Propecia
Propecia (Finasteride) is the first and only FDA approved oral medication that effectively treats male pattern baldness. Propecia works my blocking the enzyme 5-alpha reductase type ll which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). For those genetically predisposed to male pattern hair loss, the hormone DHT miniaturizes susceptible hair follicles causing the hair to progressively become shorter and thinner until it only produces, essentially invisible vellus hair. Early intervention with Propecia has been shown to be extremely effective in slowing or stopping the miniaturization process that leads to male pattern baldness.
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 do I know for sure that is the amount of grafts I will receive? Is each hair counted as it is placed in my head? ~...
Dear Hector, Thank you for taking the time to write! This is an area that causes great confusion to patients, so let me try and clarify as best I can. Hairs grow on your head in clumps of 1, 2 or 3 hairs (and sometimes even 4 or 5 but this is more rare). These...
Six years years ago I had two hair transplants that did not go well. I was referred to my hair transplant surgeon by my Dermatologist...
I’ve been trying to research my hair restoration options as best as I can, but keep running into conflicting information. I want to have a...
have been progressively losing my hair for about the past five years, but I am concerned about using propecia because of sexual side effects. I’ve...
In the mid nineties I had two scalp reductions and a total of 900 micrografts from Bosley in Beverly Hills. The scalp reductions never really worked...
I’ve noticed that there are a plethora of reasons why a woman would not qualify for a hair transplant, and I am interested in le...
I had a brow lift that left me with a high hairline and some bald spots. I would like to have my hairline lowered about 1/4...
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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.