Female Hair Transplant

Most men make good or moderately good candidates for surgical hair restoration. Unfortunately this is not the case for women.

Physician Answered Q & As

I scar, bleed, bruise and keloid easily… will this affect the outcome of a hair transplant? Would I be better off going with FUE or the strip procedure, or does it even matter? Thanks.

If you bleed or bruise easily then you may potentially have more temporary bruising following the hair transplant, but it will not affect the ultimate outcome of the hair transplant.  If you scar badly or keloid this ultimately could cause a problem in the donor area, however this will not a...

Top Q & As

My wife keeps telling me that I need a hair transplant so here I am doing some research. Here’s my situation, I am 31 years ol...

I was wondering if it is possible for an African American to have a successful hair transplant? I do not know anyone who has ever...

I am wanting to start coloring my hair. If I color my hair, can I still get a hair transplant? Do I have to stop...

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’m 43 years old and I have been slowly losing my hair for the past 15 years. I seemed to have retained a pretty good hairline, ev...

How young is too young to have a hair transplant? I am currently 20 years old and have lost about 40% of my hair. I just began...

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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.