Norman Orentreich
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Norman Orentreich (ˈnɔrmən ˈɒrəntraɪk; born 1922) is a pioneering New York dermatologist and the father of modern hair transplantation
. Orentreich created Estee Lauder Inc.'s Clinique
line of skin care products, invented numerous dermatologic procedures and was the first president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He is the founder of the Orentreich Medical Group and the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science and serves and the co-director of the latter organization.
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In 1952, Orentreich, having graduated from New York University school of Medicine in 1948, performed the first modern, and successful, hair transplants in his office in New York. By 1961, Orentreich had performed transplants on approximately 200 patients. By 1966, approximately 10,000 men, all over the world, had undergone the treatment invented by Orentreich.
According to the textbook Hair Transplantation, edited by Walter P. Unger, M.D. and Ronald Shapiro, M.D.:
In the process of performing hair transplants, Orentreich discovered that, ""hair maintained the characteristics of the area from which it comes (the hair-bearing donor area), rather than to the area in which it is transplanted (the bald recipient area)," he coined this principle donor dominance.
with Carol Philips titled Can Great Skin Be Created? By August of that year, Clinique
was launched. Clinique's promotional materials highlight Orentreich's influence on the brand's ethos:
Today, Clinique is the crown jewel of the Estee Lauder
brand. As the New York Times reported in March, 2011, "Last year, Clinique was the best-selling skin-care brand in United States department stores, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm that tracks such sales; the Estée Lauder brand came in second."
Two of Orentreich's children, Dr. David Orentreich and Dr. Catherine Orentreich, continue to work with Clinique as the brand's "Guiding Dermatologists".
In the late 1970s, OFAS took possession of the Serum Sample collection of the Kaiser Permanente
Medical Care Program (KPMCP). These samples had been collected between 1964-1971. Over the years, OFAS has added to its collection the serum reference collection of the World Health Organization
(WHO). To date, there have been over 40 articles published based on research conducted on this unique resource.
In celebration of the bicentenial of the United States, the Orentreich foundation was called upon to study hairs belonging to President George Washington
to determine the blood type of America's first president. After seeking out the assistance and experities of Dr. M. Mitsuo Yokoyama it was determined that Washington had B type blood
Hair transplantation
Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving individual hair follicles from one part of the body to bald or balding parts . It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. It this case, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are...
. Orentreich created Estee Lauder Inc.'s Clinique
Clinique
Clinique is a manufacturer of skincare, cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances, owned by the Estée Lauder Corporation.- History :In 1967, American Vogue magazine published an article called “Can Great Skin Be Created?”, written by beauty editor Carol Phillips with Dr. Norman Orentreich, discussing...
line of skin care products, invented numerous dermatologic procedures and was the first president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He is the founder of the Orentreich Medical Group and the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science and serves and the co-director of the latter organization.
Hair Transplantation
The New York Academy of Medicine cited Orentreich's early research, as a young man, as being critical to later developments in hair transplantationHair transplantation
Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving individual hair follicles from one part of the body to bald or balding parts . It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. It this case, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are...
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While at NYU’s Skin and Cancer hospital, Norman focused his clinical research on patients with hair loss, making use of small scalp skin grafts to better understand the pathophysiology of these diverse conditions. This led to the establishment of the theory of donor and recipient dominance, making it surgically possible to transplant healthy “androgen insensitive” hair from the back of the scalp to the “androgen sensitive” bald areas in the front where it would take and grow permanently.
In 1952, Orentreich, having graduated from New York University school of Medicine in 1948, performed the first modern, and successful, hair transplants in his office in New York. By 1961, Orentreich had performed transplants on approximately 200 patients. By 1966, approximately 10,000 men, all over the world, had undergone the treatment invented by Orentreich.
According to the textbook Hair Transplantation, edited by Walter P. Unger, M.D. and Ronald Shapiro, M.D.:
As at one time all roads led to Rome, no discussion of the origins of hair transplantationHair transplantationHair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving individual hair follicles from one part of the body to bald or balding parts . It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. It this case, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are...
, as a treatment for MPB (Male Pattern Baldness) or of any of the men who first practiced this technique can begin without homage to this extraordinaty clinician and scientist who gladly -- and from the beginning -- shared his knowledge with colleagues all over the world... The true "fathers" of hair restoration for MPB (male pattern baldness) all emerged as a reult of collaboration or friendship with Dr. Orentreich.
In the process of performing hair transplants, Orentreich discovered that, ""hair maintained the characteristics of the area from which it comes (the hair-bearing donor area), rather than to the area in which it is transplanted (the bald recipient area)," he coined this principle donor dominance.
Clinique
In 1968, Orentreich cowrote an article in VogueVogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
with Carol Philips titled Can Great Skin Be Created? By August of that year, Clinique
Clinique
Clinique is a manufacturer of skincare, cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances, owned by the Estée Lauder Corporation.- History :In 1967, American Vogue magazine published an article called “Can Great Skin Be Created?”, written by beauty editor Carol Phillips with Dr. Norman Orentreich, discussing...
was launched. Clinique's promotional materials highlight Orentreich's influence on the brand's ethos:
Dr Norman Orentreich holds that human skin is intuitively capable of renewing itself, although this capability weakens with the passage of age and environmental conditions. He believes that great skin can be created if the secrets of the natural skin development are unlocked.
This is reflected in the success of CliniqueCliniqueClinique is a manufacturer of skincare, cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances, owned by the Estée Lauder Corporation.- History :In 1967, American Vogue magazine published an article called “Can Great Skin Be Created?”, written by beauty editor Carol Phillips with Dr. Norman Orentreich, discussing...
's custom-fit 3-Step Skin Care System, which entails taking three minutes of your time, twice a day, to cleanse with Facial Soap, exfoliate with Clarifying Lotion and moisturise with Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion. All three steps are intricately linked to promote the self-renewing capability of your skin and to make your skin radiate at all times as it should be.
Today, Clinique is the crown jewel of the Estee Lauder
Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder may refer to:* Estée Lauder * Estée Lauder Companies...
brand. As the New York Times reported in March, 2011, "Last year, Clinique was the best-selling skin-care brand in United States department stores, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm that tracks such sales; the Estée Lauder brand came in second."
Two of Orentreich's children, Dr. David Orentreich and Dr. Catherine Orentreich, continue to work with Clinique as the brand's "Guiding Dermatologists".
The Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science
In 1961, Dr. Orentreich founded the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science (OFAS), a biomedical research organization. Under his guidance OFAS has done significant work on aging, cancer and dermatology.In the late 1970s, OFAS took possession of the Serum Sample collection of the Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield...
Medical Care Program (KPMCP). These samples had been collected between 1964-1971. Over the years, OFAS has added to its collection the serum reference collection of the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO). To date, there have been over 40 articles published based on research conducted on this unique resource.
In celebration of the bicentenial of the United States, the Orentreich foundation was called upon to study hairs belonging to President George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
to determine the blood type of America's first president. After seeking out the assistance and experities of Dr. M. Mitsuo Yokoyama it was determined that Washington had B type blood