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A Buyers Guide To Deciding On A Hair Transplant Surgeon
Lately there has been extensive marketing of “New” or “Ground Breaking” Technology targeting prospective patients with unbelievable (and false) claims. It is critical you ask the doctor or consultant what is the doctor’s role when performing the surgery or if technicians will be performing it.
Read MoreA Young Man’s Guide to Hair Loss
By Sara Wasserbauer, MD I see a lot of patients for hair loss – over ten thousand at last count – and I am surprised how everything that is old becomes new again. Young men in particular are confused by the choices for restoring their hair that are hawked on the Internet. I was asked…
Read MoreThe Safety of Finasteride for a Fetus: Separating the Online Myths from the Proven Record
A few years ago I had a patient see me about his hair loss with his wife in consultation. They both wanted him to have more hair, and since his hair loss was early, we started him on finasteride (Also known as Propecia) and minoxidil (Also known as Rogaine) with excellent results. He regrew all…
Read MoreFUE – follicular unit extraction versus FUT – follicular unit transplantation
With all the confusion and hype about FUE – follicular unit extraction versus FUT – follicular unit transplantation (strip donor harvesting) Dr. Wasserbauer commissioned an artist to produce an infographic that visually describes the different donor harvest techniques.
Read MoreHair’s the Question
Like all medical specialties, continuing education is critical. For over a year now, Dr. Wasserbauer has been honored to write a column called “Hair’s the Question” for the ISHRS quarterly publication, Hair Transplant Forum International. Read by thousands of medical professionals around the world, Dr. Wasserbauer offers a Q and A on specific hair transplant techniques and…
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