Ovation Cell Therapy - New Scam?!

[TeeJay73]

Hey everyone,

Here in the Los Angeles area, I've heard a new hair loss treatment product heavily advertised on the radio over the past 2 days (today is 2/18/09). It's called "Ovation Cell Therapy". They use all of the clever phrases in their advertising, in hopes that hair loss sufferers interpret their intentionally misleading phrases to believe that their product will stop hair loss and regrow hair.

Here are some of the phrases they use:

"Maximizes and accelerates hair growth"
"Creates visibly thicker, longer, stronger hair"
"Acceleratte, rejuvenate, strengthen"
"Our formula dramatically accelerates hair growth, reduces breakage, and hair loss"
"Nourishes your hair and scalp with essential amino acids"

And a bunch of other nonsense. Interestingly that not one of their statements specifically says "stops hair loss" or "regrows hair".

They also heavily discourage FDA approved products on their website (www.ovationhair.com), specifically Rogaine and Propecia, stating that these FDA approved products cause side effects, like chest pain, dizziness, swelling, skin irritations, and birth defects. BUNCH OF NONSENSE!

And in my opinion, here's the all-time low. Their radio ads state that their products have helped cancer patients that have lost hair due to chemotherapy. Now, I have no idea to what extent that is true. BUT, if it is true, that's an all-time low.

Anyone else hear of this Ovation Cell Therapy nonsense? Am I beating it up too badly?

TeeJay

[TeeJay73]

These Ovation Cell Therapy guys advertised heavily on LA radio last week. Sometimes I wonder if these shampoos and potions just rename themselves every once in a while, and then go-to-market under a new name. Then, the hair loss sufferer thinks: "Oh, here's a new one, maybe it works", when in fact it's the same junk. Then WOOSH, money flies out of the hair loss sufferer's pocket. Dude, it feels so damn good to be alert and educated on this stuff.

Something else I was thinking of. The marketing phraseology that these products use is actually very clever. They never actually specifically say that they stop hair loss, slow down hair loss, reverse hair loss, regrow lost hair, or anything of this nature that is specific and that the FDA approved medications can claim. Instead they say stuff like I posted above ("maximizes and accelerates hair growth", blah, blah). They walk a very clever but ambiguous line with their marketing phraseology. And they couple this on their website with (1) pictures of guys looking in the mirror at eroded hairlines (2) testimonials, probably from paid actors and (3) slamming the FDA approved medications with claims of "dangerous" side affects.

So, as hair loss sufferers that are desperate for a solution, we listen to their ambiguous marketing, and our subconscious (guided by the imagery, testimonials, and other marketing BS that these products mislead us with), fills in the blanks inbetween the ambiguity. Our subconscious fills it in with exactly we want to believe --- "we're gonna get our hair back!". When in truth, these products never ever specifically make that exact claim. And once our subconscious fills in the blanks with such statements, we are sold, and that's exactly what these bogus products want.

UGH!!

TeeJay

[doke]

Hey everyone,

Here in the Los Angeles area, I've heard a new hair loss treatment product heavily advertised on the radio over the past 2 days (today is 2/18/09). It's called "Ovation Cell Therapy". They use all of the clever phrases in their advertising, in hopes that hair loss sufferers interpret their intentionally misleading phrases to believe that their product will stop hair loss and regrow hair.

Here are some of the phrases they use:

"Maximizes and accelerates hair growth"
"Creates visibly thicker, longer, stronger hair"
"Acceleratte, rejuvenate, strengthen"
"Our formula dramatically accelerates hair growth, reduces breakage, and hair loss"
"Nourishes your hair and scalp with essential amino acids"

And a bunch of other nonsense. Interestingly that not one of their statements specifically says "stops hair loss" or "regrows hair".

They also heavily discourage FDA approved products on their website (www.ovationhair.com), specifically Rogaine and Propecia, stating that these FDA approved products cause side effects, like chest pain, dizziness, swelling, skin irritations, and birth defects. BUNCH OF NONSENSE!

And in my opinion, here's the all-time low. Their radio ads state that their products have helped cancer patients that have lost hair due to chemotherapy. Now, I have no idea to what extent that is true. BUT, if it is true, that's an all-time low.

Anyone else hear of this Ovation Cell Therapy nonsense? Am I beating it up too badly?

TeeJay

hi t just to note that ovation is the company that also make mega-tek shampoos and hair conditioner, which was really for horses skin conditions,and there are people that have been using a long time,i have used it and it is good for the scalp, i am not sure if it regrows hair but it would be helpful to use with minoxidil,smells nice too.

[jg132542]

Ovation Hair Therapy

When my hair started to thin about 2 years ago I started using another "Hair Growth" product and was not 100% satisified with my results. I was not losing any hair but I wasn't growing any new hair. Then I heard the Radio and Newspaper advertisements for this new Hair Growth product called Ovation Hair Therapy. So I decided to switch to Ovation. I have been using Ovation Hair/Cell Therapy for approximately 4 months now. Instead of growing hair or at the very least status quo I am seeing a rapid hair loss.

Has anyone experience these same results as I? As of today, I have stopped using the Ovation products. I am going out tonight and going back to my old products. I will post in about a month and let all know if Ovation was the problem or whether it is just Mother Nature.

[KeepTheHair]

What was your old regimen?

