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 had a hair transplant over 14 months ago and I have never been more worried or stressed. I read your article on shock loss and I fear my hair loss may be permanent. I had a full head of hair going into the surgery, just a little thin at the...
Dear Denise, It is difficult to predict how severe shock loss will be prior to surgery. If the hairs that were lost were permanent hairs, they would typically have regrown at the same time the grafts did—within 3-6 months. One thing that shock loss can do is accelerate a patt...
My 26 year old son has been losing his hair since about the age of 18. Hair loss runs on my side of the family so I...
My 17 year old daughter was in a car accident about 4 months ago. Thankfully she is recovering well with no permanent injuries, however during the accident...
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....
This is in regards to facial hair restoration. My father could grow a good goatee and moustache, but he had no sideburns. I’ve got th...
I am wanting to start coloring my hair. If I color my hair, can I still get a hair transplant? Do I have to stop...
I’ve noticed that there are a plethora of reasons why a woman would not qualify for a hair transplant, and I am interested in le...
Find A Surgeon
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.