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.
My 9 year old daughter was born with a port wine stain birthmark on the right side of her face between her eye and sideburn area. It was affecting her so we decided to have her undergo laser treatments which were relatively successful in lightening the birthmark, but caused some of...
Thank you for your question about your daughter. I’m not an expert in the lasers used for the treatment of port wine stains and their effect on hair. If in a discussion with the treating physician it is felt that the hair loss is likely permanent with no sign of...
The one thing that I keep reading about is the possibility of having a large or stretched scar from a strip hair transplant. I am...
I was wondering what your opinion is on the idea of replacing Propecia (finasteride) with the newer drug Avodart (dutasteride). Both Finasteride and Dutasteride have...
Hair loss in women is a silent epidemic that effects the lives of far more women than is generally recognized by society or medicine. Approximately 40...
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 transplant options and I’m starting to get really confused. According to what I read on the inte...
My 17 year old daughter was in a car accident about 4 months ago. Thankfully she is recovering well with no permanent injuries, however during the accident...
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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.