FAQ

In this section you’ll find the most frequently asked questions covering many aspects of hair loss and hair transparent surgery. We’ve compiled this FAQ to help users more efficiently navigate our Q&A section as well as effectively learn what questions and concerns they might need to consider before undergoing hair transplant surgery  

Physician Answered Q & As

I am 22 years old and I have a receding hairline. My father started thinning in the front in his early 50′s and has a pretty decent head of hear. My mom’s father and brothers only experience a receding hairline and never had any hair loss in the crown area. I ha...

This is an excellent question. Whether to perform a hair transplant on a young man is a very controversial area among hair transplant specialists. My approach to this situation is based on the following considerations: 1. Hair loss when you are young (e.g. early 20′s) can be especially difficult because th...

Top Q & As

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’ve been wearing a hair piece for almost 5 years and I am getting sick of the constant maintenance and cost associated with being a me...

If I have a hair transplant for my receding hairline will I look strange if I lose more hair behind it? I have limited funds...

I had a hair transplant done October 08. I had stress hair loss on the upper back portion of my head from consistently wearing bobby pins...

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...

I am considering a hair transplant and would like to have the procedure and not be overly obvious about it. What are my options in...

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