Tuesday, November 16, 2010 GENEVA, IL – November 16, 2010. For 49-year-old Greg Hedrick of Fredericksburg, Va., a hotel fire in 2005 changed his life in a flash. While performing a routine search and rescue, a flash-over caused the entire room Hedrick was canvassing to burst into flames. Hedrick suffered extensive second and third degree burns over his upper body, and …
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL, USA. – September 28, 2010. For those who think they could identify a person who has had a hair transplant, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) has news for you. AAccording to a new online survey conducted by the ISHRS, the majority of people could …
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL, USA. – September 16, 2010. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) announced that when it comes to good hair, celebrities Patrick Dempsey and Penelope Cruz reign supreme. According to results of a new online survey conducted by the ISHRS, 54 percent of respondents thought Patrick …
ISHRS Position Statement on Qualifications for Scalp Surgery Ten years ago the use of follicular unit extraction (FUE) was advocated as an alternative to traditional strip harvesting of the donor tissue. The use of the technique has been slow to be accepted as a new standard. Many physicians have, in fact, tried the technique but with markedly varying success. The …
GENEVA, IL. – June 22, 2010. For more than 20 years, Angela Roisten noticed that the hair on the sides and top of her scalp began gradually getting thinner and sparse. Roisten, a 34-year-old banker and mother of two from Richmond, Virginia, attributed her noticeable hair loss to years of tightly pulling her hair into braids and weaves – popular …
BEFORE AFTER lts as of May 26, 2010, approximately 8 months following hair transplant surgery (performed September 24, 2009). Photos courtesy of Edwin Epstein, MD, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
GENEVA, IL. – April 30, 2010. The latest technological breakthroughs in diagnosing, treating and preventing hair loss will be presented at the 18th 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 place October 20-24, 2010, at the Seaport Hotel and World …
GENEVA, IL. – March 30, 2010. Think you could tell whether the new guy at work or a fellow soccer mom has had a hair transplant? Then the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) invites you to take the “Hair Transplant Challenge.” “Over the years, the introduction of new technologies and refined techniques has dramatically improved the results of …
GENEVA, IL. – November 20, 2009. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration – today issued a statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s proposed health care reform bill that would include a 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures to help offset the massive cost of health …
Introduction: Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Men and women who are considering hair transplantation are likely to research the subject first, including search of the World Wide Web. A Web search of “hair transplantation” and related terms may turn up references to “platelet-rich plasma” or its acronym PRP, described as a procedure to enhance healing and hair growth after hair transplantation. Abundant …
GENEVA, IL. – July 31, 2009. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration – today issued a statement in response to the federal government’s proposed tax on cosmetic surgical procedures in order to help offset the massive cost of health care reform. The ISHRS believes the …
GENEVA, IL. – July 9, 2009. From new research and approaches to hair loss in women to how hair restoration surgeons continue to refine hair transplants and are working towards virtually invisible donor areas, the latest findings and technological breakthroughs in hair restoration will be presented by the world’s foremost hair restoration experts at the International Society of Hair Restoration …
GENEVA, IL. – June 24, 2009. Despite the worldwide economic downturn in 2008, more people continued to seek treatment for hair loss, according to statistics released today from a recent member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration. The extrapolated worldwide number of hair …
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 Beach, Virginia, USA.
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. According to a new online survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), 59.8 percent of people who were asked whether they would rather have more hair, …
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 matured over the decades since its introduction in the 1960s and is practiced by physicians who have training and experience also in a primary specialty including dermatology, plastic surgery and …