Strip Hair Transplant

Hair transplant strip surgery has been the dominant form of surgical hair restoration since the early 1990’s.

Physician Answered Q & As

I’d like to start taking Propecia, but I heard that it can cause prostate cancer. Is this true and if so what else can I take to stop my hair loss?

To my knowledge there has never been any evidence linking the use of Propecia and the development of Prostate Cancer. There was a recent study that followed a large group of men taking Propecia for several years. The study showed that in addition to the slowing down of hair loss,...

Top Q & As

I figure the best way to know what questions to ask a surgeon I may see for possible hair transplant surgery, is to actually ASK...

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 was wondering what your opinion is on the idea of replacing Propecia (finasteride) with the newer drug Avodart (dutasteride). Both Finasteride and Dutasteride have...

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...

I am a 43 year old female with androgenetic alopecia since puberty. I have been using Rogaine for women since but notice now it is not...

I am a student doing research on biocompatible protein polymers. This is a cosmetic question concerning the problem of baldness in both men and women....

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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.