HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY STEP 1: THE CONSULTATION
The consultation is the most important conversation you will have with a hair loss physician. Your doctor will evaluate your needs, expectations and whether you are a candidate for …
John Mayer and Sofia Vergara Voted Celebrities with Best Hair by World’s Leading Hair Experts
21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Spotlights All Things Hair, October 23-26, 2013, in San Francisco GENEVA, IL. – September 23, 2013.When it comes …
ISHRS 2013 Practice Census Facts and Figures
2013 Practice Census Facts and Figures Extrapolated Number of Hair Restoration Procedures Worldwide GENEVA, IL. – August 6, 2013. An estimated 310,624 surgical hair restoration procedures were performed worldwide in …
New Dad Prince William Named the Celebrity on Whom Most Hair Restoration Surgeons Would Like to Perform a Hair Transplant
New International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery survey shows most men with hair loss seek treatment between ages 30-39 GENEVA, IL. – August 6, 2013.As new dad Prince William rolls …
HAIR LOSS IN YOUNG MEN
Hair loss in young men: this is your father’s male patterned baldness. Unfortunately for some young men or teens, this is your father’s hair loss you now see …
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 TRANSPLANTATION IN WOMEN
Hair loss occurs in women as well as in men, and increasing numbers of women seek medical or surgical treatment for thinning hair. The time is long past when women …
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 …