Hair Restoration Surgery

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Did Dr. Bernstein Explain Hair Transplant Procedure on Oprah Winfrey Show?

October 28th, 2008

Q: Heard you were on Oprah with a hair transplant patient of yours. Is this true?
A: Yes. Oprah had wanted to know if hair transplants really worked, so I was asked to be on The Oprah Winfrey Show to explain the latest in hair restoration techniques.
They showed a film of me performing a follicular [...]

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Can Hair Transplant Repair a Scar from Scalp Reduction Surgery?

September 29th, 2008

Q: What’s the best way to camouflage a scar left behind from a scalp reduction that I had in 2001? I am currently wearing DermMatch to cover the area, but the hair parts like the “Red Sea” on top around the scar so the makeup does not look so good. I would like to fill [...]

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Columbia University Names Dr. Bernstein Clinical Professor of Dermatology

April 1st, 2007

The Trustees of Columbia University have named hair transplant pioneer Dr. Bernstein Clinical Professor of Dermatology. This promotion was based on Dr. Bernstein’s teaching, lectures, research, original scientific papers, and outstanding patient care.

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What are Obstacles to Hair Cloning Techniques?

November 16th, 2006

Q: What are the major obstacles for scientists to cloning hair?
A: The main problem is that the cultured cells may lose their phenotype with multiple passages, i.e. lose their ability to differentiate into hair follicles after they have been multiplied.
Another problem of hair cloning is that the orientation of hair direction must be controlled. With [...]

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Is a Hair Transplant Painful and What Kind of Anesthesia do You Use?

August 10th, 2006

Q: Dr. Bernstein, is a follicular unit hair transplant, the way you perform it, very painful?
A: We perform our hair transplant procedures using long-acting, local anesthesia, so after the initial injections, the patient doesn’t experience any pain or discomfort.
The local anesthesia (a combination of Lidocaine and Marcaine) lasts about 4-5 hours. For long sessions, we [...]

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