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We all have seen that some bald sons have bald fathers, even when no one on the mother’s side of the family has any hair loss. This suggests that the genetics of male pattern alopecia is more complicated, with multiple genes influencing hair growth. And it is likely that the inheritance of baldness is polygenetic, with relevant genes coming from both the x-chromosome of the mother and non-sex chromosomes of either parent. So where are the other genes? Two independent research groups, one from England and the other Germany, both published in the journal Nature Genetics, have identified a gene locus p11 on chromosome 20 that seems to be correlated with male pattern hair loss, and since the gene is on a non-sex chromosome, it offers an explanation for why the inheritance of common baldness can be from either side of the family.
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Patients come to Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration from across the globe for the medical and surgical treatment of their hair loss. As an international referral center, our practice consists of patients from 58 different countries and all fifty US States. Location The greatest concentration of our patients comes from the tri-state area […]
News reports typically describe Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy as a new treatment for the millions of people who are experiencing hair loss. While reporters sprinkle in words like “potential” or “promising”, the overall thrust is that it is a can’t-miss treatment sure to ease hair loss in millions of patients. While there are preliminary studies that show limited efficacy of PRP therapy, more research needs to be conducted to determine if PRP is, in fact, a viable long-term treatment for hair loss in men and women.
Led by Dr. A. Sato, a Japanese team of medical researchers published the largest finasteride study ever performed, "Evaluation of efficacy and safety of finasteride 1mg in 3,177 Japanese men with androgenetic alopecia." It investigated the effects of finasteride over a 3 1/2 year period in men with androgenetic alopecia, or common baldness. The study found that patients who had experienced hair loss for an extended period of time and were treated with finasteride exhibited notable hair growth. While a fairly small proportion of patients with a hair loss duration over 10 years exhibited "greatly increased" growth, 85% of patients with hair loss duration of more than 15 years experienced "moderate" or "slightly increased" growth. Physicians have thought that people with advanced hair loss do not respond as well as patients in the early stages of hair loss. However, in light of the results of this study, that determination should be reconsidered. Continue reading this article.
Q: I'm a 42 year old African-American woman and I'm losing hair on the crown of my head. Would I be a good candidate for a hair transplant? -- E.E., Philadelphia, P.A. A: Hair loss in the crown of an African American female can have several different etiologies, so the first thing to do is to make the right diagnosis. The most common causes of hair loss are androgenic alopecia (AGA) and scarring alopecia, also called ‘Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia,’ or CCCA. A biopsy is often useful to differentiate these two causes of hair loss when the diagnosis is unclear. A biopsy can also identify other, but less common, causes of crown hair loss. Patients with central centrifugal cicatricial (scarring) alopecia are generally not candidates for a hair transplant procedure since the body may reject the transplanted hair. This condition is better treated with oral and injectable anti-inflammatory medications.
The January/February issue of Departures Magazine contains a feature called “The State of Plastic Surgery 2012″. The magazine covers topics such as how to find the best plastic surgeon, the use of cells in plastic surgery and the best hair loss therapies. The section on hair loss offers a timeline of the major advances in the treatment of hair loss since its inception over 75 years ago.
Dr. Bernstein contributed to an article published on the cosmetic surgery portal “Cosmetic Town” about the benefits and usage of Rogaine® (minoxidil) hair loss medication. The article also discusses the recommended dosage of Rogaine, a comparison of Rogaine and Propecia, when a patient can expect to see results of medical treatment of hair loss, and other related topics.
Evaluation for Hair Transplant Surgery: Density and Miniaturization Robert M. Bernstein, M.D. (New York, NY) Evaluating a person with clear-cut androgenetic alopecia for a hair transplant generally consists of the physician determining which Norwood Classification a person fits into, designing a hair line, examining the donor area, and then deciding upon the appropriate number of […]

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