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 surgical treatment or other types of baldness treatments. Evaluation, answering questions and anything you need to know about hair loss and baldness patterns will be addressed in your consultation.
BEARD TRANSPLANTS ON THE RISE
The popularity of facial hair for men has certainly changed over the last several years. Online publications reporting on beard transplants almost weekly. Why you ask? You will find many celebrities on the red carpet sporting a beard or goatee as it has become a fashion trend. Patients want the Brad Pitt and George Clooney look while some …
SCALP FLAP SURGERY FOR HAIR RESTORATION
posted by E. Antonio Mangubat, MD on October 3, 2014 Flap surgery is a hair restoration treatment for baldness. It involves moving a “flap” of skin from one area of the body to another. Scalp flap surgery has an important but limited role in hair restoration. Patient Selection Scalp flap surgery moves hair-bearing scalp to the bald area …
Is One Hair Transplant Surgery Enough?
When men and women are losing their hair they tend to gravitate toward the more common points of interest regarding prevention and restoration. They usually will investigate natural remedies first but when they realize that these are largely useless, they will visit their family doctor to find out more about their condition and how to deal with it. This usually …
Top 5 Things to Know About Hair Transplantation
Hair transplant surgery is more popular today than ever before. It is almost impossible to not hear or read something about hair transplantation in 2019 due to the massive increase in acceptance that the procedure has gained. But is hair transplant surgery as easy and simple as what many social media posts and articles will have you believe? It can …
Should the Cost of a Hair Transplant Matter?
Should the cost of a hair transplant matter, or are there more important issues to pay attention to? The ISHRS recognizes that patients seeking hair restoration and surgical hair transplant options are oftentimes quite cost conscious. However, one should never forget that hair transplant surgery is a real surgery, and there are many details that should be considered when …
EXCISION OF BALD SCALP UTILIZING TISSUE EXPANSION OR EXTENSION
By Martin G. Unger, MD, FRCSC, ABHRS, FISHRS Although hair transplantation alone is by far the most common method of hair restoration utilized in modern times, excision of bald scalp after either tissue expansion or scalp extension surgery can play a very useful and important role in hair restoration as well. Scalp tissue has the ability to elongate or stretch …
