The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) has published the results of their biennial survey of hair restoration physicians from around the world. The survey — published in the November/December 2011 issue of Hair Transplant Forum International — asked members of the ISHRS to answer questions on patient demographics, surgical techniques, number of procedures, and more in order to gauge the state of the industry. Read the full article to see some of the key findings of the survey.
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ISHRS Survey Finds Strong Demand For Hair Transplant Procedures
January 10th, 2012Rating:
Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Asia, Australia, Beard Hair, Canada, Central America, Europe, Eyebrow Restoration, Eyebrow Transplant, Eyelash Restoration, Female Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration Industry, Hair Transplant Age, Hair Transplant in Women, Hair Transplant Statistics, Hair Transplantation By Gender, India, International Hair Transplant Patients, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), Mexico, Middle East, Mustache Hair, Non-scalp Hair Transplant, South America
Posted by Ethan at Bernstein Medical at 9:31 am
What Does Hair Transplant Procedure Do To Existing Hair?
October 13th, 2011Q: What does the hair transplantation process do to your existing hair?
A: When we perform hair transplant surgery, we transplant into an area that is either bald or has some existing hair. The hair that is existing is undergoing a process called miniaturization. What this means is that the hairs are continuing to decrease in size – both in diameter and in length. When we perform a hair transplant, we don’t transplant around the existing miniaturized hair on your scalp, we transplant through it. And the reason why we do that is because the miniaturized hair, the fine hair that is being affected by DHT, is eventually going to disappear, so you don’t want there to be any gaps.
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Blood Supply to Scalp, DHT, Electrolysis, General Anesthesia, Hair Cycle, Hair Follicle, Hair Loss & Oral Medications, Hair Loss & Pregnancy, Hair Loss & Stress, Hair Transplant Procedure, Miniaturization, Recipient Sites, Scalp, Scalp Stress, Shedding After Hair Transplant
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 12:12 pm
Can I Tell If I Will Be A Candidate For A Hair Transplant?
August 31st, 2011Q: Can I tell before I start to bald if I will be a candidate for a hair transplant.
A: Usually not. The main reason one is either a candidate or not is the stability (permanency) of the hair in the back and sides of ones scalp – the donor area. Since the top of the scalp usually thins first, if the top has not started to thin, the donor area will always appear to be OK. It is only when you have significant thinning on the front or top of your scalp can we actually begin to assess the stability of the donor area with any degree of accuracy.
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Donor Area, Donor Area Stability, Donor Area Thinning, Hair Transplant Candidate, Permanent Hair Zone, Scalp
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 4:46 pm
How Do You Make Recipient Sites in a Hair Transplant?
January 20th, 2011Q: How do you make the recipient sites?
A: I make the sites using 19-, 20-, 21- and 22-gauge needles. The higher the number, the finer the needle. The hairline is done with a 21-gauge, which is really very tiny. Eyebrows are created with a 22-. When one draws blood in a routine blood test, an 18-g needle is used and, of course, there are no residual marks. The instruments we use are significantly finer than this.
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Eyebrow, Eyebrow Transplant, Hair Transplant Instruments, Hairline, Instrument Size, Recipient Sites
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 12:28 pm
How Will Hair Transplant Look If Donor Area Hair is Dark and Recipient Area Hair is Gray?
January 18th, 2011Q: If a person is graying on the top and sides and you do a hair transplant from the back, will the top look darker after the hair restoration?
A: The hair is taken from the back and sides of the scalp and the follicular units, once dissected from the donor strip, are randomly inserted into the recipient area. That way, the color of the harvested hair will be mixed and will match perfectly. Usually, people’s hair is lighter on the top because of the sun, so when you move the hair from the back and sides to the top, it will actually lighten to match the surrounding hair, if it didn’t match already.
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Donor Area, Donor Hair, Donor Hair Harvesting, Donor Strip, Follicular Unit, Hair Color, Hair Restoration, Hair Transplant
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:58 am
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