Wigs, when worn by men, can look great at times, but if you’ve ever spotted someone wearing a wig, you know that they also can stand out as pretty bad (the old rug on a head look). Good hair systems are costly (possibly thousands of dollars a year). They require constant maintenance and they do […]
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Body hair is not a productive source for hair as traditional sources from the sides and back of your head. Unless you have significantly depleted the donor hair from the traditional source, I would not recommend hair from the body (an experimental procedure of questionable value). I have performed hair transplants on the baldest of […]
I do not know any of the doctors at DHI, so unfortunately I can not help you with that. I am told that they have switched completely to FUE and away from strip harvesting. Frankly, that makes me nervous, because of the complete absence of biopsies to qualify patients. DHI was taught by Dr. Cole, […]
You must be careful that you are not body dysmorphic. Dating and hair loss relate with regard to self-confidence certainly, but losing your hair should not be an excuse to stop living. Your points about career, mental well being, dating, happiness, (I can go on and on) are good reasons many people try to either […]
Note: My answer to this question is very extensive and detailed, almost like a consumer guide for shoppers needing hair transplants. Please take your time in reading it and try to read between the lines, for there is much I did not say. The answer took me over a week to write, because the question […]
I know that some doctors require you to shave your transplanted area, but I have learned to work around the hair that is still present. Some of my patients who use Toppik can continue to use it, but I’d suggest that you hold off for a week or so after the transplant. I like all […]
Hair transplants rarely radically change the character of the hair, but it can happen. In about half of the people when this change occurs, the hair will straighten a bit after going through a hair cycle. I remember one person who had a very radical curly change to his hair after the first surgery. I […]
I would suggest that you consider another visit with Dr. Bernstein. With that said, body hair transplants are still unproven and are experimental procedures only, at this time. In African Americans, the risk of keloid scarring is higher than in Caucasians, and you have a higher risk of keloid scarring on the body than on […]
What you are asking for is not unreasonable. The best way to get this would be Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), where single small, naturally occuring follicular units are extracted one-by-one directly from the donor area with a tiny punch. This leaves minimal scars and can support a super short hair cut. Send pictures and I […]
If you are losing hair now, you should start Propecia now. The longer you wait, the worse the genetic toll will become if you are prone to it. You will not bald any further than your genetic pattern, but alas, no one knows the genetic pattern of anybody until you finish balding. A good doctor […]
A picture is worth 1000 words, and this nice patient of mine agreed to share his 4 month growth with everyone on this site. His business colleagues watch him daily and with the gradual growth of the transplanted hair, nobody has noticed anything unusual over these past 4 months. In the coming months, the hair […]
Two different BaldingBlog readers had two similar questions… Body hair has generally low densities (contrary to what it looks like on some men) so they do not make for a good donor supply in terms of quantity. A focus upon head hair should be primary. Then if you run out, moving to other body parts […]
You are referring to the face transplants that have been recently approved by the FDA. The answer is that a face transplant is like a cadaver kidney transplant. Some genetic matching helps, but anti-rejection drugs are essential. The issue is best exemplified by the old adage “Does the punishment fit the crime?” One can easily […]
I believe that the permanent zone hair (the hair we transplant) is protected from steroids. The other hair that is not the rim hair around the sides and back of the head can be ‘killed off’ with steroids in those genetically prone to balding. Yes, we see many, many weight lifters who have accelerated their […]
Artificial hair is a product sold in Asia and limited countries in the western world. It has been banned by most countries because it must be surgically implanted with a special sewing needle. This would be a procedure that would need FDA approval and it has not been approved as safe in the United States. […]
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