss, but numerious studies in the field have shown that the appearence of viable treatment options has increased the percentage of female patients who have found a cure for a hair loss.
Korean traditional medicine also offers several remedies made with natural, organic components that produce almost no side effects. The remedies are absolutely safe, improving health while promoting hair growth, and have proven particularly effective for female hair loss.
As with other diseases, the sooner you begin treating hair loss, the better the results will be. People with any of the following symptoms or signs of hair loss should not hesitate to consult a doctor and start a treatment regimen.
1) Excessively heavy or light menstrual period, irregular menstrual period
2) Ovarian cyst(polycystic ovary syndrome)
3) Face and head feel warm, while hands and feet are cold
4) Thyroid disease or anemia
5) Dizziness, poor circulation,body aches and frequent fatigue
6) Itchiness, pimples or sticky skin
7) Frequent mood swings (often feel angry, sad, depressed, etc.)
8) Chronic diarrhea or digestive disorders
9) Frequent dieting, frequent weight gain or loss
Recently my patients often ask me the following questions:
- Does gray hair can be cured?
- Is there any remedy for gray hair cure?
- Can gray hair turn back to its normal color?
For some people gray hair is a devastating problem.
But now there is still no any other way to hide gray hair, except hair coloring… But, if you start to color hair you should do it constantly. And if you are not color them, gray hair makes your look much older. All this puts the people in a deadlock situation.
Therefore, several years ago I primarily developed gentle to hair dye “Saecarm Hair Color”, but I’ve always thought to develop a remedy to cure gray hair.
So, within 2 years I searched for a such medicine and conducted experiments.
Consequently, there is no still any medicine that could cure gray hair. Very sad to realize this fact, but I always hope, that it is will be possible in the near future.
I saw, that during a treatment some of my patient’s gray hair turned back to its normal color, that’s why I still have a hope and believe that it is possible.
I have 80 aged patient, who comes to clinic a second year in a row. As a patient is not young she just wanted to keep existing hair and add volume to hair. It may seem strange that someone in that age is care about the appearance, nevertheless the patient despite her age always caring about her hairstyle and appearance, enjoys golf and social activities.
I noticed that over the last 6 months her gray hair on forehead area became darker. At beginning of the treatment most of the hairs were gray and recently her gray hairs became noticeably darker.
When I asked her, if she dyeing gray hairs. She said that dyed hair last time a 1,5 year ago. And with smile on her face said: “I noticed that hair color is significantly changed”.
Of course, I will continue to observe the patient, as this thing is surprised me as well.
Before, there are appeared programs on TV about a gray hair, that gray hair can turn back to it is normal color at older age and people very often talked about it.
By this reason, I was also looking for information regards to this topic.
And that it what I found out: “By stimulating of hair follicles, melanin cells can be reproduced with a new strength, hence, gray hair can turn back to it’s normal color. But still nobody know, what kind of stimulation it is need”.
Now I’m trying to find the specificity, continuously observing the above patient’s case, why her gray hair has changed, whether it is a temporary phenomenon at her age, whether changes are stopped and that is a limit …. Anyway, I glad that my patient could see such a positive result of treatment, although patient didn’t have such a purpose.
Here is another case with 15 aged patient. Patient has prematurely gray hair and had to dye hair from high school age (prematurely gray hair can appear in youth under 20 years old). Due to this patient have got a lot of stress. His parents came to clinic and asked me to do something.
When patient came to our clinic I couldn’t tell him that he needs in gray hair treatment, I didn’t want to upset him.
Additionally, during scalp check I found out scalp inflammation. It is well-known, that gray hair could appear due to scalp inflammation, by curing of inflammation symptoms, gray hair can turn back to its normal color. I’ve explained to patient everything very carefully.
And I started treatment, focusing on scalp inflammation.
After a few months of the treatment:
1. The amount of gray hair has reduced significantly and hair roots turn back to black color.
2. But existed gray hairs didn’t turn back into black color again.
See the below picture.
After treatment not all hairs has turned back to it is normal color. It is well-known that by curing of scalp inflammation hair conditions can be improved. There was nothing special in my treatment method. But I don’t know how long the results will be extended.
So, I completed treatment after 6 months.
But this case completely convinced me, that hair has an ability to regenerate, more over can turn back gray hair to it is normal color.
Treatment of gray hair!
I believe, it is will be possible in a near future. I continue my researches in this field and will share with you such medicine or treatment method will be appeared.
