People more open about hair restoration

People who get hair restoration in 2010 are more apt discuss the work they've had done than they would have been in 2008, U.S. researchers say. A member study conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery asked whether their patients were more likely, just as likely or less likely to discuss their hair restoration procedures with their family and friends in 2010 compared to 2008. The survey indicates 56.4 percent of members said their patients would be more likely to discuss their hair restoration as they were in 2008. In addition, 36.2 percent of members said their patients would be just as likely to discuss and only 7.4 percent responded they would be less likely to discuss their hair restoration procedures as they were in 2008. "Hair loss is a very common medical condition, affecting 50 percent of all men and more than 25 percent of women worldwide," Dr. Jerry E. Cooley, president of the ISHRS, says in a statement. "So, it's no surprise that more people are talking about their hair loss and not feeling embarrassed anymore to admit that they've turned to hair restoration surgery to correct it." In the United States, 101,252 hair restoration procedures were performed in 2010, the study says. In 2010, 85.9 percent of all hair restoration surgical patients worldwide were male and 14.1 percent of all hair restoration surgical patients worldwide were female.