Any concern in SMP while on topical min fin? And what about a transplant with SMP on scalp? Once the SMP is set (about 1 -2 weeks), the use of minoxidil is not a problem. if you had SMP and wanted a hair transplant, there should be no problem as any good surgeon should be […]
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I just had a hair transplant and my doctor did not give me a widow;s peak which I always had before losing my hair. Is that usual? The doctor could have put a Widow’s peak in your reconstructed hairline but unless you ask for it, it is normally not done. Why didn’t you ask for […]
Nurses on trail for performing hair transplants in Zurich. In a hair transplant practice in Zurich, transplants were performed by unqualified personnel from Turkey. The two women must now answer to the Zurich District Court. The dream of a full head of hair has turned into a nightmare for some men in Zurich. In practice […]
You have what appears to be diffuse thinning from the view in the photo below, but to make the diagnosis, you need a microscopic examination of the donor area to quantify the degree of miniaturization that is present in the donor area directly at the bottom of the scalp in the back of your head. […]
It seems like hair clinics in the US are losing a lot of business from people traveling to countries such as Turkey, etc. Is there a good reason why they cost so much here? I’m saving for a transplant and I could technically afford one right now in one of those countries, but the task of traveling […]
You need your donor area examined with a video microscope and get a hair count and a measurement of the thickness of your hair. You want to make sure that you don’t have DUPA which can be diagnosed with the hand microscope. If you want to know your original donor density and your Hair Mass […]
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 […]
How many chest hair grafts does the average male have that can be obtained from their chest and what is the survival rate? Chest hair can be used for hair transplant as a donor source; however, it is not the best hair because (1) it has a short anagen cycle and a long telogen cycle, […]
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/242531/scars-mended-using-transplanted-hair-follicles/ The benefits of a hair transplant into atropic skin (long term balding scalp ‘skin’ is a good example) of what is seen after a hair transplant is performed. The scalp which is often paper thin, gets thicker and this article shows why. Many of the support infrastructure that is present in hairy scalp is […]
Wondering if anyone has heard of microneedling creating problems with a hair transplant by creating scar tissue or something like that. Would love to add microneedling to my routine. Microneedling in a recently transplanted person might introduce folliculitis as an operative complication. I wouldn’t recommend it. There is no point in doing it after a […]
Many of my patients keep in touch with me. This man is taking finasteride to prevent any further hair loss and has been taking finasteride since his last of three transplants in 2001 with great success. This is the type of hair transplant results you want for the rest of your life. The little bit […]
I noticed my hairline receding at the temples about 2 years ago. I started taking dutasteride injections in to my scalp 1 year ago along with minoxodil. My goal was to at least stabilize my hair loss before I get my hair done, although it didn’t get better, it actually got much worse. If I […]
Avoid turning to the Yellow Pages when seeking a hair transplant surgeon. Avoid referrals from your dermatologist or family practitioner. While your family doctor or dermatologist might mean well, the fact is that most physicians in this country know very little about the scope and pitfalls of this demanding cosmetic procedure. Unless your doctor has […]
This seminar has a reporter that went to Turkey and visited a series of clinics. Also some hair transplant patients that went to Turkey talk about their experience. This is all worthwhile if you are thinking about going to Turkey and are blind to what is happening there. There are a few terrific doctors in […]
Look at your donor supply as a bank account, but it has follicular units (grafts) instead of money. Caucasians are born with 110,000 hairs or 50,000 follicular units (grafts) of which something between 10,000-12,500 that contain permanent hairs. It is a simple calculation that if there are 50,000 grafts (follicular units which I am now […]
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