A number of people seeking my services had told me of the ‘Ricky Ponting’ article (http://www.gothetahs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26236) which I was supposed to have contributed to, but I’d not come across it till now. This is what really transpired:
One of the two names ascribed to this piece of rubbish – which sounds more like ‘advertorial-by-stealth’ for Advanced Hair Studios (AHS) - telephoned for my comment on the Aussie cricket captain’s apparent increased hair density.
I remarked I’d noticed this in a recent interview of Ricky, and I assumed he’d undergone a hair transplantation procedure in past months. I was asked to view some further pictures of Ricky and write a detailed comment for the newspaper. I declined, stating it was Ricky’s business, and – in my opinion – unprofessional for me to do so.
I’m outraged over the false comments attributed to me. I agree that taken at ‘face value’ they don’t amount to much - but I do have a significant number of high profile clients under my care - and if they felt I couldn’t be discreet and confidential they’d have every right to be very cautious about continuing with me.
I take exception to being described as a ‘rival hair loss therapy company’. I have recognised formal trichology and health care qualifications. I have given lectures around the world to Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons and other medical practitioners on trichology. I practice my discipline in close association with two of Australia’s leading health researchers.
I don’t glue mass-produced Asian-made hair pieces on to client’s heads nor – after a few days’ sales coaching – do I flog a sole laser ‘treatment’ program that is supposed to correct every hair loss problem known to science.
Any pretence at credibility was totally demolished when the expert ‘opinions’ of Mark Geyer and Max Markson were apparently canvassed. As both have been on the payroll of AHS at one time or another - where’s the objectivity? Geyer – a lesser known relic from the AHS museum of sporting has-beens - wouldn’t know the first thing about treating hair loss. Markson is a publicity agent – that just says it all…