Hair Transplant Adviser

Finasteride, which is the generic name for Propecia, has been approved for the treatment of Male Pattern Hair Loss since 1998. Finasteride works by inhibiting the enzyme ,5 alpha reductase type II, that forms DHT. There has been a lot of interest by both patients and physicians in dutasteride, which is a drug that inhibits […]

In February of 2007 Lexington International LLC, the makers of the HairMax Laser Comb, announced that they received FDA clearance of their hand held laser hair growth device and described this event as a “landmark achievement”.
510k FDA clearance allows the company to legally state that the HairMax Laser Comb is now clinically proven to promote […]

Question:
I’ve had a thinning spot on the top of my head for almost 10 years.
I’ve been using Minoxidil and Finasteride since 2004, and the combination seems to be working. I may have a little regrowth, but the important thing is that the spot seems not to be growing.
My question is this: Is there anything […]

Question:
Hello,
I hope you answer my question. My 12 yrs. old daughter has been diagnosed with Androgenetic Alopecia. Her hair has been thinning in the front and at the temples. We have been using the 2% Rogaine for 3 weeks, as recommended by her dermatologist. The hair in the back of her head seems normal. This […]

Question:
I am 57 and have had multiple hair transplants with great results. I suffer from male pattern baldness. Two years ago I began taking testosterone and HGH replacement therapy under the direction on an anti-aging physician. My concern is by increasing testosterone/DHT, am I at risk of loosing the grafted hair. What has been your […]

XM Radio’s “Spencer Kobren’s The Bald Truth,” the official broadcast of The American Hair Loss Association, takes on the low level laser light debate. Spencer Kobren invites IAHRS accepted members, Dr. Alan Bauman and Dr. Alan Feller to discuss their position on low level laser light therapy for the treatment of hair loss.
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America’s Doctor’s, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, along with Founder of The American Hair Loss Association Spencer Kobren, were asked to give their advice to readers faced with hair loss.
Reader’s Digest took the opportunity to acknowledge The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons as the place to find a hair transplant surgeon.
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Image Magazine Sept 2007 Issue
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Southern California’s premiere lifestyle magazine goes “Unplugged” to empower their readers with the truth about hair loss treatments including surgical hair restoration.
When Image Magazine’s Angela Fernandez was given the assignment to to provide her readers with cutting edge information about the 3.5 billion dollar hair […]