How long does it take to work? There is no standard answer. I have seen men that showed great results in 6 weeks, and others with no results in a year when they had a poor surgeon or surgical team.
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Medications don’t always work, but it is important as you explore these medical options, to be realistic, knowing that they may not work. Your genetic balding could be too strong and not responsive. With regard to finasteride, over 90% of men on this drug get at the least, some slowing of the hair loss. This […]
“I am almost 1 year since my hair transplant and I am very disappointed with the results”. I have heard this before. Setting proper expectation that are realistic is critical between the doctor and the patient. From what this patient told me in his email, he did not elaborate why he was disappointed so I […]
We received some Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) questions: 1. The photos on the SMP website show most people shaved, because that is what makes the scar blend in with the stubble of hair and the flat pigment of SMP underneath your skin. Keep in mind, if you get SMP for a scar, it is not hair […]
Here’s a story about a patient that has had four total hair transplant procedures — procedure #1 and #2 in 1995-1996 with us totaling 3286 hair grafts, procedure #3 with another doctor a couple of years ago of 1000 grafts, and finally procedure #4 (to fix procedure #3). This gentleman continued to lose hair after […]
If there was confusion, allow me to clarify. Propecia should work better in men who are actively balding and have progressive miniaturization of their hair. The thicker the hair shafts are in the miniaturization process, the better the Propecia will work. People who have ‘twigs’ for hair (those at the end of the miniaturization process […]
I recently met a prospective patient (Asian male) with a very low hair density who kept his hair very short. He wanted a follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure and I strongly advised against it as in his particular case, the tiny white punctuate scars he would get from FUE might become detectable. His skin was […]
For the readers that are not familiar, the photos that are being referenced are located here — New Hair Institute – Patient Photo Galleries. You are looking for a perfect hairline. I would love to know what your problems are with the posted photos. If it is that the density is not what it originally […]
I have read a few articles stating that for most norwood 7 men they would display that pattern by the time they reach 26. Would you have a reference picture of what that would look like? Im assuming they generally would not be fully bald by that age. Two scenarios point to a Class 7 […]
I always like to ask, what roles do you play during the operation and what do you like to delegate to the technicians. There is a lot of variety in how this is approached. Who does the incisions, extractions, and graft placement? For a hair transplant, this is who does what: 1- Design of the recipient […]
Both sides have identical recession as shown here. Assuming that you just want to fill in the corners and create a normal mature hairline, and assuming that your hair is at least medium in thickness in the back of your head, it would take about 1500-1700 grafts, depending upon where you and your surgeon place […]
Currently 23 and seriously looking to get an FUE of about 2000 grafts done in the winter or spring of next year. I’ve had consultations a few months back, some doctors saying I’m too young but others giving me a price point with a conservative outcome I would be happy with. At this point in […]
I am strongly considering a transplant, since I really am sad about my balding situation. It is such a slow progression and at the moment It is only frontal part that will need transplant. I am 27 now and cannot tolerate the AR5 inhibitors (tried everything, including all different dosages). Crossing fingers for future treatments […]
From digging around various hair forums it’s clear there is a generally negative feeling towards PRP as a treatment for MPB. From my limited knowledge on the area though it’s seems like this stems from unrealistic expectations around it regrowing lots of hair. Pretty much every study I can find on it reports statistically significant […]
So 4 years ago i received a Hair transplant. It went pretty good but in the end i would have wished to make it more dense. I started microneedling and minoxidil since the hair further back is a bit thinner. Nothing dramatic but i was wondering if hair could grow back on the spots of […]
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