Here is one exchange from the interview:

Moderator: How one can tell the difference between hair loss from hormonal imbalances and common baldness?

Dr. Bernstein: Measuring hormone levels alone, although important for medical management, does not necessarily reveal whether the cause of the hair loss is actually hormone related or is genetic. The diagnosis is made by examining the scalp and looking at the hair under close magnification using an instrument called a “Densitometer.”

Q: What is your opinion on having a hair transplant to restore the hairline and then wearing a hair system behind it to regain the appearance of a full head of hair? K.Y. – Hackensack, New Jersey A: It is my personal feeling that one should not use a hair transplant to supplement a hair [...]

Q: Is it possible to have a hair transplant that is totally undetectable immediately following surgery? A: Not unless a person has a fair amount of existing hair that can cover the transplanted area. Although surgical hair restoration techniques have improved dramatically over the past ten years, and wounds are so small that patients may [...]

Q: Is it possible to tell me roughly how many grafts would be left from donor area if one had a hair transplant of 2,500 grafts and had a density of around 2.0? G.H. – New York, NY A: How much hair can be harvested in total depends upon a number of factors besides donor [...]

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