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.

Physician Answered Q & As

I am planning of getting married in June 2009. I would like to have a hair transplant before my wedding to improve my appearance. I am not happy with the way I look in pictures right now, so it would be nice to have some more hair for my wedding photos...

The first question to address is what area of the head you are transplanting. The crown area takes longer to grow in then the front.  The hair transplant will not start growing for at least three months and it takes at least 6 months to see any dramatic change. If you a...

Top Q & As

This might seem like a silly question, but can I keep my head shaved to a military cut if I have a hair transplant? I’d...

Is it possible to have a hair transplant and wear a hard hat after a one week vacation? I’m a builder and need to we...

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....

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...

had a hair transplant when I was 20 and would prefer now to just have a buzz cut. I have a straight scar in the back...

I had a hair transplant seven years ago and have never been happy with it. It is constantly on my mind and has destroyed my...

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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.