ISHRS Dedicated to Highest Standards

Established more than three decades ago, New Hair Image Clinic has been providing hair restoration services to patients since 1981. As engaged members of the community and the industry, New Image Hair Clinic maintains membership in organizations such as the Better Business Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, and International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Recognized as the premier gathering of professionals in the area of hair restoration, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) hosts its annual meeting in the fall each year. The meeting features panel discussions, debates, lectures, poster presentations, and information on the latest developments in the field of hair restoration surgery. The meeting also offers opportunities for continuing medical education credits for both experienced and new hair restoration surgeons.

Established in 1993, the ISHRS is dedicated to advancing the highest standards in the practice and ethics of hair restoration surgery. The organization strives to provide valuable services to its members, including education, research, and public awareness in order to improve outcomes in patient care.

The American Liver Foundation: Working for a Liver Disease Cure Since 1976

New Image Hair Clinic, a hair replacement business located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, supports the American Liver Foundation (ALF). The support New Image Hair Clinic provides ALF helps the organization further its mission of preventing, treating, and ultimately curing liver disease.

For nearly 40 years, the ALF has served as a voluntary health agency committed to promoting liver disease education and research. Created by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), the ALF is the country’s sole organization that represents citizens with liver disease. In the United States, liver disease is one of the 10 highest causes of death, and it affects approximately 30 million people.

In conjunction with the AASLD, the ALF provides liver disease research grants. Since the foundation’s inception, it has awarded nearly $25 million in research funding that has gone directly to research for prevention, treatment, and a cure for liver disease.

CMUS Talk of the Town Award Recognizes Excellence in Customer Service

Committed to excellence in customer service, New Image Hair Clinic has proudly received a prestigious 2013 Talk of the Town Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction. Bestowed by Celebration Media U.S., the Talk of the Town Award honors companies like New Image Hair Clinic that deliver high-quality products while prioritizing client attention.

In order to select award recipients, Celebration Media’s staff of specialists conducts in-depth research, identifying companies across the United States and Canada that have amassed strong records of customer satisfaction. Data considered includes customer reviews, comments on blogs and social networks, surveys, and evaluations by business-rating services. Based on this information, businesses receive a star rating of between one and five, with the highest-rated businesses granted the honor of a Talk of the Town Award.

Companies across a broad range of economic sectors are eligible for the prize. The designation is designed to empower consumers to find top-quality services and to expand the reach of top-performing businesses.

Understanding the Causes of Male Pattern Baldness

Maintaining medical affiliation with MTHC, New Image Hair Clinic offers men and women of all ages a full range of nonmedical hair replacement options. The practice’s professionals have particular expertise in offering clients who are experiencing male pattern baldness long-lasting solutions. Approximately half of men over the age of 50 experience significant hair thinning and loss because of male pattern baldness.

The individual strands of hair are held in place by follicles, which are minute cavities in the skin. Over the years, follicles shrink in size, causing hair to become finer and lose length. Ultimately, new hair does not grow from the diminished follicles (although the follicles remain alive). Hair loss among older males typically involves a horseshoe shape forming along the sides of the head, and this distinct pattern leads to a diagnosis of classic male pattern baldness. Other causes of hair loss include nutritional deficiencies and stress, and these possibilities should be evaluated if hair falls out in strange patterns or clumps. New Image Hair Clinic offers a number of noninvasive solutions for men who experience hair loss, including Veralex 2.0, which uses 100 percent human hair.

New Image Hair Clinic: The Innovative Folligraft Solution

Emphasizing cutting-edge hair restoration techniques, New Image Hair Clinic has assisted thousands of clients in achieving full heads of hair over the past three decades. One advanced treatment offered by New Image hair technicians is Folligraft, which targets the exact areas of the head that need hair the most.

The innovative Folligraft method involves use of a porous membrane that closely resembles a layer of skin. The transparent material breathes like skin and takes the exact color of the underlying skin. Following an exfoliation process that removes dead skin cells, Folligraft is grafted non-surgically onto the scalp. This quick and non-invasive procedure involves use of an FDA-approved medical grade adherent that is specifically formulated for safe bonding with skin. The membrane’s hair is carefully selected to resemble client’s hair color and type, with an advanced replication technique matching directional and geometrical elements as well.

The New Image team recommends Folligraft as a customized solution ideal for specific areas of the head experiencing thinning or loss, such as the crown region, the hairline, and top of the scalp.

Non-Surgical Hair Loss Solutions for Men and Women at New Image Hair Clinic

New Image Hair Clinic, which operates two locations in western Pennsylvania, employs a staff that possesses experience in a wide variety of hair loss solutions for both male and female clients. Many of the clinic’s clients ask for non-surgical alternatives to hair transplantation. To those people, New Image Hair Clinic is proud to offer the following options:

For Men:

– Veralex
Veralex, which uses human hair to treat male pattern baldness and thinning hair, is infused directly to the scalp without requiring surgery.

– Folligraft
Folligraft also treats thinning hair and male pattern baldness. The technology offers high precision to the technician, who can add hair just in the places in which it is needed.

For Women:

– Hair Replenishment Therapy
Hair Replenishment Therapy offers an alternative to wigs and weaves. The technology works with existing hair to add volume and cover areas of hair thinning or hair loss.

– Method Trapeze
Method Trapeze infuses human hair into a woman’s own, allowing for easy matching and blending in areas affected by hair loss.

The clinic also offers a variety of other options for men and women, including Folistrand, Invisistrand, and Bio-Membrane. To learn more, visit the clinic’s website at www.newimagehairloss.com.

A Brief Overview of the Better Business Bureau, Inc.

