Strip Hair Transplant
Hair transplant strip surgery has been the dominant form of surgical hair restoration since the early 1990’s.
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, mostly on top and in front, some on the crown. After the procedure, I went into a bad shock loss – in addition to losing the or...
Dear Linda, Your question is an excellent one. I wrote a short paper on this topic way back in 1997 called “What is Delayed Growth?” The following section addresses your question. "Generally, following a transplant, all of the transplanted hair is shed in an effluvium and enters a resting phase. If all...
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...
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 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’ve been wearing a hair piece for almost 5 years and I am getting sick of the constant maintenance and cost associated with being a me...
Is shock loss from a hair transplant temporary? I have heard that if you experience shock loss there is a real possibility that this hair...
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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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.