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HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY BEGINS WITH WHY YOU WANT HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY AND WHAT YOU EXPECT IT TO DO FOR YOU

    Hair restoration surgery (hair transplantation, scalp expansion, flap grafting, etc.- See Surgical Hair Restoration) does exactly what its name says it does-it restores hair to areas of hair loss. It is a cosmetic procedure. Its purpose is to improve the esthetic image of the man or woman who has experienced loss of hair and wishes to restore his/her appearance. …

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TOUCHING ALL THE BASES: QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION POINTS

    Touching All the Bases: Questions and Discussion Points Should All be Addressed Before Hair Transplantation is Undertaken   Hair transplantation is a cosmetic surgery procedure and that means its outcome is on view all day, every day-to the patient every time he/she looks in a mirror and to everyone else. There is no better argument for making certain …

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Identical Twins Undergo Rare Hair Restoration Surgery with Assistance from Operation Restore Pro Bono Program

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Alex and Austin Ford are like most identical twins. They appreciate an exceptionally close brotherly bond, they have similar physical characteristics, and they share the same DNA, confirmed through genetic testing. This has given these 19-year-old identical twins a unique and possibly life-changing opportunity. Shortly after turning 12, Alex was diagnosed with brain cancer. While grueling …

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World’s Leading Hair Loss Experts Commemorate Society’s 20th Anniversary, October 17-20, 2012, in Paradise Island, The Bahamas

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GENEVA, IL. – May 24, 2012  Hair restoration experts from around the world will commemorate the past, present and future of hair restoration surgery at the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration. The meeting – which will mark the 20th Anniversary of …

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OTHER HAIR LOSS CAUSES

  Here are some other possible causes for your hair loss: Alopecia Areata   Alopecia areata (AA) is a recurrent disease, which can cause hairloss in any hair-bearing area. The most common type of alopecia areata presents as round or oval patches of hair loss most noticeably on the scalp or in the eyebrows. The hair usually grows back within …

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FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION (FUE): MANUAL AND POWERED-DEVICE-ASSISTED

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Improvements in instrument technology and technique have made follicular unit extraction (FUE) a procedure competitive with strip harvesting for obtaining donor hair for hair transplantation. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is one of the techniques for obtaining donor hair for hair transplantation Donor Site: The Savings and Loan of Hair Transplantation. FUE is a technique Hair Follicular Units that requires more skill on the …

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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Maintains Safety and Efficacy of Propecia (finasteride 1mg) for Male Hair Loss is Backed by Proven Scientific Data

GENEVA, IL. – December 13, 2011  The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration – cautions that recent anecdotal reports of persistent sexual dysfunction by some men who have used finasteride 1mg (Propecia) to treat hair loss should not define the safety and effectiveness of this drug.  Propecia …

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Non-Scalp Hair Restoration Surgery Growing in Popularity: Eyebrow, Eyelash and Facial Hair Restoration Procedures Increased 14.2 Percent

GENEVA, IL. – November 14, 2011  For many people with thinning scalp hair, proven medical therapies and hair restoration surgical procedures are widely available and good options to restore hair loss and slow future hair loss.  However, for people like 37-year-old Denise Goolsby of Virginia Beach, Va., who noticed that her eyebrows started thinning in her 20s, knowing where to …

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New Survey Finds Catherine Zeta-Jones, Patrick Dempsey, Earn Top Hair Honors By World’s Leading Hair Experts

ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – August 16, 2011. Members of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) know good hair when they see it, and they like what they see in Catherine Zeta-Jones and Patrick Dempsey. According to results released today of a new member survey conducted by the ISHRS, …

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Hair Restoration Goes Mainstream: New Survey Finds People with Hair Loss Are Not Afraid To Admit Getting Help

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ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018   GENEVA, IL. – August 16, 2011. For many people, cosmetic surgery is no longer taboo to discuss and, in fact, procedures often are shared openly in social circles and in the workplace.  The reason?  More options than ever before to nip, tuck, restore, enhance and rejuvenate nearly every …

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New Survey Finds Hair Restoration Surgery Market Increased 47 Percent Worldwide in 2010

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ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – August 1, 2011. Despite slow economic growth worldwide, the demand for procedures to correct hair loss proved to be stronger than ever, according to statistics released today from a recent member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading …

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ISHRS Announces 19th Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

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ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – March 2, 2011. The latest technological and scientific advances in treating hair loss will be presented at the 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration.  The meeting will take …

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LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) FOR TREATMENT OF MALE AND FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS

The Cold Laser: A Newer Medical Treatment for Pattern Hair Loss Laser light generated by low-powered (cold) lasers has recently come into use as a non-surgical hair restoration treatment for pattern hair loss. Hand-held “comb”, “brush” or “cap” laser devices are marketed for use at home. Larger “hood” or “cap” devices are used in hair restoration clinics. Laser light is …

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Backgrounder: Operation Restore Case Studies

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 GENEVA, IL – November 16, 2010.  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 as a result of an accident, trauma or disease with physicians willing to help people who lack the resources to obtain treatment on their own. …

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