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.
What’s the best way to camouflage a scar left behind from a scalp reduction that I had in 2001? I am currently wearing Dermatch to cover the area, but the hair parts like the “red sea” on top around the scar so the makeup does not look so good. I would...
Hair will grow in the scar but, as you allude to, the problem is often the abnormal hair direction rather than the scar itself. Besides adding hair to the scar, if one transplants hair adjacent to the scar, so that it lies over the scarred area, the visual affect of t...
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...
My wife keeps telling me that I need a hair transplant so here I am doing some research. Here’s my situation, I am 31 years ol...
What risks, if any should be told to a patient with a VP shunt before doing a hair transplant procedure, and should the risk of...
My son had a hair transplant done 9 yrs ago and has had a major problem ever since. He has tightness/pulling over half of his...
I am a 43 year old African American male, and I had a hair transplant when I was 33. I consider my hair transplant to be one...
I am seriously considering having a hair transplant, but I am very afraid after reading some of the horror stories on the internet. I almost...
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.