- Hair Club
Hair Club is one of the largest companies in the
hair restoration and hair replacement industry, with more than 90 locations throughout theUnited States ,Canada , andPuerto Rico . The company was founded in 1976 by Sy Sperling, known by the trademark phrase “I’m not just the president, I’m also a client.” [http://www.hairclub.com/about_us.php]The company caters to a predominantly male clientele, but in recent years has added services for women to address female hair loss and thinning brought on by
chemotherapy ,menopause , postpartum stress,trichotillomania , hormonal imbalances, and natural aging.Services
Hair Club provides several different types of services to address hair loss including a non-surgical bio-matrix strand by strand process, in which human hair is added to the balding area in a crisscrossing matrix, and hair therapy programs that use scalp cleansers and conditioners as well as
FDA -approved hair re-growth agents. Hair Club also works with a dedicated physician network that performs microscopic follicular unit hair transplantation procedures.Hamilton-Norwood Classification Scale for Men
Hair Club uses the [http://hairloss.about.com/od/losingyourhair1/ss/Norwood.htm Hamilton-Norwood Scale] , which ranges from stages I to VII, to help male clients categorize their level of hair loss [http://hairloss.about.com/od/losingyourhair1/ss/Norwood.htm] .
Hair Club in Popular Culture
Craig Ferguson , host of CBS’The Late Late Show , referenced the company in a 2007 monologue,
"First rule of Hair Club is don’t talk about Hair Club." [http://youtube.com/watch?v=XZYuCjK9jsc]Hair Club on YouTube
Hair Club has an official YouTube channel where testimonials and current offers can be viewed. [http://www.youtube.com/therealhairclub]
References
[http://www.hairclub.com/about_us.php About Hair Club (Official Site)]
[http://hairloss.about.com/od/losingyourhair1/ss/Norwood.htm The Norwood-Hamilton Scale]
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=XZYuCjK9jsc "First Rule of Hair Club…Don’t Talk About Hair Club” - Youtube.com]External links
* [http://www.hairclub.com Hair Club website]
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