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Question:How much blood is removed to create PRP? Answer:When drawing blood for a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) procedure, generally we remove 60 cc of blood, drawn dorsally from the antecubital area. The antecubital area is the area on the inside of [...]

Question:How is a hair transplant different for women than for men? Answer:The actual procedures that are performed, either follicular unit grafting (FUG) or Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) for hair restoration in both in men and women are performed in the [...]

Question:I am 43 and rank VII on the Norwood Scale. I hate the thought of being bald. I do not care if the hair will be as dense as it used to be, I just want some hair. What is [...]

Question:I am 31 years old, female and I have an extremely high, uneven hairline. I would like to bring it down on my forehead about three-quarters of an inch and reshape it. Can you give me an idea of how [...]

Question:When do you recommend hair transplants? Obviously there has to be some head hair to donate the hair follicles but I am thinking about the other end of the spectrum. There is still plenty of hair on my head. My [...]

Question:I have been looking into low-level laser therapy. It seems to have a wide variety of medical uses from hair density to dermatology to sports medicine. I am just starting to thin in my hairline and would like to know [...]

Question:I am a 32-year-old male and starting to notice some hair loss. I would like to try low-level laser therapy before it gets worse. Do you suggest that I take a hair loss medication along with laser therapy? What type [...]

Question:I am female, 73 years old and have hair loss. I have ignored it for many years because it just was not that noticeable. Now it is quite noticeable and I am about to start wearing wigs. I am almost [...]