Shock Loss

Shock loss or effluvium, the shedding of native hair after hair transplant surgery can potentially effect any hair transplant patient, but in most cases is a temporary phenomenon in which the shocked or shed native hair will regrow.

Physician Answered Q & As

I’ve been researching hair transplantation online and I’ve become very confused. It seems that a lot of doctors have developed their own techniques and claim they are unique. I’m reading about FUE, FUT, FIT, BHT, follicular unit grafting, follicular unit coupling, megasessions, dense packing, lunch time FUE and th...

Dear Markus, Funny you should ask! This is an excellent question so thank you for taking the time to write. For a very long time, few surgeons specialized in hair transplantation, and those surgeons worked to refine the techniques for naturalness, aesthetic appeal, obtaining grafts, decreasing scar formation, etc. Often,...

Top Q & As

Trichophytic Closure on Scar Revision I am really struggling with the idea of having a hair transplant and being left with a long scar on...

I am seriously considering having a hair transplant, but I am very afraid after reading some of the horror stories on the internet. I almost...

I am planning of getting married in June 2009. I would like to have a hair transplant before my wedding to improve my appearance. I am...

How successful are hair transplants in women? – Wanda

I scar, bleed, bruise and keloid easily… will this affect the outcome of a hair transplant? Would I be better off going with FUE or th...

I had a coronal browlift done 7 years ago and was left with a widened scar on my head. I just went to a facial plastic...

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The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.