Propecia
Propecia (Finasteride) is the first and only FDA approved oral medication that effectively treats male pattern baldness. Propecia works my blocking the enzyme 5-alpha reductase type ll which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). For those genetically predisposed to male pattern hair loss, the hormone DHT miniaturizes susceptible hair follicles causing the hair to progressively become shorter and thinner until it only produces, essentially invisible vellus hair. Early intervention with Propecia has been shown to be extremely effective in slowing or stopping the miniaturization process that leads to male pattern baldness.
I’m 24 years old with what I would consider to be severe hair loss in the front of my scalp. I’ve read that being under 25 might make me too young for a hair transplant. I am currently taking finasteride and have stabilized my hair loss. Am I really too youn...
This is a great question. I have a lot of patients between 18 – 26 that ask the same question. I really feel there is no specific age to make someone an appropriate candidate for hair transplantation. I think it depends on many different factors, including your age, the amount of hair loss yo...
I am a 43 year old African American male, and I had a hair transplant when I was 33. I consider my hair transplant to be one...
Can you tell me what eyelash transplantation entails and if it is possible to have it performed on a budget?
The one thing that I keep reading about is the possibility of having a large or stretched scar from a strip hair transplant. I am...
My sister underwent a hair transplant two years ago and is very unhappy with her results. To tell you the truth, to me it looks...
My 9 year old daughter was born with a port wine stain birthmark on the right side of her face between her eye and sideburn area....
I have been considering having an FUE hair transplant for almost five years and think that I am about ready to go through with it....
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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.