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
I’ve been reading a lot about megasessions on the internet. Some clinics are offering 5000 or more grafts in one sitting. I’d love to have my hair transplant finished in one shot, but I also read that this can be dangerous since many of the grafts will not survive. Do y...
Although there are no scientific studies to assess graft survival with “ultra” mega sessions consisting of 5000 or more grafts, a few clinics seem to have the capability to achieve these large sessions with apparently, good results. Without question, as the number of grafts per session increases, the need for strict, impe...
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...
This is in regards to facial hair restoration. My father could grow a good goatee and moustache, but he had no sideburns. I’ve got th...
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...
I have a question about shock loss and recurrent shedding (I am a woman, age 55). In May of 2002 I underwent a hair transplant of 750 micrografts,...
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 a 59 year old female with female pattern thinning, confined to the top, temples and areas of the crown that need comb overs. Mother...
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