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             During a recent interview with The Daily Mail, X Factor judge Louis Walsh admitted and described his recent hair transplant experience. The 59-year old music manager said it was finally time to take action after attempts to dye, style and cut his hair in ways that hid his thinning and receding hairline began to fail.  His friend Simon Cowell prompted Louis to do something, telling him his hair was thinning and that he had bags under his eyes.  Walsh is a great example of the power of hair transplantation to create a younger, thicker, fuller hairline. The post-surgical results are really dramatic for him. A full hairline is really important for "framing" the face and preventing the appearance of premature aging. The host is pleased with his results, telling The Daily Mail: "It’s called maintenance...It’s just me, with my own hair, feeling better." And he is encouraging others to take action early and solve the problem before it really becomes a problem.

When it comes to hair loss, we hardly ever think of women - but did you know women are almost just as at risk as men?  To learn more about female hair loss, including new treatment options for women, tune in tomorrow morning for my interview with Live Miami at 11am on NBC Miami.  More than half of all women over 40 experience hair loss  Women can inherit a ‘hair loss gene,’ just like men Hair loss occurs differently in women than in men - i.e., “thinning” It can be caused by hormonal changes, due to menopause and pregnancy along with age, medications, dieting, bad health, etc. There are special treatments for women: Rogaine For Women, vitamin supplements, micro-surgical hair transplants and even Latisse (the Brooke Shields eyelash drug) A new genetic test can predict a woman’s risk of hair loss

Good news for men everywhere, even with a receding hairline you can be named People magazine's sexiest man alive, just look at this year's winner Bradley Cooper. In recent photos of the Hangover star, 36, you can see early signs of temporal recession, which isn't at all uncommon for a man his age. Thirty percent of men in their 30s experience hair loss and the number increases to 40 percent as men enter their 40s. From the photos, it appears that Cooper is Norwood Class II, which means that while his hairline is maturing, typical of an adult hairline, he has yet to see any frontal balding. He is also fortunate to have an otherwise full head of hair. Considering his resume now includes the sexiest man alive title, Cooper might want to consider a proactive hair regimen of FDA-approved Propecia or Rogaine, which could help him avoid any further recession. He would hardly be the first actor to take action against hair loss, more celebrities are investing in hair restoration tha

Actress Selma Blair recently gave birth to a baby boy and is opening up about her postpartum hair loss, saying in a recent interview, "I'm going to be bald." Postpartum hair loss is relatively common - but she doesn't need to worry, it isn't permanent. The medical community believes the hair loss could be triggered by the hormonal fluctuations that occur during this period. While pregnant, women see a surge in their estrogen and progesterone levels (which is why women have such great hair when pregnant) - and after the baby is born, these levels return to the pre-pregnancy level. It is this sudden drop-off in hormone levels that causes the hair follicles to go into short-term shock. As a result, shedding is quite common in the weeks following the delivery. But the bottom line is, postpartum hair loss is normal, temporary, and shouldn't be a problem or a cause for major concern. But, if is she wants to speed up the hair recovery process, she may want to conside