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 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 I fear my hair loss may be permanent. I had a full head of hair going into the surgery, just a little thin at the...
Dear Denise, It is difficult to predict how severe shock loss will be prior to surgery. If the hairs that were lost were permanent hairs, they would typically have regrown at the same time the grafts did—within 3-6 months. One thing that shock loss can do is accelerate a patt...
What are the chances of having “shock loss” resulting from a hair transplant procedure?
Trichophytic Closure on Scar Revision I am really struggling with the idea of having a hair transplant and being left with a long scar on...
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 am a 44 yr old African American female. I have researched several doctors and institutions that claim they can help me but after viewing the...
Hello. I am considering getting a hair transplant and I had a few questions. I am a 24 year old male and I began losing hair...
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...
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.