Although hundreds of questions are asked and answered on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forums daily, the most common is likely hair loss patients asking how many follicular unit grafts are necessary to fill their balding scalp. Despite the fact that this question is quite common, it’s difficult to answer and unique to nearly every patient.  Read More →

Whether or not to tell your friends and family about your hair transplant procedure is one of the most important post-operative decisions a patient will make. While many hair loss sufferers keep their hair restoration secret or on a “need to know” basis, they may be forced to create elaborate explanations for their pink scalps  Read More →

This question comes from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: A past follicular unit transplantation procedure left me with a less than desirable hair transplant scar. I’m now investigating a scar revision procedure and I’m wondering the potential pitfalls and risks of this operation? Although revising a follicular unit transplantation (FUT) scar  Read More →

This question was posed by a hair loss sufferer seeking hair loss help on our hair restoration forum and answered by Dr. Michael Beehner of Saratoga Springs, NY.  Dr. Beehner is one of our recommended hair restoration physicians. His professional answer is below. My doctor told me that I will end up with a 1mm wide donor scar. But now,  Read More →

This question comes from an interesting thread started on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forums: Which member has received the most follicular unit grafts throughout their series of hair transplant surgeries? How many grafts were available in your donor area? How many hair restoration procedures did it take? Although this topic is discussed quite frequently, it’s difficult to  Read More →

This insightful answer was provided by Dr. William Lindsey of Mclean, VA who is one of our recommended hair restoration physicians. I had a hair transplant done about 3 months ago (my 3rd procedure) and it went a bit differently than what I experienced before. This procedure was done at a clinic that only used one  Read More →

The patient members of our hair loss forum in collaboration with quality physicians have revolutionized the hair transplant profession by demanding only the best results. That’s why only those physicians with a solid reputation for producing outstanding hair transplant results are approved for recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network. Dr. Parsa Mohebi, his technique, and results  Read More →

This hair loss question was answered by Dr. Glenn Charles of Florida who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. His professional answer is below. When is a patient too young to have a hair transplant? How long should someone wait? How thin does your hair really need to be? I don’t  Read More →

This question, asked by a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by Spex – a senior member and consultant to Coalition physician Dr. Alan Feller: I’m wondering, if a hair loss patient was only going to undergo one type of hair transplant surgery, either follicular unit extraction (FUE) or follicular unit  Read More →

This question comes from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: I underwent a hair transplant procedure earlier this week and I was wondering how long I need to wait before using styling products? I’m returning to work soon, and need to know if I should wait before using gel and Toppik? As  Read More →

This hair loss question was answered by Dr. Glenn Charles of Florida who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. His professional answer is below. How long is it before you can go out in public without looking like you just had hair  Read More →

Because of the progressive nature of hair loss and the evolving nature of hair restoration treatments, patients often wonder if follicular unit grafting procedures stand the test of time. Although various articles are written on this very subject, many times a picture is truly worth a thousand words. Recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. Mike Meshkin of  Read More →

This question comes from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: Years ago, I underwent an antiquated hair transplant surgery where multi-unit, hair plug grafts were implanted in my hairline. After years of turmoil, I’ve decided to have these pluggy grafts removed, or punched-out, and seek a modern, state-of-the-art hair transplant procedure  Read More →

This hair loss question was answered by Dr. Timothy Carman of La Jolla, CA who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. His professional answer is below. I’m 20years old and I want my hairline back to how it was when I  Read More →

This hair loss question was answered by Dr. Timothy Carman of La Jolla, CA who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. His professional answer is below. I’m 20years old and I want my hairline back to how it was when I  Read More →