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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 the instrument we use in the procedure. It’s the surgeon, their experience, their team’s experience. That is what gives you the result.” If you are experiencing hair loss, the first

Exogenous Testosterone and Hair Loss

In this video, Dr. Nilofer Farjo, ISHRS Vice President interviewed Dr. Vikram Jayaprakash on the the effect of testosterone injections on hair loss. He is seeing an increase in patients using testosterone around the “andropause” as well as younger men using it as part of their fitness and muscle building regime, and in those patients, he modifies his medication dosing.

Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP): Semantics, Terminology, and Standards

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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. It is becoming more popular around the world, and its value to hair restoration surgeons is demonstrated by the ISHRS including it alongside Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) and Follicular Unit

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 not changed. However, the concern of possible persistent sexual dysfunction side effects from taking finasteride after the drug has been discontinued has received recent attention. The ISHRS Task Force on

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE A SURGEON

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 of questions so you can have confidence in your decision.  If you need a starting point, here are some concerns that go through patients’ minds:   1. How do I

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 permissibility of delegating portions of hair restoration procedures to unlicensed personnel. In the United States, a physician’s authority to delegate to unlicensed personnel varies from state to state and depends

ASK THE FELLOWS

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Ask Your Hair restoration Doctor: The ISHRS Fellows answer your hair restoration and hair loss questions   Why are more doctors now preferring FUE? David Josephitis, DO, FISHRS   There are many different ways in which to address this observation. Over the past decade, there has been a great rise in the number of FUE procedures performed worldwide. In fact,

COMPARISON BETWEEN STRIP HARVESTING & FUE – PART 3

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  A comparison between strip harvesting and FUE hair transplants – Part 3 We conclude our three-part series, “Strip Harvesting versus FUE” in discussing a number of remaining issues between the two procedures. In strip harvesting doctors take strips of hair-bearing tissue from part of the head and place them elsewhere, while with FUE – follicular unit excision, doctors take follicular

COMPARISON BETWEEN STRIP HARVESTING & FUE – PART 2

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A comparison between strip harvesting and FUE hair transplants – Part 2 We continue our comparison of the hair restoration surgical procedures of strip harvesting versus FUE. In strip harvesting, doctors take strips of hair-bearing tissue from part of the head, dissect out individual follicular units and place them in the bald or thinning areas of the scalp.  FUE –

COMPARISON BETWEEN STRIP HARVESTING & FUE – PART 1

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  A comparison between strip harvesting and FUE hair transplants – Part 1 Years ago, experts started advocating a new way of performing hair transplant surgeries. Instead of the traditional strip harvesting– meaning that doctors would take strips of hair-bearing tissue from part of the head and place them elsewhere, the experts started advocating FUE hair transplants. FUE stands for

FUE INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USE

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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

EARLY HAIR LOSS – THE YOUNG PATIENT

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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