This is a comment left by a reader in response to Propecia being under patent protection… And that is exactly why we need to see the end of Patent laws as we know them today, companies are given way too much time to bleed us. Its evil. Especially when medication has been Government funded or approved. The real issue is that patents stop other companies from innovating. In fact while I’m thinking about, we should all be lobbying against the company that tried to sue … [ visit site to read more ]

I have used the “cover-up” product, Toppik, for a couple of years with pretty good results. I have recently read — albeit online, so of course I am quite guarded in my reaction — that there is aluminum in this keratin fiber product which may actually clog pores and cause or speed up hair loss/miniaturization. While I have

Back from vacation – a MUCH needed break from reality! It was great to see my friends and show off my new hairline! I didn’t get the reaction I was quite hoping for, and I think it’s mostly because they still have this image in their minds of what I looked like many years ago. I did kind of bring it up at one point and my friend that I hadn’t seen in 6 years said “you look the same” and even though that made me feel good that she couldn’t really tell that I had anything done, it…

MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) is a popular supplement that supposedly aids in a variety of health functions. Among these alleged health benefits, MSM is proposed to promote hair growth and thicken native hairs.  Although past reviews state that MSM is effective in speeding hair growth (meaning it’s useful in promoting new growth after hair transplant surgery and

Although hundreds of questions are asked and answered on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forums daily, the most common is likely hair loss patients asking how many follicular unit grafts are necessary to fill their balding scalp. Despite the fact that this question is quite common, it’s difficult to answer and unique to nearly every patient.

Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro, members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians, have a stellar reputation online for producing excellent hair transplant results and are recognized by their patients and colleagues as two of the world leaders in today’s state of the art surgical hair restoration. Recently, Shapiro Medical Group has

Doctor, I started noticing hair loss around the age of 26. I tried the laser for a year and did not believe it worked and took propecia, but felt that did not provide help either. In 2009 I decided to have a hair transplant surgery 2,000 hairs. 1,000 in the front and 1,000 in the back. After the transplant I began finasteride and rogaine to maintain the amount. I was so happy after the first 6 months, until I started noticed thinning in the front again. Everytime I go to the … [ visit site to read more ]

Dr. Rassman, you have said before that minoxidil works for about half of men. The box says that minoxidil has only been proven to work for men experiencing hair loss at the apex/top of head and not for men that are balding from the front. Are these clinical studies made up of men that are already “good candidates”, meaning they have the right kind of balding for the drug to work? Or are all types of balding patterns included in the trials? I am 34 years old, been on … [ visit site to read more ]

Hi, I received a hair transplant FUE type, nearly two months ago. I am a male and aged 46 years. After the first month i developed bumps of dry scalp on the transplanted area only. The Doctor stated that this was a fungal infection, so i started using Nizoral shampoo after using this shampoo for 15 day’s the condition has cleared. My question is, will this effect the hair transplant and the growth of the graphs, to become a successful hair transplant. Thanking you for you … [ visit site to read more ]

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Whether or not to tell your friends and family about your hair transplant procedure is one of the most important post-operative decisions a patient will make. While many hair loss sufferers keep their hair restoration secret or on a “need to know” basis, they may be forced to create elaborate explanations for their pink scalps

Thirty years ago I had 4 or 5 sessions hair transplant sessions done using the old punch graph method. For most of those years I was fairly satisfied. Lately that has not been the case. The appearance of corn rows is starting to show in the front and it is getting harder to cover up the donor area in the back. Twenty years ago I spoke to a specialist in Philadelphia who disappointed in the methods used in my procedures and he implied that I was not a good candidate for future … [ visit site to read more ]

Hi, doc. I’ve been researching hair-transplantation, and I have a question concerning F.U.T. (strip-harvesting): I understand, in this method, a strip is excised from the back of the scalp, the wound then closed. I wonder, then, is not the overall surface of the scalp reduced in this procedure? After two or three procedures, especially, (or even after one large session) — when, totally, a reasonably wide portion of the scalp has been removed, will not a patient’s hairline, in … [ visit site to read more ]

This question comes from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: A past follicular unit transplantation procedure left me with a less than desirable hair transplant scar. I’m now investigating a scar revision procedure and I’m wondering the potential pitfalls and risks of this operation? Although revising a follicular unit transplantation (FUT) scar

Most hair restoration physicians advocate the use of Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) post hair transplant. In fact, some hair transplant doctors insist upon it. Currently, these two drugs are the only clinically proven and FDA approved medical treatments for hair loss. But what about those balding patients who have experienced or fear the