Facial Hair Transplant

Facial hair transplantation has gained more popularity in recent years with beard hair transplantation seeing the biggest gains. There are several different kinds of facial hair transplant surgery available.

Physician Answered Q & As

Is it possible to have a hair transplant and wear a hard hat after a one week vacation? I’m a builder and need to wear protective head gear when I’m on the job.

You can wear the hard hat after one week. The hat will not hurt the grafts but can be irritating to the donor area. The donor area should be watched closely to prevent any inflammatory response and a generous amount of antibiotic ointment should be applied to the area. The...

Top Q & As

This might seem like a silly question, but can I keep my head shaved to a military cut if I have a hair transplant? I’d...

I recently read an article and a guy was losing his hair after an illness, and he asked if his insurance would cover him to...

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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...

What are the chances of having “shock loss” resulting from a hair transplant procedure?

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...

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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.