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...
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...
Is having a hair transplant a good option for an African American man? I have been losing my hair for the past 2 years and I...
Is shock loss from a hair transplant temporary? I have heard that if you experience shock loss there is a real possibility that this hair...
I am considering a hair transplant. I have consulted with two surgeons in San Francisco (near where I live) and am considering having the work...
How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session? Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots?
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...
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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.