Norman Orentreich (/ˈɒrəntraɪk/; December 26, 1922 – January 23, 2019)[1] was a New York dermatologist, a biogerontologist, a foundational innovator in cosmetics,[2] and the father of 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 transplantation: 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.
The true "fathers" of hair restoration for MPB (male pattern baldness) all emerged as a result of collaboration or friendship with Dr.
[4] In August of that year, Estée Lauder recruited Philips and Orentreich and Clinique was launched with foundational products designed by Orentreaich.
[12] In 1986, he was among the group of dermatologists who heavily criticized the Glycel ad where the famous South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard promoted the "miracle cream" despite a complete lack of scientific study to back up any of the brand's claims.
[13] The New York Times, (October 7th.,1977), reported that singer Kitty Kallen had sued Orientreich, who had prescribed an estrogen drug, Premarin, for her small facial wrinkles.
In particular, OFAS validated the chemical integrity of the retained serum and catalogued the specimens and their coded data in a computer database so they could be retrieved efficiently and used productively in health research studies.