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 …
World’s Leading Hair Loss Experts Commemorate Society’s 20th Anniversary, October 17-20, 2012, in Paradise Island, The Bahamas
GENEVA, IL. – May 24, 2012 Hair restoration experts from around the world will commemorate the past, present and future of hair restoration surgery at the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting …
OTHER HAIR LOSS CAUSES
Here are some other possible causes for your hair loss: Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata (AA) is a recurrent disease, which can cause hairloss in any hair-bearing area. The …
FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION (FUE): MANUAL AND POWERED-DEVICE-ASSISTED
Improvements in instrument technology and technique have made follicular unit extraction (FUE) a procedure competitive with strip harvesting for obtaining donor hair for hair transplantation. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is …
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Maintains Safety and Efficacy of Propecia (finasteride 1mg) for Male Hair Loss is Backed by Proven Scientific Data
GENEVA, IL. – December 13, 2011 The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) – the world’s leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration – cautions that recent …
Operation Restore Patient Greg H.
BEFORE AFTER Results as of September 2010, approximately 5 months following hair transplant surgery (performed April 29, 2010)
Non-Scalp Hair Restoration Surgery Growing in Popularity: Eyebrow, Eyelash and Facial Hair Restoration Procedures Increased 14.2 Percent
GENEVA, IL. – November 14, 2011 For many people with thinning scalp hair, proven medical therapies and hair restoration surgical procedures are widely available and good options to restore hair …
New Survey Finds Catherine Zeta-Jones, Patrick Dempsey, Earn Top Hair Honors By World’s Leading Hair Experts
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – August 16, 2011. Members of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) know good hair …
Hair Restoration Goes Mainstream: New Survey Finds People with Hair Loss Are Not Afraid To Admit Getting Help
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – August 16, 2011. For many people, cosmetic surgery is no longer taboo to discuss and, …
New Survey Finds Hair Restoration Surgery Market Increased 47 Percent Worldwide in 2010
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – August 1, 2011. Despite slow economic growth worldwide, the demand for procedures to correct hair loss …
ISHRS Announces 19th Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – March 2, 2011. The latest technological and scientific advances in treating hair loss will be presented …
LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) FOR TREATMENT OF MALE AND FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS
The Cold Laser: A Newer Medical Treatment for Pattern Hair Loss Laser light generated by low-powered (cold) lasers has recently come into use as a non-surgical hair restoration treatment for …
Backgrounder: Operation Restore Case Studies
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 GENEVA, IL – November 16, 2010. Operation Restore is the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s (ISHRS) pro bono program, designed to match prospective hair restoration …
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s Pro Bono Program Offers Patients in Need Free Hair Restoration Surgery
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 …
Leading Hair Authority Calls the Public’s Bluff: New Survey Finds Majority of People Cannot Detect A Hair Transplant
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 …
New Survey Finds Patrick Dempsey, Penelope Cruz Have Best Hair
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 …
COMPARISON BETWEEN STRIP HARVESTING AND FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION: A FAIR AND BALANCED VIEW
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 …
Why Hair Restoration Surgery is Helping More Women with Hair Loss Gain Confidence, Improve Self Esteem
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 …
Surgical Hair Restoration Patient Angela R.
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.
ISHRS Announces 18th Annual Meeting in Boston, October 2010
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 …
ISHRS Launches Hair Transplant Challenge Online Survey
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 …
ISHRS Response to Senate Bill on Vanity Tax
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 …