"Deciding to undergo a hair transplant is a huge decision and not one to be taken lightly," says hair loss expert Spencer Stevenson, himself a veteran of twelve hair transplants, both good and bad. "I had my first one over twenty years ago when I was just 21, and it was done badly. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about hair transplants, often the hard way. "Firstly, there is no such thing as too much research. A man considering a hair transplant is often vulnerable to making speedy, emotional decisions. Instead, consider your options slowly and carefully and remember you can never ask too many questions." Such as… 1. "Why should I use this surgeon?" "Choosing the right surgeon for the job is your most important decision," says Spencer. "Start by finding some reputable options through the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons. You could look for somebody in your area and meet face to face with the surgeon and their
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Put down the needle and thread; back away from your sewing machine. DIY upholstery, a simple technique that will have you re-covering chairs, benches, headboards, and even box springs with your own two hands, requires only one tool, and it's a staple gun. The method is not unlike wrapping a present, and the results are more professional-looking than you can imagine. We spoke with Ana Verdi, the designer at Thompson Fine Home Renovation, to learn what crafty beginners should know before tackling their first DIY upholstery project. What's Possible? Verdi's rule of thumb: "Anything with straight lines" can probably be upholstered successfully by a beginner. (Side note: Here's how to know if you're out of your league.) "Once you get into any sort of curved arm, the process can be trickier if you’re not confident making a pleat," she explains. The square seat of a dining room chair or a rectangular benchtop are the obvious contenders for a fir
1. Dissociation Have you ever been in a situation that gave you a bad feeling? Maybe you have experienced something that gets you down every time you experience it. Or perhaps you get nervous in certain work situations where you have to speak publicly. Maybe you get shy when you want to approach that “special someone” you’ve had your eye on. While these feelings of sadness, nervousness, or shyness seem to be automatic or unstoppable, NLP techniques of dissociation can help immensely. Identify the emotion (e.g. fear, rage, discomfort, dislike of a situation) that you want to get rid of Imagine that you can float out of your body and look back at yourself, encountering the entire circumstance from an observer’s perspective Notice that the feeling changes dramatically For an extra boost, imagine that you can float out of your body looking at yourself, then, float out of this body again, so you’re looking at yourself, looking at yourself. This double dissociation should take the
Don’t let tough stains and messy spills cramp your style – follow this easy, step-by-step process on how to clean a fabric sofa with baking soda, cleaning detergents, and more. How to Clean a Fabric Sofa for Stains 1. Get to the stains quickly. As soon as a spill or stain occurs, get to cleaning it immediately. Waiting too long before treating a stain – even a matter of a few minutes – can cause the stain to set, making it harder to get out. 2. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations. Before using any cleaning detergents or solutions, check the manufacturer’s instructions for care, which can usually be found on the sofa’s tags. Failing to use safe cleaning products could mean permanently damaged upholstery. 3. Check the cleaning codes for your fabric sofa. You know those random letters on your sofa’s tags? Those are actually codes! Check out the table below for the list of codes – and what they mean. 4. Use a dry brush to remove loose particles. Go over the entire sofa wit
Hair transplant is the latest craze not only for those who have lost their hair to untimely fall but even for them who want to alter their hairlines or acquire an attractive mane. But are hair transplants really safe and successful? Is it a lasting process or does this procedure result in unwarranted tissue changes in the body? Steps for hair transplant It is a surgical process that involves the removal of hair follicles from any site in the body like face or legs and planting them on the hairless portion. This process is also used in transplanting hair in lashes and brows. The latest techniques are permanent and they pick up follicular clusters of hair. This process is called Follicular Hair Transplantation (FUT) which can be done in two ways, strip harvesting and follicular unit extraction (FUE). In strip harvesting, skin strips with good hair growth are planted on balding areas, and in the follicular unit, extraction hair clusters with their roots are manually removed and pl
Many people love watching movies. In fact, watching movies is probably one of the most popular activities around the globe. Of course, movie lovers have their reasons why they love watching movies. For instance, some watch movies to kill time while some watch movies because it helps them deal with stress. One thing is for sure, though. No one wants to waste his or her time on a movie that is not worth watching. These days, movie watching is more convenient because one can easily stream movies online. Besides that, people can now read reviews to have an idea of a particular movie. If you do not check out movie reviews, Note that movie reviews can help you in many ways. Let us look at some of its benefits. It Gives You a Glimpse About the Movie For starters, the most significant advantage of checking out movie reviews is that they give you an idea about the movie. This allows you to decide whether to watch the movie or not. For instance, if you discovered a movie that you hav
Thousands of people wake up every day and realize they are losing their hair. This usually has the effect of creating mild panic at best or even complete despair. Once the initial shock wears off the first thing that comes to mind is how to stop the loss or even get their hair back. Many people will turn to hair transplant surgery to address their newfound problem. The first question they try to answer is; which hair transplant surgeon is the best? In order to answer this question, you’ll need to start with the basics. First, you’ll need to do a bit of research to educate yourself about your own hair loss situation. What is your pattern of loss? Are you a Norwood 3? Are you a Norwood 6? What is a “Norwood pattern”? Or perhaps you have hair loss that is not the typical patterned type and is diffuse thinning with no pattern. If so, it may not be genetic or inherited, but instead what is known as scarring or non-scarring alopecia. For non-patterned types of hair loss, you will need t
We’ll level with you. Despite dozens of road trips together over the last few years, we still shit ourselves (not literally) whenever we’re renting a car. Butterflies in the stomach about driving something that isn’t ours, fear that any bump or scrape in a foreign land is going to result in arguments and lots of money being lost, and a world-weary skepticism about car rental scammers and the costs of not reading the small print on the rental agreement. If you’ve never rented a car before, but will shortly be heading out on your first-ever road trip or driving holiday in Italy, then those feelings of apprehension mixed with concern and a little confusion are completely and utterly normal. And if you’ve done a few road trips before, you’re probably still paying more than you need to overall. Car rental can be confusing. It can be stressful. And it can end up being much more expensive than it needs to be. That’s why this article is here to help. We want to share the lesson
Put down the needle and thread; back away from your sewing machine. DIY upholstery, a simple technique that will have you re-covering chairs, benches, headboards, and even box springs with your own two hands, requires only one tool, and it's a staple gun. The method is not unlike wrapping a present, and the results are more professional-looking than you can imagine. We spoke with Ana Verdi, the designer at Thompson Fine Home Renovation, to learn what crafty beginners should know before tackling their first DIY upholstery project. What's Possible? Verdi's rule of thumb: "Anything with straight lines" can probably be upholstered successfully by a beginner. (Side note: Here's how to know if you're out of your league.) "Once you get into any sort of curved arm, the process can be trickier if you’re not confident making a pleat," she explains. The square seat of a dining room chair or a rectangular benchtop are the obvious contenders for a