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Gene Therapy : Is a treatment method that involves the manipulation of an individual's genetic makeup. A form of therapy that attempts to fix the defective gene which is causing the disease.
Genetic: pertaining to genes or any of their effects. A gene is the smallest physical piece of heredity. It determines what features we will pass on to our children as well as which ones we have gained from our biological parents.
Grafting: A variety of procedures describing the removal of hair bearing scalp from the back of the head to a recipient site. The most widely used types of grafting are slit grafts, micrografting and minigrafting (All outdated).
Grafts: Transplanted hair
Gynecomastia: Excessive development of the male breasts.
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Hairlift®: Surgical procedure used to eliminate large areas of bald scalp by lifting and advancing the entire hair-bearing scalp in an upward and forward direction (considered to be a barbaric procedure by most ethical physicians).
Hair Cloning: Currently not available, but cloning hair may make it possible for you to have an unlimited crop of donor hair for a hair transplant.
Hair Integration : see hair weaving.
Hair Intensification: see hair weaving.
Hair Matrix: Region where hair and the structures that compose it ( cortex , cuticle and medulla ) are made.
Hair Multiplication: Currently not available, same theory as hair cloning, individual hair strands will be multiplied or duplicated to create more available donor area for transplantation.
Hair Shaft: Filament projecting from the epidermis that provides protection and warmth (Hair).
Hair Weaving : A process by which a hair piece (synthetic or human hair) is attached to existing hair on scalp through braiding or another interweaving process.
Hamilton Scale: method proposed by Hamilton to rate hair loss.
Hirsutism: Excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution
Hormonal: Pertaining to hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers that are usually carried by the bloodstream. They exert their effects on specific target organs.
Hypertrichosis: Excessive growth of hair all over the body.
Hypothyroid: Deficiency of thyroid hormone which is normally made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. Hypothyroidism can result in hair loss.
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Inflammatory: pertaining to inflammation. Inflammation is the process whereby the body reacts to injury or abnormal stimulants.
Infundibulum: the superior, or highest portion, of the hair follicle.
Inhibitory Protein: protein found in healthy scalps (without hair loss) that appears to inhibit the binding of dihydrotestosterone to its receptor. This protein appears to be absent in androgenetic alopecia.
Intermediate Hairs: hairs which demonstrate characteristic between vellus and terminal hairs. They contain a moderate amount of pigment and are medullated.
Isthmus: the middle region of the hair follicle which usually contans the sebaceous gland.
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Juri Flap: Surgical procedure during which a large section of hair bearing scalp is taken from the side of the scalp and rotated 180 degrees to the front, forming a hairline.
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Keratin: A tough, fibrous, insoluble protein forming hair and finger nails.
Ketoconazole: An antifungal agent that has antiandrogenetic properties. Active ingredient in the shampoo Nizoral.
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Lanugo Hair: The downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. Resembles vellus hair, soft and unpigmented.
Linear Graft: A row of hair and skin that is transplanted onto bald regions (outdated).
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