Cicatricial Alopecia: 3 Things You Should Know
Cicatricial alopecia, also known as scarring alopecia, is a less common but significant hair loss condition that can affect both men and women.
Dr. James Harris Advice on the Best Devices for Hair Transplantation
When James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS gets asked by patients what is the best device, here is what he had to say: “It’s not so much the device. That is …
Hair Transplantation: Where Art Meets Medicine
Hair transplantation is often perceived purely as a medical procedure, but for those deeply involved in the field, it is much more than that—it is an art form. Dr. Timothy …
Artistry in Hair Graft Placement
When discussing hair transplant surgery, it’s essential to emphasize its artistic aspect, particularly in the precise placement of hair grafts. Over the past few decades, there has been a shift …
Exogenous Testosterone and Hair Loss
Welcome to our article on non-surgical hair loss treatments and the intriguing effects of exogenous testosterone on hair loss. We’re here to shed light on the importance of holistic hair …
Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP): Semantics, Terminology, and Standards
Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) is a procedure that is used to create the illusion of shaved hair, stubble, or greater density in hair-bearing areas that have lost hair or require augmentation. …
UPDATE FROM ISHRS TASK FORCE ON FINASTERIDE ADVERSE EVENT CONTROVERSIES
Posted by ISHRS on December 17, 2015 Finasteride is approved by the U.S. FDA as a safe and effective treatment of hair loss caused by androgenetic alopecia. That fact has …
Ask Your Hair Restoration Surgeon: Questions to Have Confidence Before Surgery
There’s no such thing as a dumb question… Before you make a final commitment for hair restoration surgery, it’s a good idea to ask your hair restoration surgeon a lot …
ISHRS LEGAL UPDATE: DELEGATION OF SURGERY IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
ISHRS LEGAL UPDATE: DELEGATION OF SURGERY IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION October 2016 The ISHRS shares, from time to time, legal developments on issues potentially affecting members. One such issue is the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
THE RECIPIENT SITE: WHERE THE SCIENCE & ART OF HAIR TRANSPLANT ARE APPLIED
by Bessam K. Farjo, MBChB, FISHRS on March 31, 2015 In the terminology of hair transplantation, the recipient site is where hair is transplanted. It is the area of the scalp where …
EYEBROW & EYELASH HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
Eyebrow hair restoration Surgery and eyelash surgery posted by James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS Eyebrows and eyelashes make an important contribution to facial symmetry and presentation of self to others. A …
ASK THE FELLOWS
Ask your hair restoration doctor: the ISHRS fellows answer your hair restoration and hair loss questions How do you prevent and treat post-operative folliculitis? Paul J. McAndrews, MD, …
MALE- AND FEMALE-PATTERN HAIR LOSS: ARE THEY PREDICTABLE?
Is Male-Pattern Hair Loss in Your Future? If you are an adult male with male-pattern hair loss in your close male relatives, you will probably want to know: You are …
NOT YOUR FATHER’S HAIR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
Modern hair transplant techniques: read all about natural-looking hair transplants It’s time to erase those dated images you have in your head of what hair transplantation looks like. …
WES WELKER
Hair restoration surgery success stories: Wes Welker by Robert T. Leonard, Jr., DO, FISHRS on February 3, 2015 Balding men everywhere got a small victory when NFL Player Wes Welker spoke publicly …
HAIR LOSS DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS
Hair loss diagnosis and hair loss analysis: what to expect at your first hair restoration medical exam You’ve decided it’s time to consider hair restoration. While you’re excited to get …
ANNIVERSARY BY THE NUMBERS
by Jennifer H. Martinick, MBBS on December 28, 2014 Twenty years of hair restoration by the numbers. Anniversaries are natural times for reflection. In October 2012, we celebrated our …
EYELASH TRANSPLANTATION: WHO, WHY AND HOW
by Jennifer H. Martinick, MBBS on December 1, 2014 Eyelashes have an anatomical function of shielding the eye from injury, from dust and grit. Eyelashes frame the eyes, and together with eyebrows, …
TOP 16 WAYS PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY HAIR LOSS
Hair loss in general affects individuals very differently. The emotional aspects of losing hair can be challenging. eMed Expert recently updated their report on how people are affected in dealing with …
YOUR HAIR SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU
posted by ISHRS on November 12, 2014 Did you know that your hair could show you early signs of health issues? Read how these 7 symptoms can show a …
BALDNESS LINKED TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Baldness Linked to Coronary Heart Disease The International Journal of Cardiology published a study showing a possible link between Alopecia and coronary heart disease. A systematic literature search …
WHY MEN ARE BALDING AT A YOUNGER AGE
A recent Men’s Health reported in a Spanish study, 62% of men who were balding experienced a loss of self-esteem as a result of their hair falling out. University of Pennsylvania researcher, …
HOW MALE PATTERN BALDNESS AND PROSTATE CANCER ARE POSSIBLY LINKED
Male Pattern Baldness or Androgenic Alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men and a study shows a link between baldness and prostate cancer. The Journal of …
CELEBRITY HAIR LOSS
posted by Craig L. Ziering, DO, FISHRS on July 28, 2014 Perhaps nowhere else in the world is one’s appearance tied to their profession quite like Hollywood. For both male and female …
HAIR RESTORATION IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS
posted by William D. Yates, MD on July 22, 2014 African American Hair transplantation is similar in the basic mechanics to other ethnicities in hair transplantations. However, there are many …
BODY HAIR TRANSPLANT
posted by John P. Cole, MD on July 7, 2014 There are many different sources for body hair. These include anywhere from the nape of the neck down to …
ALOPECIA NEI RAGAZZI
Il trapianto di capelli è la risposta migliore? È opinione comune che l’alopecia sia un problema che colpisce solo gli anziani. In realtà, si manifesta anche in soggetti …