Yes! Using Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), a minimally invasive procedure that does away with outdated approaches to hair transplant by providing a true solution instead of an illusion of restored hair. No scalpels, strip mining or stitches are used in this approach, which leaves the patient free of scars and on the path back to [...]

This is a very sensitive subject and a hard choice to make, which is one of the reasons you will get an array of answers, depending on who you ask. I feel the simplest and most sound decision for a surgeon to make is not to offer treatment to a young patient, period. While many [...]

Contrary to public belief, ringworm has nothing to do with having worms, it’s a fungal infection. Think of it as a bad case of athlete’s foot. It can break out anywhere on your body, and for many people a ringworm outbreak on the scalp contributes to hair loss because the fungus can cause your hair [...]

We lose hair all the time through everyday, necessary activities such as washing, combing and brushing our hair. Most people have about 100,000 hair follicles, with different levels of density depending on your background. It is normal to lose hair at a rate of about 100 strands a day. If you notice anything more than [...]

In this example, Dr Sanusi Umar uses Body hair to head transplantation ( Body hair transplant ) to repair the head of a patient who has sustained damage from poor or bad hair surgeries performed years ago at other clinics. Some of these surgeries could be characterised as botched. The procedure is commonly called Body [...]

Harvesting hair from the head donor area and harvesting from the beard have differences that should be considered, specifically the quality and texture of the hair. Beard hair FUE is a scalpel free procedure and leaves minimal scarring, unlike traditional hair transplant procedures. Patients who wish to use beard hair must consult a board certified [...]

An estimated 50 million men (and 25 million women) suffer from hair loss in the United States. Unfortunately for men, high testosterone is one of the main reasons for hair loss, and therefore that is why women don’t have hair loss problems nearly as often as men. Furthermore, some women who have too much testosterone [...]

Whether or not a hair transplant hurt mostly depends on an individual’s tolerance for pain. Some people handle pain better than others so there are no absolute rules to determine if a hair transplant will be painful. Some say that hair transplant surgery is similar to a visit to the dentist. This does not seem [...]

Many doctors use the hair as an indicator of just how healthy you are. Hair is one of the fastest growing cells in the body, and reflects the current state of your health. Hair loss could mean a medical condition such as iron-deficiency anemia or diabetes. A few medications such as birth control pills can [...]