Congratulations on making the decision to go forward with hair transplant surgery. Upon scheduling your appointment with us you will receive detailed information on how to prepare for your upcoming hair transplant. While hair transplants are considered a minimally invasive procedure, they are still a surgical procedure and must be treated as so by the … Continue reading How do you prepare for hair transplant surgery?
Alopecia areata is one of many types of hair loss. Alopecia areata involves your immune system attacking your hair follicles. This damage causes hair loss. Much is still unknown about why the immune system attacks your follicles. What is known is that naturally occurring antibodies are mistaken as foreign antibodies and get programmed for destruction. … Continue reading What is alopecia areata and do you have it?
What is the medical management of hair loss? Medical management of hair loss refers to utilizing various methods and tools to maintain your current hair and even potentially re-growing hair for those who are experiencing recent mild hair loss. While most individuals who are experiencing hair loss are concerned mainly with the areas of hair … Continue reading Medical Management of Hair Loss
It’s probably not a surprise to hear there’s a link between age and hair loss. Most people know that as we age, we also lose hair. But why is that? There’s still a lot we don’t know about hair loss. What we do know, is that as we age, the rate at which our hair … Continue reading The link between age and hair loss
The majority of hair loss is caused by androgenic alopecia or male/female pattern baldness. To understand and treat this condition, we must first understand how it works. Testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone or DHT by an enzyme known as 5-alpha reductase that resides in our cells. DHT has many jobs but one of which is … Continue reading DHT – Is it causing your hair loss?