您好,我是头皮头发再生中心-李文元韩医院的院长李文元。
最近,有很多人问我,
“白发可以治疗吗?”
“有治疗白发的治疗剂吗?”
“白发可以变黑吗?”等多种多样的问题。
这说明,人们对白发有着越来越多的关心。
这一问题除了”染发”,现在还没有更好的治疗方法。。。
人们觉得要是染发有可能一辈子都得染。。不染,又觉得显老。。。
因此,人们处在左右为难的状况。觉得非常郁闷。
我也常常能听到患者们对白发苦恼。
所以在几年前,为了白发患者,研发了一种叫<SEACARM>的利用纯天然韩方药材成分的染发剂。
但最终还是觉得研发出可以治疗白发的药物才是最重要的。
以这几年来我对白发治疗剂的研究,我也进行了很多种实验。但结果不是很乐观。。。到现在,也没有找出可以治疗白发的治疗剂。
但是,我相信将来一定可以研发出可以治疗白发的治疗剂。
在我的患者中,一少部分患者,经过对头皮的治疗,真的长出了黑发。看到这样的结果,我对白发的治疗有了一丝的希望。
我们医院有一位80岁的患者。我对他进行了两年半左右的脱发管理治疗。因为,年龄很大,所以,这位患者也没有抱多大的希望来进行治疗,那位老人说“头发不长出来也没事,只要帮我保持好现在的头发就行,让头发感觉更丰盈一些就可以了。”人们都会说80岁的老人还治疗什么脱发呀?但这位患者,因经常和朋友出去打高尔夫,并且积极参加各项活动,所以特别重视发型和外表。
但就在最近的半年里,这位老人的头发慢慢变成了棕色,额头发际线部位的黑发也慢慢增多了。因为,那位老人刚来医院治疗时,几乎都是白发,黑发就那么一点点。但现在很多白发都变成了棕色的头发。我很疑惑的问了问那位老人,“您是不是染发了?。”
但那位老人却说:“,我现在已经有一年半没有染过头发。”
自己还乐呵呵的对我说:“我也觉得我的头发开始变黑了。呵呵”。
这一现象的确很神奇,我会拭目以待的~
还有一种案例。这位患者是一名15岁的学生。上初一时就发现开始有白发了。因为白发这位患者在生活中受到了很多压力,因此,他的父母真的很着急,也很想帮助他治疗好白发。
但是对于白发,现在还没有专门的治疗专家,因此,我对他们下诊断时,言语都是很小心翼翼的。
但是因为这位患有头皮炎,所以我对患者的父母说:“因为孩子患有头皮炎,白发也有可能是因头皮炎而长出的,要是治疗好头皮炎,白发就有可能变成黑发。所以,我们要先从头皮炎开始治疗.”
就这样,这位患者就开始进行治疗了。
几个月后发现,白发生长的速度比以前少了很多,白发却没有变成黑发,但是有一种神奇的现象,就是有些白发,慢慢变成黑发了。
便于理解,请看下图。
不是很多根头发都变成这样,我也不能断定以后还会不会继续变成黑发,也不知道这种状态会维持多久,所以,我也不能明确的说明,这是一种神奇的变化。经研究报告显示,治疗头皮炎有可能会长出黑发,所以我的治疗也不算是很特别的。因此,这位患者治疗了6个月的头皮炎就结束了治疗。
但经多次对白发的治疗发现,<白发还是有可能变成黑发的>!
白发治疗!
也许会经过很长时间的研究和试验,但还是有可能治疗的!
将来,我要是研发了针对白发治疗有效的治疗剂,我会第一时间介绍给大家~
Newly created M ointment (medical treatment supplement)
M ointment with treatments for M type hair loss has been renewed
Newly created M ointment (medical treatment supplement)
1)The effectiveness of the treatment is enhanced by much active ingredient
2) gunk after use has been reduced
3) it washs off well
Most of patients who used this product are satisfied with it, but they said a few uncomfortable things
So the upgraded version of it has been released by modifying complaints
The contents of active ingredient are more added to principal ingredient and it becomes less sticky and easy washed off.
This product is a pilatory supplement which helps thin hair grows up thickly in the early stage of hair loss
Dr.Lee 's patented formula is a key ingredient on the basis of the know-how accumulated .
Before go to bed, put some amount on the M area and wash off in the morning.
easy use and good for unisex
a capacity of 20g , an item can be used for about 30~40 days and it costs 40000 won.
