The reference to the word miracle in the Collins English Dictionary reads: “An event that is Contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause?
In about 400 BC, Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine, prescribed opium, mixed with rose or lily essence and made into an ointment with wine, acai juice and olive oil, as a cure for thinning hair. Some 3400 years earlier the mother of an Egyptian king recommended rubbing the head with a concoction of ground dogs paws, dates and asses hoofs soaked in oil.
Other appetising Cures included an application with a mixture barnacle from burning live snakes. Thought to be particularly restorative if the snakes were caught at full moon. Although these weird mixtures are unlikely to help in themselves, we know today that massage of the scalp is both relaxing and restorative.
Rather than a balm made of snakes, one method that is being used today is High Frequency treatment with electrodes to stimulate and increase the blood circulation.
Tiny electrodes are placed on the skin’s surface on the arteries. When operated they send small electrical pulses which increases the blood supply to the scalp. A friend of mine who underwent this treatment remarked, “That it makes all your head go red”.
This treatment Works on the principle that by increasing the blood supply to the scalp the hair receives the nourishment from the blood that it needs for healthy hair to grow. This cure does Work. All that the hair needs to grow is a supply of blood. The only snag is, this treatment is very expensive. You have to travel to a hair Clinic Costing you money in time and travel. The Charges for Consultations vary between £150- £350 in West End clinics.
The latest drug on the market is minoxidil. “The spin off Cure to baldness” one newspaper reported. Sufferers of high blood pressure who embarrassing became Furry after treatment with a drug Called Minoxidil have given the bald a chance of restoring their hair.
The patients who became FURRY administered this drug in tablet form. The Guardian, Wednesday September the 11th reports ‘All over the USA middle aged men are pulverising pills prescribed for high blood pressure Combining the powder with alcohol as a solvent and rubbing the mixture on top of their heads.
The drug is said to work on the same principals as the high frequency electrode treatment. People selling this drug gave an explanation as to how it Works, “it actually Works by stimulating those tiny hair glands or follicles in the scalp that have gone dormant. lt wakes them up and they begin to do the real job they are programmed to do - produce natural hair growth? The treatment works by stimulating the blood supply feeding the follicles.
