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Research Grants Helping Fund Promising New Studies Aimed at Better Understanding, Treating Hair Loss

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery at the Forefront of Hair Restoration Education, Research Geneva, IL – December 2, 2015. For more than 20 years, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Scientific Research, Grants & Awards Committee has been recognizing and awarding grants to clinical investigators dedicated to research in hair loss and hair restoration. While hair restoration surgery

COOLING CAP FOR CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS HELP SAVE HAIR FOLLICLES

Cooling Cap for Chemotherapy Patients Help Save Hair Follicles Hair loss is ranked the most troubling side effect of treatment for women. Most patients undergoing chemotherapy, lose some or all of their hair as a side affect to the treatment. A new device which is a scalp cooling cap is currently in clinical trials. A New York City hospital

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Announces 2015 Award Recipients

GENEVA, IL (October 22, 2015) The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) recently honored four distinguished persons for their outstanding contributions to the profession of hair restoration surgery. The award recipients were honored at the ISHRS 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill., USA, in September 2015. The Manfred Lucas Award is a lifetime achievement award and the ISHRS’s highest honor.

SURVEY FINDS NON-SCALP HAIR TRANSPLANTS SURGE IN POPULARITY

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Hair restoration procedures targeting face, chest, eyelashes increased 95 percent worldwide GENEVA, IL. – September 23, 2015 The latest trend in hair restoration surgery is proving to be anything but a passing fad. In fact, a new member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) shows that more people are seeking non-scalp hair restoration procedures to enhance

Shakira Named Female Celebrity with Best Hair by World’s Leading Hair Experts (ISHRS Annual Meeting Overview)

23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Spotlights Latest Research, Scientific Advances in Treating Hair Loss GENEVA, IL. – August 27, 2015. Colombian-born singer/songwriter Shakira, one of the best known Latin-American pop artists, now has another accolade to add to her long list of career achievements — best hair. The world’s foremost hair restoration physicians voted

ISHRS 2015 Practice Census – New Survey Finds Growing Demand for Proven Hair Loss Treatments

Number of hair restoration surgeries increased 76 percent worldwide GENEVA, IL. – August 5, 2015. Results released today of a new member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) show more men — and women — are turning to hair restoration surgery as a permanent, natural-looking solution to combat hair loss. The worldwide volume of surgical hair restoration procedures

Is Your Hair Trying To Tell You Something? Three Warning Signs of Hair Loss That Younger Women Should Not Ignore

Geneva, IL – July 31, 2015. While it’s often said that clothes make the man, it can be argued that good hair makes the woman. A gorgeous, full head of shiny hair can be any woman’s best feature, hands down. But hair loss experts warn that subtle changes in the hair can signal early signs of hair loss in younger

FUE INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USE

Improvements in instrument technology and technique have now made follicular unit extraction (FUE) a procedure competitive with strip harvesting for obtaining donor hair for transplantation. In FUE, a physician removes one FU – or follicular unit, at a time, targeting those that appear most likely to thrive and produce hair in a recipient site. It requires more skill from the

FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION: IT HAS GROWN IN POPULARITY, BUT TRANSECTION REMAINS A CONCERN

Follicular unit extraction is one of the techniques for obtaining donor hair for hair transplantation. It is a technique that requires more skill from the physician hair restoration specialist and more cost from the patient than does strip harvesting (removal of a strip of scalp tissue bearing hundreds of follicular units). It is also a technique with potential benefits for

EARLY HAIR LOSS – THE YOUNG PATIENT

Authored by, Masahisa Nagai, MD, FISHRS Physicians do not typically recommend performing hair transplant surgery on anyone younger than 20 years old. They may have patients who notice hair loss and an early age, and who are tempted to do something about it immediately. However, immediate surgery is not recommended for anyone under age 20. First, other options and contributing

EVALUATING FEMALE HAIR LOSS PATIENTS

Evaluating female hair loss and female baldness Diagnosing female hair loss is time-consuming, yet extremely rewarding for physicians. It requires a detailed medical history, and an in-depth scalp examination, looking at clues for a diagnosis. Scalp dermoscopy, which allows physicians to look closely at the impacted area, has emerged as an invaluable tool in recognizing features of various hair loss

New Research Finds Hair Grafting A Promising Therapy For Chronic Leg Ulcers

Geneva, IL – May 27, 2015.While hair transplantation has been used successfully for decades to treat hair loss, a new pilot study conducted by a physician member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) has found hair follicle grafting can help treat patients with non-healing chronic leg ulcers. This cutting-edge research was partially funded by ISHRS, which offers

Medications for FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS

Female pattern hair loss cures… Does anything really work for women? posted by Nicole E. Rogers, MD, FISHRS on May 13, 2015 Many in our field would argue it’s not worth even treating women for female pattern hair loss, citing concerns about donor area, the scarcity of effective treatments, or how difficult it can be to achieve patient satisfaction. But these concerns

USING ROGAINE (MINOXIDIL) AS A HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

Minoxidil results: is Minoxidil a viable hair loss treatment for women? posted by William M. Parsley, MD, FISHRS on April 30, 2015 Minoxidil 2% solution is a treatment for hair loss in both men and women. From 1986 to 1996, it was only available by prescription but now is available over the counter as either a brand-name product (Rogaine ®) or in

CALVIZIE FEMMINILE E PREDISPOSIZIONE GENETICA NELLA DONNA

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

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS OF FEMALE AGA

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