The new container is designed for it
The case of M ointment produced in limited quantities is made of
It reflects LMW's philosophy of nature
This case by Dr.Lee and master craftsman is produced in only 50 limited offer and it costs 25000 won
It can be usable for lifelong and because M ointment can be refillable , receive the prescription for refill.
The NHK, The Japanese broadcasting company, introduced LMW oriental medicine clinic and LMW hair lab (the beauty parlor for hair loss people) in the world news.
The NHK world news which broadcasts about 130countries of the world introduced LEE MOON WON clinic and LMW hair lab on last December 26th.
LMW hair lab in the LEE MOON WON clinic offers hair treatment and hairdo for hair loss patients at once.
The NHK highlighted this point : see a doctor - get the prescribed therapy -hairdo without damage
LEE MOON WON oriental medicine clinic specializes in hair loss and scalp diseases and has the
hair lab in the clinic to help people who specially worry about their hairdo get permed and dyed by minimizing damage.
we also try to increse the customer satisfaction as they can have the hairstyle that they want proudly.
LMW hair lab uses only the products for the perm and dye minimizing irritation.
In addition ,You can determine the condition of your hair through the medical checkup.
KIM EUN KYUNG ,the beautician of LMW hair lab, said " I feel worth giving perms for people who worry about their hairdo."
One woman of the patients who have gotten the treatment in LEE MOON WON clinic and LMW hair lab said "They make my hairdo without damage, so I like it very much."
We felt the emptiness about the Lee Mon Won's <Hair Essential Serum> after producing it. I felt something lacking, even though I produced it with my affection for a long time.
So I had a thought to make a special case for this product. I would like to make people recognize this product as a precious, not a disposable. Because I produce a Hair Essential Serum with a such mind.
Someone says 'It is the tail wagging the dog'.However I would like to dress something special on a Lee Moon Won's Hair Essential Serum.I felt that is what I have to do on this product.) It's like raising a child after giving a birth.
So I tried various designs and considered many kinds of materials to make a special case.I originally don't know the things on this field, so I visited interior prop shops, handicraft exhibitions, art museums to get inspired. And also contacted to the renowned masters to get some advice.Luckily, I was so thankful that they tried to help me.I discussed my design with wooden craft master, leather master and lacquer-ware master.They were opposed to the case at first time, but they helped me finish designing the case.
This wooden case is the first one for the Lee Mon Won's <Hair Essential Serum>
It's made of Oak. I chose it because of the solidity and the beautiful wood grain of Oak.And the wood shows a gentle graces over time.This is why our traditional furnitures have much more gentle graces over the time.
A glass bottle with a spuit is in the wooden case.Separate the lid of Lee Mon Won's Hair Essential Serum by unscrew after you purchase, then you can use the Hair Essential Serum by spuit.
You may have a little bit of discomfort with using a wooden case, but I wanted to put a meaning of a strong support for your hair.It looks rough but it is actually simple and honest and stubborn.
I have worried a little bit because it seems too masculine, but it contains intact vitality of nature, so I feel a reliability as if it protects my hair.
Dr. Lee Moonwon is progressing clinical trials to improve the <RH-Balmo>, which is currently used to treat the patients.
Dr. Lee Moonwon said, “the current <RH-Balmo> is still a good treatment. However I decided to adjust components,
as there were needs to improve the effect, and decrease the partial itchiness and irritation.
Especially the foreigners are reluctant to ingesting traditional medicine, so external application became very important.
So I began the upgrading starting with <RH-Balmo>, and I’ll improve the effect of RH-S series in future.”
Then he added, “The component of new <RH-Balmo> will be improved in effectiveness and stability through fermentation technique.”
The <RH-Balmo> have completed the skin test and the clinical trial is favorably progressing.
<RH-Balmo> is an external application, which is applied to the area of hair loss and its surrounding region and washed off after 10~15 minutes.
It is a hair growth inducing treatment, which accelerates the growing hairs and regeneration of the hair.
It was not applicable to patients who suffer from seborrheic dermatitis or folliclis as the treatment rarely caused itchiness.
We hope that Dr Lee Moonwon’s new upgrade will enable the <RH-Balmo> to be applied to patients with scalp diseases.
“Make Your Hair 10 Years Younger!”-An Event At Yongsan I-Park Shopping Center By Lee Moon Won
Lee Moon Won traditional medicinal clinic runs an event at Yongsan I-Park shopping center 3rd floor from 3pm
till 6pm on 26th August with atheme, “How to make your hair look 10 years younger”
As time passes more and more interest is heightened on the healthy hair and hair loss.
