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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 decent head of hear. My mom’s father and brothers only experience a receding hairline and never had any hair loss in the crown area. I ha...

This is an excellent question. Whether to perform a hair transplant on a young man is a very controversial area among hair transplant specialists. My approach to this situation is based on the following considerations: 1. Hair loss when you are young (e.g. early 20′s) can be especially difficult because th...

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What is the hair length needed to cover an average donor harvest scar on the back of the head? I currently keep my hair short...

My daughter is currently 16 years old. She started experiencing hair loss when she hit puberty (approximately 11 years old) as well as fairly serious acne. She...

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. I am withholding my name for the time being. On August 8, 2007 I went for a consultation...

I’ve been researching hair transplantation online and I’ve become very confused. It seems that a lot of doctors have developed their own techniques and...

I had a hair transplant over 14 months ago and I have never been more worried or stressed. I read your article on shock loss and...

What’s the difference between the Strip method and FUE (follicular unit extraction) for getting the donor hair?

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