BEFORE Pre-surgery (front) AFTER Results as of April 21, 2009, approximately nine months following eyebrow hair transplant surgery (performed July 7, 2008). AFTER Photos courtesy of Edwin Epstein, MD, Virginia …
GENEVA, IL. – April 7, 2009. While lately most people are skeptical about their return on investment from stocks, some seem to be more inclined to invest in their locks. …
Last reviewed on July 2, 2025 MEDICAL BOARDS, MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION AND MEDICAL COMPETENCE: MEDICINE’S SELF-REGULATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Hair restoration surgery is a medical and surgical subspecialty that has …
To say that every person is a unique individual is somewhat trite, but it is a trite saying that is also true. We inherit genes from our parents that shape …
I’m losing more hair than usual when I comb, brush and shampoo. Am I Going to Lose All of My Hair? What Can I Do to Stop Losing Hair? …
GENEVA, IL – September 8, 2008 Operation Restore is the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s (ISHRS) pro-bono program, designed to match prospective hair restoration patients suffering from hair loss …
Monday, September 8, 2008 GENEVA, IL. – September 8, 2008. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration …
Monday, September 8, 2008 North Carolina woman who suffered hair loss after a traumatic injury is one of a dozen patients who have received free hair restoration surgery GENEVA, IL. …
You notice that you are beginning to lose hair and you want to halt or reverse hair loss if you can. One of your options is a medical approach to …
World’s Leading Hair Restoration Physicians Gather to Present Latest Research, Scientific Advances in Diagnosing and Treating Hair Loss GENEVA, IL. – August 14, 2008. From promising new research in cell …
Can gray hair be transplanted? That is a question often asked when a person with graying or gray hair begins to experience hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia, the condition …
GENEVA, IL. – December 18, 2006. While most men would be thrilled to get a plasma TV this holiday season, some men would be willing to part with one for …
Vive le difference is a phrase that celebrates the features making us individuals. Features contributing to an individual’s include gender (male-ness or female-ness) and ethnicity (for example, East Asian, South Asian, …
Sometimes your mirror raises the first question: Is that a spot where I’m beginning to lose hair? Or, it may be your comb and brush or the shower drain: It …
Medical hair restoration therapy and hair transplantation are two different approaches to the correction of hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia. Either medical hair restoration or surgical hair restoration may be the best approach to hair …
Comparing Apples with Apples and Oranges with Oranges in Hair Transplantation: What Benchmarks Should a Patient Rely on to Predict Outcome? The purpose of hair transplantation is cosmetic improvement, but …
An important-and for some prospective patients the most important-question regarding hair restoration surgery is: Will it be painful? Different people have different levels of susceptibility to the unpleasant sensations associated …
The final and esthetically important surgical step in hair transplantation is placement of hair grafts into the scalp. A graft is the tissue unit of one or more hair follicles …
World’s Leading Hair Restoration Physicians Gather to Present Latest Research, Scientific Advances in Diagnosing and Treating Hair Loss GENEVA, IL. – August 30, 2007. From new data of the first …
What are the characteristics of scalp hair that contribute to a person’s unique appearance? The characteristics commonly noted are: Color-blond, red, brown, black and varying shades of each. …
Do you smoke? Do you drink alcoholic beverages? What medications do you take? Do you use herbal “health food” products? These are questions a patient will be asked before undergoing …
Neue Umfrage zeigt einen Anstieg von 34 Prozent in durchgeführten Behandlungen zur Haarwiederherstellung im Jahr 2006 GENEVA, Illinois, 20. Juni – Jüngere Patienten und Frauen, die sich chirurgisch behandeln lassen, …
Extrapolated Number of Hair Restoration Procedures Worldwide An estimated 225,800 hair restoration procedures were performed worldwide in 2006 (a 34% increase from 2004) In the United States, 100,445 hair restoration …
Age-Appropriate Appearance One of the most common reasons for men and women to consider hair transplantation is to overcome what they perceive to be an age-inappropriate appearance. They don’t …
Androgenetic alopecia-male- and female-pattern hair loss-is known to have a genetic basis. It is an inheritable condition, commonly described as “running in the family”. (See About Hair Loss). Having close family …
GENEVA, IL. – December 18, 2006. While most men would be thrilled to get a plasma TV this holiday season, some men would be willing to part with one for …
When a prospective patient consults a physician hair restoration specialist, he comes with a set of reasons for seeking hair restoration. The patient may be a man or woman; most …
Maybe you have never given much thought to hair transplantation. That’s very likely if you are an adult man or woman who has a full head of hair. It may …
Thursday, July 20, 2006 Hair loss is caused by which of the following? 82% of adults correctly identified heredity as a cause of hair loss. Nearly six in 10 adults …
Extrapolated Number of Hair Restoration Procedures Worldwide 168,155 hair restoration procedures were performed worldwide in 2004 In the United States, 87,987 hair restoration procedures were performed In Canada, …