Seriously though. If something is not endorsed by the AHLA it isn't worth your time.

[totalselfreliance]

This is a definite scam. My mate thought otherwise, my mate has since lost more hair as a result. Maybe not directly from the product, but definitely from pulling out his own hair for buying into more nonsense.

I'm thinking a HT is the definite way to go but i'm still hopeful about new products that are about to hit the market.

[pamelajk]

Works for my son

Regardless of all the hype the proof lies in whether the product delivers what it promises. My 26 year old son has been balding since he was 17. He's had a receeding hairline and as of the last 5 years you could see very little hair left on the entire crown of his head. He decided to just buzz his whole head so he wou'dnt have to see his hair disappearing daily. For Christmas(2009) his girlfriend gave him Ovation Cell Therapy shampoo and conditioner (I did not know this). They came over this past Sunday and I was very suprised to see that he'd grown his hair out about 1/2 inch and I would estimate him to have about half the amount of hair growth he had as a child. He is very pleased with the results he's experienced with Ovation.

[blowmeup]

Suuuure it does. A 26 year old man grows his hair back and his mother decides to check out a hair loss forum to make a single post about his success. This makes perfect sense.

[pamelajk]

You sound bitter-so sorry

I came across this website as I Googled Ovation. There is nothing wrong with responding to mostly negative comments about a product that soemone in my family found positive. You sound bitter-so sorry. Maybe you should try Ovation.

[counterpoint_pc]

Ovation plant

I came across this website as I Googled Ovation. There is nothing wrong with responding to mostly negative comments about a product that soemone in my family found positive. You sound bitter-so sorry. Maybe you should try Ovation.

Hey Pammy, oops I mean Ovation plant, Maybe you should also have your son try Extendz or Zenerx too. Oh, "soemone" is spelled, someone.

Hey everyone, you KNOW Ovation is a scam if that radio-bitch Dr. (she's a Gym teacher) Laura (posed for nudie pics for Art Bell) Schlessinger endorses it!

[samsung]

Ovation

I can only say to everyone that wants to try this..DON"T USE IT EVER!!! My hair is falling out more then before...This is a nightmare...!!! I cry everytime I wash my hair..I have more hair in the sink and towel theo on top of my head..really sad that people try to sell this kind of stuff. Do your research before you buy any hairloss preventative items.
Iam really ANGRY

[routahgirl]

Hi everyone. I just happened to find this site when googling Ovation Cell Therapy, in curiosity over the radio ads I have also heard.

But I decided to sign up just to offer some hope to folks who have lost hair. At 40, mine was falling out by the handful and had been for two years. I found some products that limited it, but nothing stopped it, much less caused regrowth. I was also having hotflashes, memory loss, loss of libido, awful bone pain. When I started using bioidentical progesterone cream to treat the others, my hair loss unexplainably stopped and I have a full head of hair again. The problem has not recurred in six years (it also resolved all the other complaints that were making life not fun). I was hoping to find something to make my hair as thick as when I was 20, but guess I won't try Ovation.

Hope this helps someone. Most U.S. women are estrogen-dominant, which is why our girls are going into puberty at 8 and 9 and we are seeing so many cancers and other problems. Bioidentical hormones are NOT like the synthetic forms sold by prescription only and which are causing so much damage. Every brand I have tried works fine, but I have had the best results with Oasis Serene. Good luck!

[New1]

When my hair started to thin about 2 years ago I started using another "Hair Growth" product and was not 100% satisified with my results. I was not losing any hair but I wasn't growing any new hair. Then I heard the Radio and Newspaper advertisements for this new Hair Growth product called Ovation Hair Therapy. So I decided to switch to Ovation. I have been using Ovation Hair/Cell Therapy for approximately 4 months now. Instead of growing hair or at the very least status quo I am seeing a rapid hair loss.

Has anyone experience these same results as I? As of today, I have stopped using the Ovation products. I am going out tonight and going back to my old products. I will post in about a month and let all know if Ovation was the problem or whether it is just Mother Nature.

I bought Ovation cell theraphy trio about 2 months ago. I am sooo MADDD!!! cause this thing caused lot of hair loss, the opposite of what they said. After the first use I could not believe the amount of hair came from my head. But I continued and later I washed my hair again as directed. This time I lost even more hair, I was about to cry.. I already have a thinning hair and the I bought this product to prevention of hair loss, NOT TO LOOSE more hair for God's sake. I counted the hair I picked from the bath tub that time, it was 276 hair gone all at once! But I heard from my hairstylist that same thing happen to her friend. She said her friend said it stopped after a while. I continued to use it hoping the hair loss will stop and i will have new hair coming soon. It stopped yes, after losing a lot alot of hair and no they are not growing back that fast. I hope someone sues this company!!! Stay away I would say, STAY AWAY from Ovation crap

[doke]

i have said that mega tek which helps to regrow bald spots and help with skin conditions in horses is the same company as ovation,i have used mega tek and found it a good shampoo and conditioner and was talked about a lot on other sites,with some good feedback most using with minox as well.

[Sfpatrickg]

Ovations

I am a Hairstylist, have been for 25 years...we in the SF market are being saturated with ads for this snake oil. I have emailed with them and they are full of crap. I am really disgusted with the clams that it will grow your hair or prevent it during cancer treatments....really people. I am contacting as many people media etc as I can.