Category: Hair Restoration

Hair and Your Self Image

Hair and Your Self Image

If we know the role that genetics plays in our overall appearance, we know that there are some things that cannot be avoided. For example, it would be unlikely for the offspring of 5’3″ parents to grow to over 6′ tall. The height of a child is said to be approximately 75% genetics. Other influential… Read more »

Hair Loss and Marketing

Hair Loss and Marketing

1879 – Thomas Edison invented the first commercially successful light bulb. Science.1924 – Edwin Hubble, an American astronomer, finds galaxies beyond our Milky Way. Science.1969 – Humans launch a space shuttle and land on Earth’s largest satellite – the Moon. Science. Curiosity is at the genesis of all science. What is on the other side… Read more »

How to Select the Right Hair Transplant Doctor

How to Select the Right Hair Transplant Doctor

Time to skimp? Will you be okay if your store has sold out of your brand of bread and you are forced to toss the store brand in the cart instead? Yes, you will. If you don’t enjoy the taste as much, it likely won’t ruin your year. Your sandwiches will be slightly different until… Read more »

Gray’s Anatomy: Separating Fact From Fiction

Gray's Anatomy: Separating Fact From Fiction

I recently had a customer ask me an interesting question. I have heard it many times, but enjoy answering it nevertheless, as curiosity is what keeps us all going. “Can Gray Hair Be Transplanted?” I’m rather attached to my salt-and-pepper gray hair and cannot really imagine it any other color. I believe there are many… Read more »

Common Questions About Hair Transplants

Common Questions About Hair Transplants

These days, everyone thinks they are an expert just because they read something on the Internet. While it’s possible to get a lot of answers from the world wide web about medical procedures and conditions, visiting a specialist doctor is the best way to learn. A large part of this is that each of us… Read more »

Body Hair Transplantation

Body Hair Transplantation

Scalp hair restoration is still the most common and most practiced form of hair restoration in the world. But the human body has hair all over, and there are many people who need or desire restoration of facial hair, chest hair, or eyebrows. Body hair restoration is a specialized subset of hair transplantation that can… Read more »

How Do I Manage Male Pattern Hair Loss?

How Do I Manage Male Pattern Hair Loss?

Over half of men will suffer from Male Pattern Hair Loss, or Male Pattern Hair Loss, by the age of 50. That’s a lot of people, so you might be wondering what is being done to prevent it from happening? A lot, actually! You can check out our previous blogs, part 1 and part 2,… Read more »

Low-Level Laser Therapy In Hair Restoration

Low-Level Laser Therapy In Hair Restoration

Lasers have long been associated with medical advances. Most commonly, perhaps, is laser eye surgeries such as LASIK, where a laser is used to correct vision. However, laser therapy has been around for much longer than that! Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in particular was discovered to help in the regrowth of hair completely by accident…. Read more »

What Is Follicular Unit Transplantation?

What Is Follicular Unit Transplantation?

Follicular Unit Transplantation, or FUT, is one of two common surgical procedures used to treat hair loss, especially Male Pattern Hair Loss (MPHL). The other, Follicular Unit Excision (FUE), is a more recent procedure that will be discussed in more detail in a future blog. FUT is often also called the “strip procedure.” This is… Read more »

What’s New In Hair Restoration In 2022? – Part 2

What's New In Hair Restoration In 2022? - Part 2

Last week we discussed the impact of new research on treating alopecia areata, a type of hair loss called “spot baldness,” that was discovered by a team from Columbia University. Led by Angela Christiano, this group of researchers were able to provide hope for treatment of what was once considered an untreatable condition. This week… Read more »