posted by ISHRS on November 12, 2014 Did you know that your hair could show you early signs of health issues? Read how these 7 symptoms can show a bigger picture: Dry/Brittle Hair Heated styling aids like flat irons, can certainly add to the dryness of your hair. If you see large damaged areas or breakage and shedding, it …
by Jennifer H. Martinick, MBBS on December 28, 2014 Twenty years of hair restoration by the numbers. Anniversaries are natural times for reflection. In October 2012, we celebrated our 20th anniversary as a professional society devoted to promoting the art and science of hair restoration. Here are some milestone numbers that help put those past 20 years in perspective: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 hair loss occurs in all races. However, recently Dermatologists reports African American women in particular seem to be a growing trend. Why is that? A simple answer would be the extensive styles like extensions, braids and weaves as well as the styling aids used to create the look. Typically women who begin to lose their hair tend to …
posted by James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS on March 10, 2015 Ciglia e sopracciglia forniscono un importante contributo alla simmetria del viso e al modo in cui ci presentiamo agli altri. Una persona senza ciglia e/o sopracciglia può sentirsi molto in imbarazzo per il proprio aspetto. Il trapianto o la chirurgia ricostruttiva possono spesso ripristinare il normale aspetto di ciglia e …
My name is Eray and I’m 45 years old. I first started noticing my hair loss when I was 37 years old. Three years after when I was 40 years old I had already lost almost 50 percent of my hair and it really bothered me. Eventually, I decided to have hair transplantation and started to search for the best …
For this 30-something, it wasn’t about what other people thought – this was about how I felt. My name is Freddy and I had thinning on the top of my head and some on the crown. As a professional in the broadcasting industry, the lines between radio, television and video are blurring. In the good old days, a radio personality …
Originally I came into Dr. Sandoval’s office looking for hair transplantation into the crown area since that area seemed to me to be most evident. I guess I didn’t realize how much my hair loss to my frontal area affected my appearance. Looking at the before and after pictures today, I understand that I look younger and my face seems …
Indirectly, my hair restoration helped to “lower my cholesterol” and “improve my dancing”. That may be a bit of a stretch, however, the improvement to my appearance inspired me to try to make some more improvements. My Wife and I decided to control our eating habits and together, we lost over 50 pounds. At my Annual Physical in November, …
I did not plan to get a hair transplant. I was 51 years old and had been losing hair since I was about 37; years ago I had accepted the fact that I would be bald, or at least have extensive hair loss for the rest of my life. I was in good company since many of my friends were …
I was doing a seminar and there were lots of pictures taken, and after receiving them, I realized how much older I looked than I really am. This was not good for my self image as a public speaker. I met Dr. Mike Vories by answering an ad I saw in the paper while living in Charleston, SC. Dr. …
My name is Matt and in my late 30’s is when I noticed I was losing my hair. After seeing Dr. Robert Leonard’s name in the news, I visited him in his Cranston, Rhode Island office for a free consultation. Dr. Leonard recommended that I consider hair restoration surgery. I thought about Dr. Leonard’s advice for almost three years …
Hairpiece Removed without Notice. After years of wearing a hairpiece, I finally decided I wanted a more natural solution for my hair loss. The hairpiece was not only a source of discomfort and worry, but was also beginning to look less and less realistic as the hair around my temple areas began to thin. The hairpiece on top did not …