Month: June 2009
Hair Transplant Maintenance after Surgery
For patients whom have had hair transplant surgery or for those considering surgery, many questions while arise in regards to the procedure itself. One typical question that comes up has to do with maintenance right after their hair transplant procedure. One patient whose father was caring for him after his surgery asked in a recent…
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Which Finasteride Works Best for Hair Loss?
Finasteride is the ingredient commonly found in Propecia, a medication used for the treatment of hair loss in men suffering from male pattern baldness. Finasteride is not only used for hair loss. Hair loss prevention is actually the residual side effect of finasteride. The original use of this drug is for prostate enlargement treatment. Finasteride…
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Hair Restoration Scar Revision
For previous hair transplant patients, scar revision is the process of correcting or minimizing the scar appearance left after a hair transplant procedure. In the case of a patient email we received, his scar seems to be a bit wider on one side compared to the other. His transplant was performed in a different clinic…
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Hair Transplant Maintenance after Surgery
For patients whom have had hair transplant surgery or for those considering surgery, many questions while arise in regards to the procedure itself. One typical question that comes up has to do with maintenance right after their hair transplant procedure. One patient whose father was caring for him after his surgery asked in a recent…
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Hair Transplantation for Hair Line Lowering in Women
A recent patient of ours is looking into lowering her hairline to give her a more feminine and youthful frame for her face. She was a bit concerned when she read on our site that not many female hair loss patients are good candidates for hair restoration surgery. Her concerns also included the probability of…
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Hair Shedding Caused by Propecia
We received a distressed email from a young patient who wrote saying he took Propecia after consulting with a doctor but it aggravated my situation and it catalyzed the hair fall instead. I was suggested that the hair fall will be temporary. I was scared so I discontinued the medicine. He was also concerned if…
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What is a Child Hairline?
There is a great difference in hair design between a child and an adult. Most notably is that between a boy and a man. As men get older, the hairline takes on a different design. This is known as maturation of the hairline. Originally, the temples are full and give off a curved hairline design. …
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Donor Scar After Hair Transplant
Hair restoration surgery through follicular unit transplantation is the golden standard for hair transplants to date. This procedure is designed to fully recreate a natural looking hairline and add density or restore lost hair caused by male or female pattern baldness. The only concerning factor of this technique is the scar that remains after the…
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