Founded in 1981, New Image Hair Clinic has been a Better Business Bureau, Inc. Accredited Business since March of 1983 and has earned an A-plus rating from the consumer protection organization. For 99 years, the Better Business Bureau has researched and reported information regarding the reliability of businesses across North America. The organization warns the public against frauds, mediates disputes between consumers and companies, and educates individuals on best consumer and business practices.

The Better Business Bureau strives to foster an environment in which consumers and producers can trust one another. It aims to accomplish this mission through setting standards for creating this level of trust, supporting those who employ practices that contribute to this goal, and condemning unsound business practices.

Better Business Bureau accreditation is earned after a company meets the BBB’s Code of Business Practices. This set of standards begins with the organizations mantra, Build Trust. The Better Business Bureau requires companies advertise honestly, maintain transparency, honor promises, safeguard privacy, and embody integrity. Each of these standards includes a subset of additional requirements detailing how a company may achieve accreditation.

Ratings assigned by the Better Business Bureau indicate a company’s performance in at least 14 different categories. A company’s duration of operation, advertising record, responses to complaints filed with the BBB, and overall communication with the BBB are a few factors assessed when determining its rating. The Better Business Bureau assigns a score to a company’s performance in each category and calculates the scores with these categories in mind.

New Image Hair Clinic: Products and Services Overview

New Image Hair Clinic maintains a solid reputation as one of the most experienced hair restoration experts in the U.S. Owned by A. Frank Petrosky, a hair-loss expert with more than 40 years of experience, New Image Hair Clinic offers a wide variety of hair restoration solutions for men and women. Read below for an overview on some of New Image Hair Clinic’s most popular treatments. For a full catalogue of services, visit NewImageHairClinic.com.

Hair Transplants: Employing a successful combination of artistic and surgical skills, New Image Hair Clinic offers hair transplants, which produces the most natural-looking results. New Image Hair Clinic’s procedure utilizes a mixed unit grafting technique, which involves removing hair from the sides or back of the hair and transplanting them to problem areas. Once transplanted, the individual hairs continue to grow. The hair transplant treatment also includes follow-up visits, which are offered at no charge. New Image has a medical affilation with H.R.M.G.

Laser Therapy: Although relatively new to the United States, laser therapy treatments have been used in Europe for more than two decades. New Image Hair Clinic offers treatment with a low-level laser machine, a laser comb, or a combination of the two. The lasers work to increase cell function and may stimulate growth. Laser treatments have also proven to improve the overall quality of the hair shaft and scalp.

Veralex: Unlike older hair replacement methods where the replacement hair is placed on an artificial material sitting the patient’s scalp, Veralex allows the hair to be placed directly on the scalp itself. Using a compound called “Veratec,” the Veralex method ensures that the hair mimics the natural growth patterns and density of each individual patient’s hair.

Hair Replenishment Therapy (HRT): Hair Replenishment Therapy is a non-invasive hair replacement solution designed specifically for women. Experts place barely visible receptors in problematic areas, which are then implanted with actual human hair. Depending on the client, hair volume will increase between 10 percent and 170 percent, making this a perfect solution for those with thinning hair.

The National Alopecia Areata Foundation Provides Resources and Support

New Image Hair Clinic, based in North Huntington, Pennsylvania, specializes in a variety of hair replacement services. A member of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF), New Image Hair Clinic believes deeply in the benefits the foundation provides.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in San Rafael, California, NAAF exists to support people affected by alopecia areata, educate the public about the disease, and most importantly, to support research that will lead to a cure or acceptable treatment for the disease. NAAF offers a variety of resources to support those affected by alopecia areata.

Depending on individual needs and preferences, people may choose to take advantage of any of NAAF’s support services. These include message boards, support groups, and pen pal programs to foster a sense of community between people experiencing the same disease; quarterly informational newsletters; a parent support pack designed to provide essential resources to parents navigating the world of alopecia areata; the Ascot Fund, which provides financial assistance to adults and children who wish to purchase a hairpiece; and a cosmetic guide. NAAF is dedicated to improving the lives of people with alopecia areata.

New Image Hair Clinic: Treating Male Pattern Baldness

At New Image Hair Clinic in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, we offer hair restoration treatments for issues such as female hair loss, thinning hair, and male pattern baldness. As the most common type of hair loss among men, male pattern baldness generally follows a predictable arc beginning with receding hairline and progressing to thinning on the crown. In understanding male pattern baldness, it is important to understand hair growth patterns. Despite the fact that hair appears to follow a constant pattern in volume and growth, each strand of hair has a distinct lifetime. Hairs naturally grow for two to six years, after which they briefly remain at a constant length and then fall out. This hair is quickly replaced by a new hair that grows in through the same follicle.

At any point in time, approximately 85 percent of the hairs on the head are growing, while 15 percent are not. Male pattern baldness occurs gradually as the follicles holding the hairs shrink over time, resulting in thinner and shorter hairs. Eventually these very small follicles cannot hold hair any longer. As a result, when a hair falls out it, nothing replaces it and balding occurs. Although the exact chemistry leading to baldness is not well understood, researchers believe that genes and male hormones such as testosterone play a large role. Classic male pattern baldness affects the hairline first, as hair recedes to form an M-shaped pattern.

As the receding of the hairline continues, the top of the crown may also thin, with the two areas of thinning hair eventually meeting and forming a horseshoe-shaped bald area. While there are no medical issues associated with baldness, it often affects male self esteem and may be coupled with feelings of anxiety concerning aging. New Image Hair Clinic’s trained staff of professionals is well-equipped to provide just the right solution to create young, natural looking hair. Whether clients choose corrective hair implants, non-surgical Veralex treatments, or advanced Bio-Membrane technologies, our cosmetic procedures take into consideration individual hair replacement goals. Call (800) 514-4247 or visit www.NewImageHairloss.com to arrange a free hair restoration consultation.