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 …
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 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: 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …