HAIR LOSS MYTHS
Myths about hair loss. You’ve probably been a part of a conversation like this—maybe around the holidays or at a bar with some friends. One friend will tell …
Frequently Asked Questions: Operation Restore
GENEVA, IL – January 29, 2013. What is the ISHRS’s Operation Restore? Operation Restore is the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s pro bono program, designed to match prospective hair restoration …
Pro Bono Program Restores Hair and Self-Esteem in Patients in Need
GENEVA, IL – January 29, 2013. Progressive hair loss at any age can create a cascade of emotions for people. From feelings of embarrassment to self-consciousness in work or social settings, hair loss …
GREY HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Is hair transplantation a young man’s game only? Hair transplant commercials would have you believe hair transplantation is a young man’s game. Scenes of muscular young men swimming, …
FEMALE HAIR LOSS AND THE HAIR GROWTH CYCLE
Like all biological things, hair has a cycle. For women, it is important to understand this hair growth cycle to understand why hair loss or female baldness occur. The hair follicle …
WOMEN’S HAIR LOSS CAUSES
Most hair loss is due to genetic causes (link) but as women experiment with new hair styles, unique and stunning hair looks and more tortuous hair weaves and braids, they …
With Medical History, Honesty is the Best Policy
Everyone has a bad habit they are not particularly proud to talk about. Few people boast about how many packs of cigarettes they smoke or cans of beer they …
20th Annual Scientific Hot Topics Meeting
World’s Leading Hair Loss Experts Commemorate Society’s 20th Anniversary, October 17-20, 2012, in Paradise Island, The Bahamas GENEVA, IL. – September 24, 2012 According to a recent member survey conducted …
ISHRS 2009 Practice Census Facts and Figures
GENEVA, IL. – Sept 4, 2009. Extrapolated Number of Hair Restoration Procedures Worldwide An estimated 252,002 hair restoration procedures were performed worldwide in 2008 (a 12% increase from 2006) In …
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR HAIR LOSS TREATMENT
This topic examines how to talk with a hair restoration doctor to get the most out of your hair loss treatment program. Q: What’s the best way to get the …
GABBY DOUGLAS AS HAIR ROLE MODEL
Gabby Douglas as hair role model? We here at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery are Olympics’ fans like everyone else. Normally, you wouldn’t think the Olympics would create …
OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION RISKS
Don’t Assume Over-The-Counter Is Step One. So you’re ready for your hair restoration surgery and are eagerly awaiting the positive results the new look will have on …
REASONS TO DELAY YOUR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SURGERY
Stop: Good reasons to delay your hair transplantation surgery. Some young men with male-pattern baldness begin seeing their hair recede at an early age may be inclined to …
20th Anniversary of World’s Leading Hair Restoration Medical Society Spotlights Greatest Advances in Combating Hair Loss, Potential Future Breakthroughs
World’s Leading Hair Loss Experts Commemorate Society’s 20th Anniversary, October 17-20, 2012, in Paradise Island, The Bahamas GENEVA, IL. – August 28, 2012 As the International Society of …
SCALP REDUCTION SURGERY FOR HAIR RESTORATION
Alopecia reduction-also called scalp reduction is a surgical hair restoration procedure that (1) surgically removes bald scalp, and (2) stretches hair-bearing scalp upward to replace bald scalp that …
ABOUT YOUR NEW HAIRLINE
When you have a full head of hair you probably don’t pay much attention to your hairline. Like your other facial features, it is just there—the place where your scalp …
HAIR GROOMING & STYLING AFTER HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
Hair grooming and styling are the final steps in giving a person the desired appearance after surgical hair restoration. Transplantation or other surgical hair restoration procedures (see Surgical Hair …
AFTER HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
The pain associated with the procedure is one of the greatest fears confronting the potential hair restoration patient. You should be concerned about the discomfort associated with the surgery. …
HAIRPIECES, HAIR WEAVES AND EXTENSIONS
Some people want “a little extra” to enhance medical or surgical hair restoration (hair implants). Other people are temporarily or permanently unable to grow hair and are therefore …
DO-IT-YOURSELF HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS
Have you been using an over-the-counter hair loss treatment that “guarantees” to stop hair loss and stimulate growth of new hair? Has it performed as the label promises? Is your hair loss …
HAIR LOSS AND THE HAIR GROWTH CYCLE
It is important to understand the normal hair growth cycle to understand why hair loss occurs. The hair follicle is an anatomical structure that evolved to produce and extrude (push …
YOUNG MALE HAIR LOSS
Is Hair Transplantation the Answer? Hair Loss is commonly thought of as something that occurs only in older men. But it happens in younger men, too—those who are …
EFFECTIVENESS OF 5% MINOXIDIL IN TREATING MALE-PATTERN HAIR LOSS
Two new studies of the effects of 5% minoxidil in treating male-pattern hair loss report that a majority of patients found: A rapid onset of action in promoting new hair …
MALE HAIR LOSS & PATTERN BALDNESS IN MEN
It is estimated that 35 million men in the United States are affected by male pattern baldness or androgenetic alopecia. “Andro” refers to the androgens (testosterone, dihydrotestosterone) necessary to produce male-pattern hair loss …
TISSUE ENGINEERING (HAIR FOLLICLE CLONING)
The possibility of creating a large number of hair follicles from a single hair follicle is sometimes inaccurately referred to as “hair follicle cloning”. The term cloning is used by …
FOLLICULAR UNIT TRANSPLANTATION & EXTRACTION
Follicular unit transplantation and follicular unit extraction (FUE, also known as the FOX Procedure) are recent and widely discussed surgical procedures for hair restoration. Follicular unit (FU) extraction is a …
UNRAVELING THE SECRETS OF THE HAIR CYCLE
We look in the mirror to comb and brush our hair in the morning, to rearrange mussed-up hair, to check on hair styling and perhaps to regret the loss of …
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. …
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 …
Identical Twins Undergo Rare Hair Restoration Surgery with Assistance from Operation Restore Pro Bono Program
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 …