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.

Physician Answered Q & As

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. I am withholding my name for the time being. On August 8, 2007 I went for a consultation for a hair transplant at MHR. At this consultation the consultant drew a new hairline on my head with magic marker ( I have the picture...

Thank you for your inquiry. You bring up many issues that deserve comment, however you do ask some legal questions that I am probably not completely qualified to answer. It is very unfortunate that you had an experience and an outcome that did not meet your expectations or goals. My...

Top Q & As

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....

have been progressively losing my hair for about the past five years, but I am concerned about using propecia because of sexual side effects. I’ve...

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’m a 23 year old male who seems to be thinning towards a norwood 5ish pattern. I have taken propecia in both 1mg and .5 mg, bu...

I am seriously considering having a hair transplant, but I am very afraid after reading some of the horror stories on the internet. I almost...

I’m Asian, Chinese to be exact, and was curious about any distinct traits of “Asian hair” that may present unique challenges for hair transplant operat...

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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.