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Is Donor Area Thinning Common After Hair Transplant with Follicular Unit Extraction?

May 31st, 2007

Q: I recently had a follicular unit extraction procedure of 320 grafts to fix an old strip scar. The donor area where the FUE’s were taken looks very diffuse – worse than the original scar ever was, it looks horrible. My doctor said this was just shock loss. Have you seen that happen where the [...]




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:59 am

What Age is Appropriate for Hair Transplant in Person With Early Hair Loss?

March 30th, 2007

Q: My hair is receding in the front corners and I have a spot in the crown. I am 22 years old. I’ve been thinking of hair transplants for the past few years and I am 100% sure I want to take this step. I don’t go anywhere without my hat. I hate it. Should [...]




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 1:24 pm

In Your Hair Transplant Procedures, Do You Do Megasessions or Very Large Graft Sessions?

March 16th, 2007

Q: Some surgeons are doing hair transplants using 5,000 to 6,000 grafts in a single surgery. Looking at the cases in your photo gallery, it seems like your hair transplants involve many fewer grafts per surgery. Do you do such large graft numbers in a single hair restoration procedure? A: The goal in surgical hair [...]




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 2:34 pm

How Do You Treat Hair Loss from Pseudopelade or Scarring Hair Loss on the Scalp?

February 20th, 2007

Q: I am suffering from Pseudopelade for four years now. I have lost a lot of hair & there are big bald patches on the top of my scalp that are difficult to hide. Is there any hair transplant surgery or follicle transplant surgery possible in my case, or anything else I can do? A: [...]




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:30 am

Why Should Hair Transplant Doctor Measure Miniaturization in Donor Area Before Transplant?

November 17th, 2006

Q: Why should a doctor measure miniaturization in the donor area before recommending a hair transplant? A: Normally, the donor area contains hairs of very uniform diameter (called terminal hairs). In androgenetic hair loss, the action of DHT causes some of these terminal hairs to decrease in diameter and in length until they eventually disappear [...]




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:43 am






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