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Thanks for your reply. I am thinking about grafting this scar 2-3 months later because it is quite wide. May I know if it is alright to put grafts into this immature scar? And what will be the graft survival/yield rate? Thanks. Hi Dennisabc, If you have swelling or edema in the scar area, you shoul...

congratulation Jeeper11! Thank you for keeping us up dated with your results. We are very happy with the results achieved until now and you still have Body Hair growing in your crown. BHT does grow slower than scalp hair... It takes longer to get 100% growth (up to 2 years or more). Regards,

Hi I am 8 months post-op (strip surgery). I can feel that my donor scar is raised when I wake up in the morning, but it becomes flat after I have massaged it and then it remains flat for the rest of the day. Why is this happening? Is this scar a raised/thickened/hypertrophic scar? And is it appropr...

I have not lifted very much in the last two years. I used to lift 4-5 times a week and the last two years I have probably gotten into the weight room 15-20 times total. Thoughts??? I would be a good idea to get back to the gym for a combination of cardio and lifting for overall health. :D Propecia ...

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Hair loss can have many causes and often there is never a clear answer. A number of things can cause excessive hair loss such as deficient diet, hormone imbalance, certain medicine, infections, certain diseases, stress, aging and others. Most of these causes are temporary and can be reversible. A he...

Una de las ventajas de nuestros pacientes con la tecnica FIT "Follicular Isolation Technique" es que les da la opcion de llevar el pelo rapado o muy corto. Frecuentemente vemos pacientes con muchas cicatrices en la cabeza debido a transplantes anteriores que nos les deja llevar el pelo muy corto. Es...

Muchos pacientes nos preguntan si podran rapar su cabezar despues de un transplante via FIT. La verdad es que el nivel de cicatrizacion varia de persona a persona, mientras algunos pueden raparse completamente el pelo de la cabeza, otros pueden llevar el pelo muy corto sin dejar ver cicatrices visib...

Is it true that propecia really turns sex drive low..??? My husband was losing hair heavily..and he thought of undergoing propecia... Is this really the side effect..?? Please help me... Clinical studies showed that side effects were uncommon and did not affect most men. However, a small number of ...

My husband is having heavy hair loss....The frontline of his hair ha sreduced soo much that his scalp is almost visible...He is gyming since the last 6-7 months...his hair loss hasn't stopped..but m afraid is it adding to his hair loss...??? Regular physical exercise is very beneficial as it helps ...

Does propecia has any side effect....?? Which one is safer..??? Isn't there any herbal remedy to stop hair loss...??? Hi Shyla, We recommend to our male patients to start with Propecia first because Avodart is stronger. Propecia and Avordart may cause side effects. Some research studies have linked...

Hi Shyla, If your husband is experienced excessive hair loss, he needs to see a hair specialist to evaluate his hair loss. Hair loss is triggered by stress, medication, exposure to chemicals, nutritional deficiency, skin disease or any other reason, it is a temporary situation, but sometimes it coul...

Is propecia really working...M suffering from heavy hair loss for the last few months..Couldn't decide what to do..!! What remedy to follow... :( Hair loss has turned my hair so thin :( Hi Shyla, Propecia really works but is only for men. It’s been found that Propecia can cause birth defects. Phy...

My husband is losing hair heavily since the last 7-8 months..now he is almost at the verge of baldness...His general health is absolutely fine...will grafting really help...does it have any side effect...??? And what is the cost for it..??? Hair transplant surgery is a good way to replace hairs but...

Your husband can take PROPECIA if you are trying to conceive or if your are currently pregnant. However, women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROPECIA and should not handle crushed or broken tablets of PROPECIA because doing so may cause abnormalities of a male baby’s sex orga...

Hi Shyla, Nizoral is either 1% or 2%. 1% is over-the-counter and is good enough! We recommend they use it (shampoo) twice a week, and use another shampoo and conditioner in between. Doctors have found that Nizoral shampoo works well for controlling dandruff right away you start to use it. Some scien...

So always prefer herbal products... These are all time purpose products..Our ancestors have also been using these herbal products only for all remedial purposes....So, I can vouch on herbal product, as my husband has been benefited from it.. He was almost at the verge of getting bald only at the ag...

Este paciente tuvo un transplante con Dr. Cole en el 2004 via STRIP de 1330 grafts. Debido a que este paciente tenia una limitada caida de pelo, se pudo densificar el numero de grafts en la linea frontal y las entradas. Sin embargo el paciente decidio regresar por una pequena intervencion en el 2006...

That's very very good indeed, but I would have expected a full coverage after 12 000g.. not? What kind of hair did this patient had? Thin or coarse? Sorry if it's a stupid question.. To evaluate his results it is important to consider some factors. Our Italian patient started with an advance hair l...

Hi, My questions are: 1.) Assuming reasonable financial resources at my disposal, is it realistic to tell myself that I should be able to maintain a full looking head of hair for the rest of my life through FIT and BHT techniques? I am keen not to have strip surgery. 2.) I understand that even with...