Female Hair Transplant

Most men make good or moderately good candidates for surgical hair restoration. Unfortunately this is not the case for women.

Physician Answered Q & As

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 work they have done on others I am skeptical. I have been balding on the sides of my temples for about ten years now. It...

Dear RS, From your description you are suffering from traction alopecia. This condition is quite common among African American women and arises because of the fashion of tight braiding. The tight braids produce a repetitive stress on the hair follicle and over a period of time actually destroy the follicles....

Top Q & As

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?

Please let me know what you think. I’m 19 years old and had a hair transplant last year with The Hair Club. I think things we...

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....

had a hair transplant when I was 20 and would prefer now to just have a buzz cut. I have a straight scar in the back...

First I would like to thank you for this wonderful resource. I am a 52 year man who has always had very thick hair until the...

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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.