MALE AND FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS: GENE DRIVEN BUT NOT YOUR GENETIC FATE
Androgenetic alopecia-male- and female-pattern hair loss-is known to have a genetic basis. It is an inheritable condition, commonly described as “running in the family”. (See About…
EXPECTATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING IN HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
When a prospective patient consults a physician hair restoration specialist, he comes with a set of reasons for seeking hair restoration. The patient may be…
UNDERSTANDING SOMEONE ELSE’S HAIR TRANSPLANT
Maybe you have never given much thought to hair transplantation. That’s very likely if you are an adult man or woman who has a full…
STRATEGIES FOR COSMETIC IMPROVEMENT WHEN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION MUST BE DELAYED
Some men with male-pattern hair loss are candidates for a delayed approach to hair transplantation. This may be especially applicable to adolescent and very young…
HAIR COLOR: WHY DO YOU HAVE BLOND, RED, BROWN OR BLACK HAIR, AND WHY DOES IT TURN GRAY AND WHITE?
The color of your hair is largely determined by the genes that you inherited from your parents and their ancestors. There are a few exceptions,…
HAIR RESTORATION IN THE SCARRED SCALP
Your head is one of the parts of your body most vulnerable to injury. Head injury often includes injury to the scalp and eyebrows, resulting…
