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Dr. William Rassman graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1966 where he received his Doctor of Medicine. He completed a surgical internship at the University of Minnesota and obtained a cardiovascular fellowship with Dr. C.W. Lillehei. Dr. Rassman completed a residency in general surgery at the Cornell Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of Major. He was stationed as a surgeon in the Republic of Vietnam. The American Board of Surgery certified Dr. Rassman in 1976.
In 1991, Dr. Rassman founded the New Hair Institute (NHI), and quickly became a world leader in hair restoration surgery and in hair transplant technology. This technology enables NHI surgeons to perform hair transplants with large numbers of grafts in single surgeries. These high graft counts were previously thought possible only with four to ten surgeries. His many innovations in techniques and equipment have been presented at medical meetings around the world, and published in industry newsletters and prestigious medical journals as he pioneered these advances. He developed a strong stance on the ethics involved in hair transplantation as he condemned doctors who used salesmen to take advantage of naïve, panicky patients. He attacked the use of scalp reductions as an illogical and often damaging procedure that put the patient at risk, and he debated the issues related to scalp reduction procedures at medical meetings around the world. Because of his adamant position on scalp reductions, the procedure has been largely abandoned. Dr. Rassman pioneered the Megasession in 1992-4 (he was the first to do 2000 grafts, 3000 grafts and 4000 grafts in single sessions, reporting these advances in the Hair Transplant Forum), dense packing of grafts, and the Fast Track® method of hair transplantation whereby a patient's restoration can be completed in just one or two sessions. With Dr. Robert Bernstein, he developed techniques that have proven to be the gold standard for hair transplantation around the world: The Follicular Unit Transplantation. He and Dr. Bernstein published these results in a series of peer-reviewed articles in major medical journals.
As a professional inventor, who holds both U.S. and worldwide patents, Dr Rassman invented the Densitometerâ„¢ for the precise measurement of hair density and hair quality. Such precise measurements are now the standard, required of all ethical medical practitioners in diagnosis of the balding patient. Three other inventions in medical instrumentation have U.S. Patents, either granted or pending, in the hair transplantation arena. He holds multiple patents in an artificial heart device, other medical devices, computer software, and, more recently, in the biochip field (patent pending), an area where he has great interest.
Dr. Rassman has presented more than nineteen scientific papers before national and international societies, such as the: International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, International Society for Hair and Scalp Surgery, Annual Global Convocation of Hair Restoration Surgery, American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and Merck Committee Meetings.
Dr. Rassman's dedication to the dissemination of knowledge is clear in the more than twenty articles on hair transplantation and related issues that he has published in highly regarded medical publications such as: Dermatologic Surgery, International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery, Hair Transplant Forum International, and Journal of Dermatology, Surgery, and Oncology. In 2001, NHI published the sixth edition of The Patient's Guide to Hair Restoration. This book explains, in layman's language, what causes baldness, how baldness is diagnosed, the best medical and surgical options available today, the proper use of medication, and how to repair the poor results of older surgical procedures. The Patient's Guide's extensive photo section includes more than 100 color photographs of patients in various stages of hair restoration.
Dr. Rassman continues to push the state of the art in hair transplantation forward. In the summer of 2001, he announced a breakthrough in the field: Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). In this technique, individual follicular units are extracted directly from the donor area without the traditional linear incision in the back of the scalp. An enabling technology, presently in a 'patent pending' status, has been developed to make this breakthrough more practical. The advantages of FUE are that these procedures can be performed on patients with very limited donor hair, and, healing is fast, without visible scarring in the donor area.
Dr. Rassman is motivated to make a difference in whatever he does. He strives to be the best and is never satisfied with the status quo. He is a visionary and has never allowed his goals to be limited by current thought on any subject.
This is what you can expect from minoxidil which seems to grow hair in your case, beyond just the scalp
The new law in Turkay is that if you perform hair transplantation and are not a licensed doctor (plastic surgeon, dermatologist, or medical esthetic certified doctor (you will be sentenced to 1-3 years of imprisonment, and all health institutions that provide space to them or rent operating rooms to them will pay a penalty of […]
I’m about to start taking 2.5mg of oral minoxidil to attempt to thicken my beard. I will be taking this 2.5mg daily for about 1 and half years until beard hairs become terminal. After , they become terminal I will stop the oral minoxidil. Is this a good plan? BTW, I noted shedding on my scalp when […]
It’s now been 1 year since I started Fin only. I’m mid 40s and been thinning for 15+ years. Finally took the plunge to get on Finasteride 1 year ago. Nice improvement, but still now where you need to be. You might add microneedling on the left side to induce more growth as finasteride doesn’t […]
I am getting a good response in my hairline with microneedling; however, I now want to take it to the areas I am thinning. Is it safe to do that? Assuming that you have miniaturization that you want to try to reverse, yes you can microneedle in areas of miniaturization. If you should accidentally microneedle […]
I started to lose an unusual amount of hair about a year and a half ago. I realized that it was likely due to simultaneously hardcore intermittent fasting (Telogen Effluvium) and traction alopecia caused by a regretful man bun. Most of my hair is back now, and I’m not balding, but I lost density behind my […]
You are heading to a Full Norwood Class 7 pattern of balding and, therefore, must plan accordingly because you, I am sure, are expecting to live a long time and will always want to look normal and hairy. I have transplanted many men like you, but first, I want to determine your donor supply and […]
You can see in these two photos that this man’s right side has already undergone changes in maturation, while his left side (see arrow) shows the left side thinning, matching the other side once these miniaturized hairs have fallen out. These hairs may respond to finasteride in men under 25, less likely as the age […]
Dr. Rassman, is it possible for telogen effluvium shedding to stop, but to have hair not grow back? Or not as dense? Is it possible for the hairs to stay dormant? My shedding stopped a long time ago (years), but hair has yet to return. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you and sorry to […]
Good early response to this combination of finasteride and minoxidil. It would be best if he waited 6 months to show even more dramatic photos.The crown is usually more responsive than other parts of the scalp to such treatment.
My granddad, with the cleanest bald head ever, was prescribed Dutasteride 2 years back for some prostate issues and has grown a full head of hair since then, with follicles never seen before sprouting up. I’d never seen him with a single strand of hair my entire life. He got more hair than his 21-year-old grandkid […]
Finasteride delays atherosclerosis progression in mice and is associated with a reduction in plasma cholesterol in men – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38272355/
I’ve developed a significant anxiety around accidentally pulling scalp hair out (I don’t mean hair that has reached the end of its cycle and is meant to come out, I mean active anagen hair. It can happen, for instance if hair gets caught in something like a zipper). To help put this phobia into perspective, […]
I hear some people say that brand name worked better for them and then I also hear other people say that it doesn’t matter what brand you use… It works because the FDA requires comparable testing for generic drugs. Some companies may not comply. If caught without compliance, they may never return to the market. […]
Topical finasteride goes through the skin into the body. There is a Topical liposomal finasteride preparation that largely stays in the skin. I often prescribe it to individuals who can’t tolerate regular finasteride. If you wish this, reach out to me and get a free consultation at williamrassman33@gmail.com