Should you ever decide to visit one of the various hair loss clinics for advice regarding hair loss, what will it entail, what should you do and what can you expect?

Firstly "Beware" of seductive advertising brochures. If you should get your hair back, you will not suddenly be surrounded by beautiful women as these sales brochures seem to imply !!

Another point before we start, you will never hear the words "Sorry we can't help you" they will always try to sell you something!!

All hair loss clinics exist for one reason and one reason only, to make money and the more the better.

There is nothing wrong in this as that is what business is all about, making money.

However this will mean that you are not getting independent advice as clinics have to sell to survive and they want you to buy their products or services and not just get their advise and go elsewhere to buy.

The reason for a consultation is seen by the customer and the clinic as two completely different purposes.

The person going to the clinic is hoping for independent advice as to how best their hair problem should be handled.

They put faith in the clinic and expect the consultant to have a lot more knowledge than them as regards to hair loss and the various cures and remedies to help prevent it.

On the other hand the clinics see anyone that enters the clinic as someone to make money from.

Some of the clinics only deal with hair transplant and minoxidil while others deal with everything to do with hair loss from shampoos to scalp cleansers to ultra violet treatment, wigs and even laser treatment.

When you first meet the consultant he or she will more than likely have a general chat with you to try and put you at ease before asking you what your problem is.

Remember hair loss does not have to be a problem so do not feel intimidated that he is calling it a problem. He is out to convince you that baldness is not good for your image.

If you are recommended a course of scalp cleansers and special shampoos that are claimed to be the cure for your hair loss, for a large sum of money, usually around one thousand pounds for a six month's course.

Beware !!! If these so called special shampoos did actually work then everyone would use them and hair loss would be a thing of the past. Alas this is not the case and every year thousands of people actually buy these useless lotions.

Ask the consultant what these wonder shampoos contain and why they work. Try and get full product details and results off clinical trials.

If they have no product details or trial results, beware. Buy Nothing.

You will probably find he does not know what the shampoo contains, and will probably try to talk technical to confuse you. Ignore him.

Most commercial shampoos contain the same ingredients, but do not make unrealistic claims.

Another shampoo sales pitch you will hear is that your follicles are clogged and this wonderful potion will unclog them and reverse your hair loss. Forget It. 

Beware of clinics telling you that their shampoo is having a great affect on you because they can see large areas of new growth since your last visit.

It is very easy to convince someone that growth has occurred because that is what they are wanting to hear.

If you are told hair has grown always try to get a relative or friend to examine the area for growth as it may be very difficult for you to see yourself.

You may well be told that you have poor circulation. Again Forget It.

If there is ever a cure found for hair loss and baldness you will see and hear about it in the media.

It will command large amounts of television and press coverage because of the potential of the product and the huge money it would generate.

A consultant working for a clinic will certainly not be the most updated person about a cure. He is there solely to sell his own companies products, and his company will not be the ones that discover a cure as it is not the hair clinics that invest millions of pounds on research into hair loss.

It is the major drugs companies that invest the money on research and development. That is how they make their money by developing new drugs and medicine.

A consultant does not get paid if he does not make a sale.

The majority of consultants are all on commission only, so they have to pressure you into some sort of sale to earn a living.

If the clinic is going to sell you something make sure it is what you want and not what the consultant wants to sell you.

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