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I am scheduled for an FUE hair transplant next month

Question:I am scheduled for an FUE hair transplant next month. I have heard that I may be recommended to shave my head prior to the surgery. Is this true? Answer:Yes, in order to do Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) hair transplantation surgery properly and to minimize the follicular damage in the donor area, it is recommended […]

What are my options in terms of restoring the thickness of my hair

Question:I am a 27-year-old woman with naturally thin hair but not necessarily additional thinning of my hair. What are my options in terms of restoring the thickness of my hair? Answer:In patients who have always had very thin hair, especially if the hairs themselves are very fine, there is not much you can do regarding […]

I am a 48-year-old woman looking to change the texture of my hair

Question:I am a 48-year-old woman looking to change the texture of my hair. Would getting laser hair removal and then a hair transplant succeed in making my curly hair straighter? Answer:No, this would not be a good idea to change the texture of someone’s hair by trying to do complete laser hair removal on the […]

I am a 42-year-old female very unhappy with my recent hair loss

Question:I am a 42-year-old female very unhappy with my recent hair loss. Is there any way a doctor can predict for me how much more hair I will lose before I make the decision about getting a hair transplant? Answer:Unfortunately, there is no specific test that can be done on a patient to determine how […]

I am a 33-year-old man and have been losing hair substantially

Question: I am a 33-year-old man and have been losing hair substantially over the past year. Am I currently a candidate for a hair transplant or should I wait longer to see whether this could be a phase before doing the surgery? Answer:I think the first step for a patient who has noticed a significant […]

I am a 67-year-old man without much hair

Question:I am a 67-year-old man without much hair anywhere on my body and I am wondering how you determine where my donor site will be? Answer:Patients who have significant hair loss over the entire scalp have a condition known as endogenetic alopecia totalis, which is complete hair loss of the hair on the scalp. Patients […]

I am a 66-year-old woman who knows about hair transplantation

Question:I am a 66-year-old woman who knows about hair transplantation having heard from some friends that it is very painful. How true is this? Answer:The only discomfort associated with hair transplantation surgery is at the very beginning of the procedure when local anesthetic is applied to both the recipient area and the donor site area. […]

I am a 22-year-old man diagnosed with endogenetic alopecia

Question:I am a 22-year-old man diagnosed with endogenetic alopecia. If I get a hair transplant done can I trust that my results will last? Given my diagnosis, am I too young for the procedure? Answer:Any patient who has endogenetic alopecia is potentially a candidate for hair transplantation surgery. The exact age when it is appropriate […]

Can you explain how donor hair is removed with the FUE method

Question:Can you explain how donor hair is removed with the FUE method. Is it via a strip of hair or some other way? Answer:Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) hair transplantation surgery is performed using a single circular punch-type instrument that is utilized to circle the follicular unit graft and carefully excise each graft on an individual […]

What is forehead reduction surgery

Question:What is forehead reduction surgery for women and how is it performed? Answer:Forehead reduction surgery for women is the same as forehead reduction surgery for men, although it is more commonly performed in females. The procedure is performed by properly anesthetizing the entire frontal scalp and forehead areas, carefully removing an area of skin adjacent […]

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