Improvements in instrument technology and technique have now made follicular unit extraction (FUE) a procedure competitive with strip harvesting for obtaining donor hair for transplantation. In FUE, a physician removes one FU – or follicular unit, at a time, targeting those that appear most likely to thrive and produce hair in a recipient site. It requires more skill from the …
Follicular unit extraction is one of the techniques for obtaining donor hair for hair transplantation. It is a technique that requires more skill from the physician hair restoration specialist and more cost from the patient than does strip harvesting (removal of a strip of scalp tissue bearing hundreds of follicular units). It is also a technique with potential benefits for …
Authored by, Masahisa Nagai, MD, FISHRS Physicians do not typically recommend performing hair transplant surgery on anyone younger than 20 years old. They may have patients who notice hair loss and an early age, and who are tempted to do something about it immediately. However, immediate surgery is not recommended for anyone under age 20. First, other options and contributing …
Evaluating female hair loss and female baldness Diagnosing female hair loss is time-consuming, yet extremely rewarding for physicians. It requires a detailed medical history, and an in-depth scalp examination, looking at clues for a diagnosis. Scalp dermoscopy, which allows physicians to look closely at the impacted area, has emerged as an invaluable tool in recognizing features of various hair loss …
Geneva, IL – May 27, 2015.While hair transplantation has been used successfully for decades to treat hair loss, a new pilot study conducted by a physician member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) has found hair follicle grafting can help treat patients with non-healing chronic leg ulcers. This cutting-edge research was partially funded by ISHRS, which offers …
Female pattern hair loss cures… Does anything really work for women? posted by Nicole E. Rogers, MD, FISHRS on May 13, 2015 Many in our field would argue it’s not worth even treating women for female pattern hair loss, citing concerns about donor area, the scarcity of effective treatments, or how difficult it can be to achieve patient satisfaction. But these concerns …
Minoxidil results: is Minoxidil a viable hair loss treatment for women? posted by William M. Parsley, MD, FISHRS on April 30, 2015 Minoxidil 2% solution is a treatment for hair loss in both men and women. From 1986 to 1996, it was only available by prescription but now is available over the counter as either a brand-name product (Rogaine ®) or in …
La calvizie femminile può manifestarsi secondo schemi diversi. Se sei una donna con problemi di caduta dei capelli, dovresti rivolgerti a un medico tricologo specialista. Nella maggior parte dei casi, la perdita dei capelli può essere curata in maniera efficace. Se sei una donna che ha iniziato a perdere i capelli, non sei l’unica: • ad essere sorpresa dalla …
Female AGA: medical and surgical treatments for female androgenetic alopecia posted by Vance W. Elliott, MD, FISHRS on April 16, 2015 Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. There are several differences between male and female androgenetic alopecia. Men typically lose their hair in a well-defined pattern along the front and sides …
posted by Rajesh Rajput, MCh, FISHRS on April 6, 2015 Can a herbal treatment for hair loss really work? Best practices in herbal hair growth treatment An herbal program for hair loss can work well for some patients. Those with grade III to IV hair loss are expected to thrive on the program. It is also beneficial for patients with …
by Bessam K. Farjo, MBChB, FISHRS on March 31, 2015 In the terminology of hair transplantation, the recipient site is where hair is transplanted. It is the area of the scalp where hair follicles are transplanted to correct hair loss. The hair follicles used for transplantation are harvested from the donor site, scalp areas at the side and back of the head …
Eyebrow hair restoration Surgery and eyelash surgery posted by James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS Eyebrows and eyelashes make an important contribution to facial symmetry and presentation of self to others. A person without eyebrows and/or eyelashes may feel very self-conscious about his/her appearance. Transplantation or reconstructive surgery can often restore eyebrows and eyelashes. Eyebrows and eyelashes are lost in a variety …
Ask your hair restoration doctor: the ISHRS fellows answer your hair restoration and hair loss questions How do you prevent and treat post-operative folliculitis? Paul J. McAndrews, MD, FISHRS Folliculitis is inflammation of the hair follicle from various etiologies—foreign body, bacterial, occlusive, chemical, etc. It is my belief that the most common cause of folliculitis following …
Hair loss in women: psychological consequences and quality of life concerns for women with hair loss Hair loss can have dismaying or even devastating influence on a women’s quality of life, not least because hair loss is often wrongly considered a less significant psychological and emotional problem for women than it is for men. Too often, hair loss in women is …
Is Male-Pattern Hair Loss in Your Future? If you are an adult male with male-pattern hair loss in your close male relatives, you will probably want to know: You are justified in asking these questions because male-pattern hair loss is the male form of androgenetic alopecia-hair loss that occurs in genetically predisposed persons. The genetic predisposition is hereditary-that is, it …
Modern hair transplant techniques: read all about natural-looking hair transplants It’s time to erase those dated images you have in your head of what hair transplantation looks like. Gone are the days when people could tell a hair transplant immediately. Back then, they often compared its appearance to rows of summer corn. Today’s hair transplantation technique …