In this method, differently colored artificial hair made of synthetic fibers is inserted into the scalp by means of a special needle. But within a year, one must expect about ten percent or more of the artificial hair to break off. In addition, the risk of bacterial infection is increased, and a foreign body rejection … Hair Loss: Artificial Hair and Treatment
If the hair is slowly thinning, bald patches can be made to disappear by hair transplantation. Nevertheless, one should be aware that with a hair transplant one cannot restore the hair splendor of youth. A pronounced baldness surrounded by a smaller crown of hair can never be covered again with the hair density of an … Hair Loss: Hair Transplants
When the doctor shines his light into your eyes or uses his reflex hammer, this action, unpleasant in itself, has the goal of checking your reflexes and thus the state of your nervous functions, because the multitude of bodily reactions, most of which are unconscious to us, shows exactly how our brain performance is doing. … Importance of Reflexes in the Body
An intrinsic reflex is characterized by the fact that the stimulus site and the responding organ are identical. Most intrinsic reflexes are muscle stretch reflexes that protect us, in which brief muscle stretch-whether caused by a reflex hammer or a sudden buckling of the knee joint, for example-leads to contraction and thus twitching of the … Reflexes: Intrinsic Reflex and Extrinsic Reflex
Pathological reflexes occur when there is nerve or brain damage. The best known pathological reflex is the Babinski reflex, which causes extension of the big toe and flexion of all other toes when the sole of the foot is brushed. It is one of the early childhood reflexes and is usually not triggerable after 12 … Reflexes: Pathological, Conditioned, Conditioned Reflex
The expression at the breakfast table speaks volumes: a grim face, sleepy eyes, drooping shoulders. The mouth, on the other hand, doesn’t speak at all. Only some grumbling can be elicited from it, at best a “yes” or “no.” A morning grouch. Roused from sleep far too early, he starts the day in a bad … Morning Grumpiness: Start the Day with Momentum
Strong and full hair is synonymous with youth and attractiveness – correspondingly great is the psychological burden for many when the hair falls out. In Germany, every second man and every tenth woman are affected – whether by hereditary or pathological hair loss. Hopes are often high that “miracle cures” and other therapies can stop … Hair Loss: Causes and Treatment
