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  

Physician Answered Q & As

I had a hair transplant over 5 years ago and was fully aware that I would need 3 to 4 more hair transplant procedures to cover a bald head. I thought this was the direction I wanted to go. I have very thin hair, and realize I am not the best candidate for...

Thank you for your letter. Once you’ve had a strip surgery it is often very difficult to regain the ability to wear your hair shaved close as the scar may have a slightly different shade of skin coloring than the non-scarred skin and the linear scar, even when very th...

Top Q & As

My sister underwent a hair transplant two years ago and is very unhappy with her results. To tell you the truth, to me it looks...

Trichophytic Closure on Scar Revision I am really struggling with the idea of having a hair transplant and being left with a long scar on...

The one thing that I keep reading about is the possibility of having a large or stretched scar from a strip hair transplant. I am...

I began to notice my hairline receding about 5 years ago at the age of 24, At the time I just thought it was normal and didn’t...

I am considering a hair transplant and would like to have the procedure and not be overly obvious about it. What are my options in...

I am a 43 year old African American male, and I had a hair transplant when I was 33. I consider my hair transplant to be one...

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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.