The scalp manager and hair designer at Lee Moon Won hair labwill present with detailed explanation and demonstrations
about “How to care your hair longer”, “Hair styling tricks to cover your hair loss”, and “How to make your hair look 10 years younger”
This event is open to anyone who is interested in the hair health and who doesn’t know how to style their hair when they have hair loss.
Research To Restore Grey Hair
Dr. Lee Moonwon of Lee Moon Won traditional medicinal clinic has set a goal to develop a treatment for grey hair in 2012, and he buried himself in developing an external application.
Dr. Lee Moonwon has brought the possibility of curability of the grey hair as he was progressing the research for hair loss treatment. The prototype of the grey hair treatment is now completed, and it is about to be tested.
This experimental solution was developed under the reference of researches so far, all sorts of literatures and thesis’s, and it is made in the form of external application instead of dosage so that anyone can use it.
So far, grey hair was an unstoppable phenomenon, so hair-dye was the only option. As a result, Dr. Lee Moonwon once developed
Dr. Lee Moonwon unveiled the meaning and the goal of the research by saying, “People with grey hair have to dye their hair for the rest of their lives, and many people, due to their continuous dyeing, suffer from scalp damage and hair damage, and eventually hair loss. So I wanted to develop a mild hair dye first so that those people can use it with relief, then develop a grey hair treatment so that hair loss from hair dyeing can be prevented.”
Then he added, “Recently, I observed a grey hair turning black, so I am really counting on this research.”
I hope that the research result comes to a success and it makes a groundbreaking opportunity for the grey hair treatment.
As I treat hair loss patients, sometimes patients are concerned about losing hair on areas other than the scalp, especially the eyebrows. Women can be treated with micro-pigmentation, commonly known as ‘eyebrow tattoo’, but what about men? Even many women dislike micro-pigmentation and draw eye-line everyday, and they hope for thick and plenty eyebrows so that they can simply trim it. I’ve heard such concern over and over, and eventually I decided to make an eyebrow-restorer. I began to blend the treatment using the ingredientsfrom the hair growth solutions, which I used to treat the hair loss, and other highly concentrated nutritive compounds that help the hair growth.
I’ve tried many mixtures with different maxing ratio, and after checking its safety through 24hour skin test;the actual clinical experiment was done.
Come to think of it, this is the 2nd clinical experiment. Through the 1stexperiment there was 40% increase in the number of the hair, so with the same formula that was used in the 1st experiment, I began the 2nd experiment with a slight change in the ingredient.
The 2nd clinical experiment began at the end of March and currently three months have passed. The participants are 31years old, and male and female ratio is 4:6.
Today I will reporton the proceedings of a male participant as an interim report.
The male participant, 40 years old, came to the clinic because he had concerns about the thin eyebrow-ends, and took part in the clinical experiment. The first photo was taken at 23rd March before the clinical experiment, and each photo was taken in one-month interval after the first shot.The left picture is the before photo of using the treatment, and the right picture is the photo after two months. The treatment was applied once a day, before sleep, and there were no skin trouble or itchiness. The above participant has felt the increase in the number and thickness of the eyebrow. After the analysis on the photo there were no big difference on the front region of the eyebrows, but the both ends of the eyebrows actually became longer and thicker. After looking at the comparison photo, the participant said that his eyebrows definitely seem to have improved and he will continue using the treatment for the last month of clinical experiment.
I will organize the results once again when the clinical experiment is finished, and I appreciate all the participants who are kindly applying the treatment everyday for over two months.
(New Project) How To Keep Healthy Hair In Your 60’s and 70’s
Since treating hair loss patients for many years and consulting them on their lifestyles,I was able to find out that they had bad life habits in common. Sleeping late or shifted night and day activity, irregular mealtime, instant foods and even skipping meals, and those who don’t know how to deal with the stress and just hold it down.Such life habits naturally affect health and I’ve seen many early hair losses.
So I tried to think opposite.
“Wouldn’t those who are old and still have thickrich hair, have some kind of method or life habit different from other people? If such method does exist, shouldn’t I visit them and observe their lifestyle in detail like analyzing the life patterns of centenariansat longevity villages.” So I began the interviewto find the secret of healthy hair.
Currently, I’ve finished interviews at Seoul, Daejeon, and Busan, and I’ll constantly interview to find the secret method of maintaining healthy hair.
For reference, the interview subject is from age 65 and over, male and female, and those who have apparent thick hair. It doesn’t matter wherever you live in the country, I will visit and interview you.
I will soon organize the interviews and upload on the homepage and blog.