Tom Magliaro has been a hair loss client for years --- and also the owner of Tom Magliaro's Hair Additions in Houston, where he helps thousands of men, women, and children deal with the problems of balding and thinning pates. He does it so well that the National Hair Journal named him Salon of the Year. He refers to what he does as the ''good job no one notices.'' When it is done right. it isn't obvious.

Magliaro's is a glamorous place where 45 to 50 people a day are given the look they love by some of the country's most accomplished hair stylists and technicians. That is why some of Houston's leading lights come to Tom for their lights camera action appearance.

Tom admits that even an expert like him has had to learn a few things over the years. Until very recently, he and his clients were the victims of the technology that was available. Hair replacement, of necessity, involved tapes, clips, and mostly dense hairpieces that always called attention to themselves. Despite all the stylist could do, they weren't magicians, and the final result looked as if something had landed on the client's head. No matter how good a stylist is, they still can only work with what they have.

The good news is that in the past few years, all that has changed. You may or may not know that Bruce Willis, Sean Connery, and some other male celebrities are bald in their real lives, but on screen, they have fabulous hair - even in 20-foot close- ups. How is this possible you may ask? Why are they able to look so great and your Uncle Harry looks as if he is wearing a robin's nest on his head?

Tom refuses to take all the credit for his great results. He admits that his stylists and his hair replacement techniques work wonders Before he, and other style salons like his could do good work someone had to have the vision to bring that high-tech approach to the marketplace. That genius is Lance Centofanti of American Hairlines. He introduced a product he called Virtual Reality a few years ago. Now, because of his product, Tom says, he is able to send people out into the world looking as great as any Hollywood celebrity , always ready for a close-up. That is why it is called Hollywood Hair.

Tom is just as proud of his own conversion as he in of what he can now do for his clients. After taking one look at himself with the new Virtual Reality, he threw out all the tape he had in his drawer and swore never to use that ancient stuff again.

What Tom does for clients is called "non-surgical hair grafting" It is not a medical procedure like a transplant, so there is no pain and no scanning. But it is made of rea1 human hair that flows, styles, and feels natural. There is no home maintenance, no worries about rain or harsh lighting making you look strange. You have complete freedom to change the style as you see fit whenever you want. In other words, if you saw someone, like one of Tom's clients, wearing Virtual Realily, you could run your fingers through their hair, look through their hairdo and not be able to tell where the new hair ends and their hair begins. This gives the wearer total confidence that they may not have had in years.

Tom Magliaro's Hair Additions is part of a network of salons across the country and the globe. They are the elite in the industry, delivering what was not possible a few years ago. The funny thing is people still think of a toupee when they think of hair replacement. That ls bemuse the new technique is so good, no one can tell. Yet when someone has a toupee, it is always obvious.

For many years now, women have not received the attention in the hair replacement industry that they should have received. They usually wore wigs if they had thinning hair or were going through chemotherapy. Women do suffer from some of the same problems as men- thinning, "male pattern baldness,'' alopecia, etc Today nearly half Tom's clients are women. They are delighted that someone is paying attention to their needs.

Chemotherapy, which affects men, women, and even children, with the same devastating results causes hair loss. A stylish look helps to lift the spirits of those unfortunate enough to have to go through this procedure. MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas is one of the leading oncology institutes in the world and it is in Tom's backyard. People from around the world come to MD Anderson for their skills, and many of the doctors refer their patients to Tom. Tom and his wife Randi say that that work is one of the most fulfilling things they do. When a patient can look in the mirror and see a healthy looking person, they have contributed to that person's recovery.

This non-surgical painless hair replacement is really a revolution, nothing less. Tom and the other salons in the network can now make good on their promise of an undetectable, carefree head of hair that looks and feels natural.

It is a new attitude. With this advanced technology and the skills of a highly trained stylist, the client doesn't just look different on the outside; they feel different on the inside.

Contact Tom Magliaro - (713) 838-1880