Comparison of FUE and Strip FUT Transplants
Today’s hair transplant surgeries differ greatly than the previous decades. Patients no longer end up with results that appear as an artificial ‘doll like’ look as in the era micro-grafts and plugs thanks to the modern Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) methods. In the Follicular Unit Transplant, hair grafts are harvested with different techniques; Strip and… Read More »
Can Stress Cause Hair Loss?
Some hair loss is correlated to stress. This type of hair loss is generally reversible and does not require medical treatment or hair transplant. Hair loss induced by stress usually occurs after severe stress, such as surgery, starvation, emotional stressful situation or illness. Stress and hair loss don’t have to be permanent. Getting your emotional stress… Read More »
Accutane and Hair Loss
Q: Hello. I am considering getting a hair transplant and had some questions for you. I am 27 years old and began losing hair around age 21 immediately after using the drug accutane. I was on a very high dose and took more than the recommended amount during those couple weeks because I thought I… Read More »
Treatment Options for Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata (AA) is a type of local hair loss due to autoimmune reaction of the patient’s body against hair follicles. Alopecia Areata generally presents as circular coin shape hair loss lesions, but it can progress to involve larger areas of the scalp (Alopecia Capitis) or even the entire body (Alopecia Universalis). Several treatment options… Read More »