Q: I have a bald patch on my scalp diagnosed as DLE, can this be corrected with a hair transplant? A: DLE or discoid lupus erythematosus is a type of autoimmune disease where the body produces an inflammatory reaction to components of the skin, causing it to scar and lose hair. The skin in the [...]

Q: How are recipient sites made? A: At Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration we use a series of custom made, ultra-fine blades to create recipient sites. The blades differ in size by only one tenth of a millimeter and range from 0.6mm for one-hair follicular units to 1.2mm for 4-hair follicular units. At [...]

Q: Does dense packing hurt grafts? A: There is no absolute answer to this question. In a hair transplant, dense packing has a risk of decreasing yield if there is a significant amount of photo damage to the scalp (which alters the blood supply) and if there is a tendency for the grafts to pop [...]

Q: If a second hair transplant is performed before the first had a chance to grow could the second procedure destroy the follicles from the first? A: Hair from the second hair transplant session would not damage the follicles transplanted in the first session, even if follicular unit grafts were transplanted in exactly the same [...]