I don’t know your medical history, you’re not my patient, and I didn’t prescribe you Propecia. Any one of those would be reason enough to make me uncomfortable giving you personalized medical advice about your prescription drug regimen. You should discuss any changes with your medication with your doctor. That being said, Propecia might not […]
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This is an article I wrote that was published in the Hair Transplant Forum International (volume 19, number 5), the official publication of the ISHRS. I’ve become more and more outspoken about the problem with ethics among some hair transplant doctors, and have written a number of posts about it on this site. I was […]
There are 2 techniques for hair transplantation — the strip method (with the linear scar) and FUE (where you are left with small punctuate scars in the donor area). There’s no surgical procedure without some level of scarring, though trying to minimize the scarring is the best we can do. Everyone scars differently, and closure […]
I have to speak in generalities, something that I do not like to do as every situation is different. Generally speaking, the less the number of surgeries the better for the donor supply, but as larger and larger sessions are tackled, the surgical team is as critical as other items such as donor density and […]
Dr. Mark DiStefano commented on my Total Crown Renewal post, and I’m highlighting it here: I thank Dr. DiStefano for his comments. The number of surgeons capable of performing the correction surgery for the deformity created by scalp reductions are very limited I have seen many doctors attempts at this corrective procedure and it was […]
There are some inconsistencies in what you’ve told me. 4300 grafts in one surgery indicates that the donor area is very rich with hair and the densities are high. That is not consistent with problems in the donor area, which can be seen in diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA), for example. People with DUPA never can […]
This is a long piece, so I’m breaking it up into 2 separate parts. Here’s part 1, with the 2nd part coming at the same time tomorrow… There are practical problems with the FUE2 method of harvesting. First, the patient must have his hair clipped widely if he wants/needs extensive grafting above 600-800 grafts (the […]
Necrosis causes the skin to turn black (it is called gangrene). I would love to know more details, like who was your surgeon and what did he/she tell you caused this? I might be able to help, but I’d need to examine you first. As you are in Los Angeles, you should consider paying me […]
These are just different names for the same thing. The people who defined the term “URFUHT” have a marketing agenda which is supposed to say that this is the best form of follicular unit transplant (FUT). If you do FUT correctly (as defined in our published articles from over a dozen years ago), then a […]
I can not tell you how much hair you have left to transplant in the areas that are thinning, as I do not know the following about your case: what procedures you had done in the past how much area of donor supply was moved what your donor density is what your scalp laxity is […]
Cost for hair transplant at New Hair Institute… as low as $5 per graft. Cost of microscope at a local scientific store… around $500. Cost of a well done follicular unit hair transplant… priceless. The difference between minigraft and follicular unit transplantation is small, but can be significant when you look closely at the growing […]
Hair Transplant Forum International is the official publication of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), and I’m pleased to announced that I was just named the Pioneer of the Month (Volume 18, Number 1)! The article, written by Dr. Jerry Cooley, is presented below. It serves as part biographical, part information that hasn’t […]
A patient came to see me last week asking about multiple, short Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedures for his frontal hairline, eventually totaling 1400 grafts. He is a busy attorney and wants to have his hairline restored, but did not have the time to get it done. He went to a doctor who told him […]
I really cannot tell you what is to be expected and what is poor or good growth without examining you. Not being your doctor puts me at a great disadvantage. It seems you are in good communication with your physician and I would recommend that you follow up with that doctor. Sometimes the full growth […]
Shock loss in a person who had three hair transplant procedures in the past with no loss would be unusual. I can not tell you about the techniques offered to you by your surgeon, but if you trust your surgeon and you understand what he/she is going to do, go for it. Be sure to […]
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