As Lucas Green entered his 50s, he noticed his hair was thinning and becoming lifeless. While he wasn’t seeing noticeable hair loss in his pillow or shower, he could tell his hair was changing. “My dad was mostly bald by 60, and I could see myself heading down the same path,” Green says.
Male hair loss is a common issue, affecting about 65 percent of men by age 35, and increasing to 85 percent by age 50, according to the American Hair Loss Association. Green, aware he was part of this statistic, felt resigned to his hair’s inevitable thinning.
However, after a conversation with his friend Kelly Morrell, who runs a hair-restoration clinic in London, Green learned about a treatment that didn’t involve drugs or surgery. Morrell recommended the Calecim Advanced Hair System, a topical serum designed to nourish hair follicles and promote growth. The serum, developed using stem-cell technology, contains PTT-6, which reduces scalp inflammation and boosts hair-follicle cell production by 24 percent, according to lab testing.
Intrigued, Green decided to try it. He opted to have the treatment done at the clinic using a micro-needling tool, which stimulates the scalp before applying the serum. While Green had some anxiety about the procedure, he found it easy and mostly painless.
Within six weeks, he saw significant improvements in his hair. Not only did the thinning stop, but the regrown hair appeared thicker, darker, and younger-looking than before. The typical Calecim treatment involves six weeks of twice-weekly applications, followed by a maintenance phase with weekly treatments for three months. Treatment can be done at home or by a professional.
The results were so positive that Green began receiving compliments from friends and colleagues who noticed the gradual improvements. He continued with monthly treatments for three to four months, and now plans to return for maintenance treatments every three to six months. Today, Green is happy with his fuller hair and pleased he avoided the path of hair loss that seemed inevitable at one point.
