Articles - Sara Wasserbauer MD

Testosterone Safety and Hair Loss

It goes without saying that testosterone is a powerful hormone with many effects on the human body. Some of these effects are desirable, like increased muscle mass, but some are downright undesirable. The trick is to avoid the undesirable side effects while benefiting from the desirable ones.

Dr. Wasserbauer Presents at the FUE and Live Surgery Workshop in Buenos Aires

ISHRS members attended the Fifth Annual Latin American FUE and Live Surgery Workshop in Buenos…

What is Shock Hair Loss After Surgery?

Shock loss broadly refers to the loss of hair in either the donor or recipient…

Dr. Wasserbauer – New VP – American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS)

Hollywood, CA – October 2018. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) held their 26th…

Dr. Wasserbauer Hosts SMP Workshop For ISHRS

Dr. Wasserbauer’s passion for hair restoration goes beyond serving her patients from around the world…

New study on the effects of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors and ED

Internet hype regarding medical issues that are emotionally charged (like autism and vaccines, etc.) should…

What Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Device is Best?

Is it the paintbrush or the artist that creates a work of art? The same…

Hair Transplant Journal

Recently a hair transplant patient of Dr. Wasserbauer’s shared his personal journal notes from his hair restoration experience. We hope you find some insight from his experience.

FUE Hair Transplant Case Studies

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Hair Transplant is an meticulous procedure where the hair surgeon extracts each follicular unit one by one vs. the FUT procedure which involves the harvest of a large linear strip of hair from the back of the head and then dissected into the individual units.

3241 FUT Hair Transplant Case Study

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]History: This 50 year old male had the jarring experience of looking in the…

Crown Hair Transplant – Case Study

58 year old male, Norwood IV, he had become very self conscious of his hair loss and was uncomfortable with people standing behind him. After seeing a photo of the back of his head in a crowd he decided to have hair transplantation. His donor hair had above average density and hair quality based on volume and waviness was very good.

FDA issues a class-wide safety alert for all testosterone-containing medical products

The FDA recently issued a class-wide safety alert for all testosterone-containing medical products. Not only is it associated with abuse and dependence, but it can have “serious adverse outcomes include heart attack, heart failure, stroke, depression, hostility, aggression, liver toxicity, and male infertility. Individuals abusing high doses of testosterone have also reported withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, decreased libido, and insomnia.”