Sometimes hair loss restoration doesn’t require surgery.
November 11, 2014
There are many things that can cause temporary hair loss that you might not know about. Before you call in the hair restoration surgeon and get a transplant to achieve hair loss restoration here are some things to look at. Certain medications and vitamins can cause hair loss. These include vitamin A, blood thinners, drugs for
Robotic hair loss restoration surgery. The good. The bad. The ugly.
November 4, 2014
In recent years, robotics has come to the fore as an indispensible device for certain kinds of surgery. You’ll find robotics used in heart surgery, knee surgery and many other kinds of orthoscopic surgeries. In 2005, robotics entered into hair loss restoration surgeries. The NeoGraft device is basically a motorized punch that removes follicular units
Fixing bad hair transplants. The key lies in finding the best hair transplant surgeon.
October 29, 2014
Once burned, twice shy. That ubiquitous rule is especially true when, what was supposed to be the best hair transplant, didn’t exactly work out as planned. At DiStefano, we see a number of patients who have received poor transplants. There are a number of reasons these hair transplants went badly. Chief among these are a
Hair Loss Restoration-After Care
October 14, 2014
So, your hair loss restoration surgery is complete. The hair restoration surgeon said “everything went very well” and you now have a few thousand (or even more) newly transplanted hair follicles in the areas that needed new hair. Now, caring for those tender follicles is up to you. Fortunately, not much is needed. But it
Understanding hair growth (and loss).
October 7, 2014
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re primarily concerned with hair loss restoration. But, a good working knowledge of how hair grows can help you understand how and why hair loss occurs. The average adult head has about 100,000 to 150,000 hairs. It’s typical for most people to lose about 100 hairs a day. You
Hair Density…why it matters.
September 23, 2014
How much hair you have on your head in a given square inch, and how thick it is, has a large effect on how your hair looks. A hair restoration surgeon knows this and will spend a lot of time determining your hair density. The average hair density of the human scalp is about 2,200
What’s telogen effluvium? Your hair restoration surgeon knows.
September 9, 2014
There’s more to hair loss than male pattern baldness. One cause is a problem called telogen effluvium. Put in simple terms it is hair falling out after pregnancy, high stress, dramatic weight loss or major surgery. Certain medications can also cause the problem. Hair loss is usually noticed about three to six weeks after one
Follicular unit transplant (FUT) or follicular unit extraction (FUE). Which kind of hair transplant is right for you?
August 26, 2014
If you’ve been considering getting a hair transplant it’s important to note that there are two basic procedure. In one, called follicular unit extraction (FUE), hair follicles are removed one at a time from the back of the scalp and transplanted one at a time to the recipient area. In the other procedure, called follicular
Don’t fall victim to hair loss restoration scams.
August 19, 2014
Hair loss restoration researchers are pretty sure that when there is too much DHT hormone in the scalp, hair follicles shrink and hair falls out. They think it’s the cause of most baldness. The only way to restore or prevent hair loss is to block the effects of DHT, or get a hair transplant from
A weekend’s worth of training. Is it enough to learn to do hair transplants?
August 12, 2014
Consider the plastic surgeon who recently bought a brand new NeoGraft automated hair transplant system that does follicular unit extraction. The surgeon took a weekend seminar and before you new it, he was doing hair transplants. Does NeoGraft work, yes? Is a weekend long enough to become proficient and highly competent? At DiStefano Hair Loss
