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I have heard that Propecia restores hair but that it is only for men.

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:11:58 GMT

Question:
I have heard that Propecia restores hair but that it is only for men. How is that possible? Do men and women have different hair follicles? What is different between men and women that makes this so?

Answer:
Propecia does work much better in men than women and the reason for this is that hormonally the two genders are very different. Men and women lose their hair usually for different reasons. Men have a problem with the testosterone and mal

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I am a 50-year-old woman and have always been embarrassed by having excess facial hair.

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:26:58 GMT

Question:
I am a 50-year-old woman and have always been embarrassed by having excess facial hair. I have tried all the drugstore products but my hair, especially on the upper lip, just keeps coming back. Can you help?

Answer:
Yes. It sounds like you are an excellent candidate for hair removal laser. The hair removal laser can remove the hair of the upper lip without creating any abnormalities either in skin color or skin texture. The other thing is th

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My husband is almost completely bald on the top of his head and he is only 28 years old

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:51:58 GMT

Question:
My husband is almost completely bald on the top of his head and he is only 28 years old. I want him to try a hair transplant but he says they do not work for everyone. Is this true or false? Who do they work for and who do they not work for?

Answer:
A hair transplant works for everyone who has a healthy scalp. There are individuals, however, who because of the degree of baldness and the nature of the donor site and the kind of hair that is t

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Is a hair transplant the same thing as getting hair plugs?

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:42:58 GMT

Question:
Is a hair transplant the same thing as getting hair plugs?

Answer:
The term "hair plugs" is an outdated, outmoded term that was used years ago when patients had small areas of skin removed and where a plug of hair with anywhere from five to ten hairs was placed in, sometimes sewn into position in the scalp. The problems with these hair plugs is that they left a very visible and very regular and unnatural look to the hair transplant work itse

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Does laser hair removal work on any part of the body?

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:11:58 GMT

Question:
Does laser hair removal work on any part of the body? I am sick and tired of shaving my legs and underarms.

Answer:
Yes, hair laser works on all areas of the body. However, the response you get depends on the particular area and also depends on the color of the hair, the color of the skin and the thickness of the hair. The darker the hair and the lighter the skin creating a more visible contrast, the better the result from hair laser. Also,

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Due to an accident, a portion of one of my eyebrows has never seemed to grow back and this looks very funny.

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:52:58 GMT

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Due to an accident, a portion of one of my eyebrows has never seemed to grow back and this looks very funny. I am wondering if the eyebrow transplant would be a suitable remedy for my situation. It seems this procedure is mostly performed on women but do men ever get this procedure as well?

Answer:
We have many patients here at the Foundation for Hair Restoration who elect to have eyebrow restoration performed due to accidents and other even

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I would like to get a hair transplant and I was under the impression that anesthesia would not be involved in this process.

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:33:58 GMT

Question:
I would like to get a hair transplant and I was under the impression that anesthesia would not be involved in this process. However, I recently uncovered conflicting information and could you please clarify this?

Answer:
There are typically two forms of anesthesia under which most cosmetic surgeries are performed. Those are local anesthesia and IV sedation. IV sedation is rarely used for hair transplant cases although a patient can elect to

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Does Dr. Epstein use the Neograft machine?

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:51:58 GMT

Question:
Does Dr. Epstein use the Neograft machine?

Answer:
The Neograft machine is nothing other than a mechanized way to harvest FUE grafts. It has been heavily marketed by the manufacturer, but to date has not been embraced by very many of the top hair docs- in fact, I don’t know of a single one of my top 20 colleagues that use it.

The FUE procedure is one that I perform on average 4 times a week, and overall I am happy with the results it

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I am 47 and would like to get a hair transplant to fill in my crown

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:31:35 GMT

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I am 47 and would like to get a hair transplant to fill in my crown. I am assuming that I am still loosing my hair there because it is not yet completely bald. I was wondering if there were any risks or concerns about filling in the crown before the hair loss was stopped.

Answer:
No, you certainly can fill in the crown at your age of 47. You may still lose some hair in the area but you always have the option of taking

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I am debating between FUT and FUE techniques for hair transplant

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:07:35 GMT

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I am debating between FUT and FUE techniques for hair transplant. I am fairly young and hair loss is not too extensive at this point. With what I can gather, this means I am more likely to need an additional procedure in the future. When you have a second procedure does this mean you also have an additional scar? This might help make the decision between the two techniques.

Answer:
Personally, if you can do an FU

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