Shock Loss
Shock loss or effluvium, the shedding of native hair after hair transplant surgery can potentially effect any hair transplant patient, but in most cases is a temporary phenomenon in which the shocked or shed native hair will regrow.
I am a 44 yr old African American female. I have researched several doctors and institutions that claim they can help me but after viewing the work they have done on others I am skeptical. I have been balding on the sides of my temples for about ten years now. It...
Dear RS, From your description you are suffering from traction alopecia. This condition is quite common among African American women and arises because of the fashion of tight braiding. The tight braids produce a repetitive stress on the hair follicle and over a period of time actually destroy the follicles....
I figure the best way to know what questions to ask a surgeon I may see for possible hair transplant surgery, is to actually ASK...
I had one hair transplant procedure some 12 years ago which has left me with a lengthy single incision scar from the donar area, to me...
First I would like to thank you for this wonderful resource. I am a 52 year man who has always had very thick hair until the...
I had a transplant about one year ago to hide a scar from a brow lift. Unfortunately, the scar is still very visible, but what...
Can you tell me what eyelash transplantation entails and if it is possible to have it performed on a budget?
Is it possible to get eyebrow plugs? Or like an eyebrow hair transplant? The bottom needs to be filled out, and I have some bald...
Find A Surgeon
The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.