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Question:Is it common for people to have problems with Rogaine? I have been using it for a while and it just makes me itchy and flaky without any results. Is there something else that might work? Answer:It is quite common for patients to have complaints of dryness, itchiness and flaking after using the product Rogaine […]

Question:Can a brow lift scar be camouflaged with a hair transplant? Answer:Yes, brow lift scars can be camouflaged with hair transplantation. How successful this is depends upon how big the scar was from the prior facial procedure and the location of the scar. Hair transplantation within the scar is somewhat less predictable than transplantation into […]

Question:Are hair loss medications like Rogaine and Propecia as effective in African Americans? Answer:Yes. There has been relatively equal data showing that there is no difference in the efficacy in both Rogaine or minoxidil and Propecia or finasteride as far as in the prevention of male pattern baldness or androgenetic alopecia. I personally have had […]

Question:I have heard of forehead reduction surgery in women but can it be performed in men as well? Answer:Yes, forehead reduction surgery can be performed in both men and women and it really just depends on the individual situation. There have been very successful cases of reduction of the forehead in both males and females. […]

Question:Are there potential risks to transplanting hair to a balding crown before the hair loss has stopped? Answer:Yes. Any time hair transplant is performed anywhere (including the crown) in an area where the hair stopped growing, there could be the risk of additional hair loss at a later or future point. It needs to be […]

Question:Is there a difference between a follicular unit and a graft? Answer:A graft is considered a piece of tissue that can be obtained either from dissecting a strip from the donor area or using individual techniques called FUE or Follicular Unit Excision. Each individual piece is considered a graft which can have either 1, 2 […]

Question:How successful are hair transplants performed on women? Answer:Hair transplantation in females is very successful. I believe that it is equally successful as it is in men. In most cases, however, women having a hair transplantation procedure have more hair to begin with so sometimes it is a littler harder to see the results when […]

Question:Is it possible to wear a hairpiece after your hair transplant as you heal to disguise the effects of the surgery? If so, is it better to use clips or tape? Answer:Yes, it is possible to wear a hairpiece following hair transplantation surgery to help camouflage the effects of the surgery until all wound healing […]

Question:Is it possible to reverse your hair loss in any way? Answer:Reversing hair loss is not something that science has figured out up to this point. We have found ways to significantly slow down and possibly stop the hair loss but not necessarily reverse it. There are medications that are used including Propecia, which is […]

Question:I had a hair transplant to both my crown and frontal hairline. I began to see growth in the frontal region but there is still nothing growing in the crown. Is this normal or could it be a sign that the transplants in the crown have not taken? Answer:It is relatively common to have hair […]