FAQ
In this section you’ll find the most frequently asked questions covering many aspects of hair loss and hair transparent surgery. We’ve compiled this FAQ to help users more efficiently navigate our Q&A section as well as effectively learn what questions and concerns they might need to consider before undergoing hair transplant surgery
I recently read an article and a guy was losing his hair after an illness, and he asked if his insurance would cover him to get a hair transplant. I don’t think insurance covered him, but my case is different. I’ve been to all types of doctors and I ha...
Psoriasis can cause thick scaly plaques in the scalp, however it does not cause hair loss. Typically itching the scalp does not cause hair loss, unless you are very, very aggressive. I have never heard of an insurance company paying for a hair transplant for psoriasis.
I have a question about shock loss and recurrent shedding (I am a woman, age 55). In May of 2002 I underwent a hair transplant of 750 micrografts,...
I have already signed up to have a hair transplant at the end of July for 3500 follicular unit grafts and I began to wonder how...
I am a 43 year old female with androgenetic alopecia since puberty. I have been using Rogaine for women since but notice now it is not...
My boyfriend has a form of CCCA (Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia) as well as mild Follicutis Keloidalis on the nape of his neck. I am...
I am 22 years old and I have a receding hairline. My father started thinning in the front in his early 50′s and has a pretty de...
I have been considering having an FUE hair transplant for almost five years and think that I am about ready to go through with it....
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