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HairClone Follicle Preservation Freezes Follicles for the Future
Dr. Sara Wasserbauer, a hair restoration surgeon in Northern California, is performing HairClone Follicle Preservation, a procedure that allows patients who anticipate they might lose their hair in the future to bank hair cells so they can be used for treatments down the road. “Discoveries in hair biology and preservation have slowly been progressing in the…
Read MoreTherapies for Pandemic Hair Loss Phenomenon
There is a pandemic phenomenon that’s causing so many people – even those who have not tested positive for COVID-19 – to shed significant amounts of hair – sometimes for months at a time. Dr. Sara Wasserbauer, is reassuring her patients and others the condition is treatable and most importantly, it is temporary. “I am…
Read MoreHair Loss On the Edges
In the video below Dr. Sara Wasserbauer discusses traction alopecia, also known hair loss on the edges or thinning edges, is often caused by traction or tightness from braiding the hair or tight ponytails. This condition is particularly prevalent in the African American community were hair braiding is popular.
Read MoreExclusive PRP/PPP/Acell update: Data from our patients
Patients ask all the time: What should be the expected improvement from a PRP treatment? Will adding ACell make a difference? Is there anything else that might work to help my hair?
Read MoreWhat is the Difference between FUE and FUT Hair Transplantation
In this video Dr. Sara Wasserbauer explains the difference in the two hair transplant techniques. FUE/Traditional Comparison Comparison Traditional Method (“Strip” or “FUT”) Follicular Unit Extraction (“FUE”) Average number of grafts ~2300 (range 500-4000) ~1800 (Range 500-2400) Visibility of scarring Linear scar visible generally when hair cut less than #3 clipper setting Diffuse pinpoint scarring…
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