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In the News – Best Facial Hair in the World

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There was a hairy moment or two at the weekend as the biennial World Beard and Moustache Competition got underway.

After a few bristly rounds, David Traver from Anchorage, Alaska, was crowned the victor for his stunning woven beard and down-turned moustache.

The prize beard measures over 20 inches long and was cultivated over a period of two-and-a-half years, before being plaited into the shape of a snowshoe.

Read the full text and see the great photos at Daily Mail UK – Bearded wonders gather for the hairiest contest in the world


2009-05-29 10:10:40In the News – Best Facial Hair in the World

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In the News – Divorce and Female Hair Loss

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As if the heartache of divorce wasn’t hardship enough, it appears that women enduring marital break-up may also have to deal with hair loss.

New research reveals that, genetics aside, the next strongest predictor of midline (central) hair loss among women is their marital status, with the loss of a spouse (through either divorce or death) raising the risk for thinning hair above that of married or single women.

Read the full story — Could Divorce Trigger Hair Loss in Women?

The study looked at sets of identical twins and determined that excessive alcohol and smoking increased the risk, in both men and women. The study also revealed that sun exposure is also believed to be a factor in hair loss, as those exercising outdoors or didn’t regularly wear hats (sun protection) saw increased thinning. One of the keys the article focuses on is divorce, which can bring about a lot of stress… and it isn’t surprising that stress can lead to hair loss. Overall, it’s interesting stuff and worth a read.

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I am 20 years old, can I have a hair transplant or should I wait?

You are correct to wait until you are older to be sure where your balding pattern will show up so you will know what you are in store for. Your family history might indicate where your balding may be going. Look at your brothers, uncles, father and grandparents on both sides of the family to see what they hair loss pattern is/was, Usually by the age of 25, you will know and you can then build a Master Plan with your doctor.

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In the News – Free Hair Transplants for Oscar Nominees

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OscarsNone of this year’s major Oscar nominees are from Chicago, but some of the losers may be making the trip here post-awards show. No, not to film a new movie, but rather to get hair transplants.

This year, the notoriously extravagant gift bags for Oscars losers include a voucher for Chicago surgeon Dr. William Yates’ hair restoration procedure. Dr. Yates says he is one of the few surgeons in the United States who performs the procedure using the new-age equipment known as ARTAS, and he wants to share the love.

Read the rest — Oscar Nominees’ Gift Bags Include Free Hair Transplants In Chicago

It’s award season, so companies are giving away everything from organic pet shampoo and hair transplant surgery to Las Vegas and Japan travel vacations. For those curious, the full list of free stuff is here.

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2011 ISHRS Meeting Review, Part 4 – Surgical Techniques

ISHRS 2011

Note: The annual meeting of hair surgeons was in held in Alaska this past week. The following review is very selective and is biased by the things that were interesting to me and what I (Dr. Rassman) thought could be interesting to the readers.

This is part 4. More to come…

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Which is better: FUE or FUT (strip)?

    I (Dr. Rassman) moderated a panel of 6 doctors to debate the merits of follicular unit extraction (FUE) over the more traditional strip harvesting transplant procedure (FUT). I started the sessions showing a case of what I called “follicular holocaust”. It was a case of 6840 FUE grafts performed over two sessions. I showed that the failure was not only on the growth of the grafts, but also on the destruction of the donor area. In all recipient sites and donor sites, there was a loss of 26,000 hairs and a massive failure of the FUE procedure.

    The debate followed this foreboding case study with the following insights:

  1. FUE is gaining popularity and seems to be demanded more and more by prospective patients. The graphs showed that the number of FUE procedures will surpass the number of FUT procedures in the next few years.
  2. FUE is safe in the hands of good doctors. The group all agreed on this because they were amongst the best doctors offering FUE. My only comment is that I can’t imagine any doctor putting themselves in the “bad doctor” category as shown in my presentation of “follicular holocaust”.
  3. FUE graft damage is being reduced with building experience resulting in better growth.
  4. Dr. Bradley Wolf demonstrated a patient who had 1000 grafts on each side of his head (total 2000 grafts) after 7 months of growth. The two sides seemed to be about equal. The patient reported no significant pain with either procedure (done one day apart) and the scars in both sides healed with minimal scarring.
  5. Dr. Suddleson argued that FUT supplied as many grafts as are needed, while FUE was more limiting in a single session. He argued that many of the advocates of FUE routinely offered FUT to their patients and that the FUT was the gold standard by which FUE would be compared. He generated a laugh when he pointed out that at least one doctor promoting FUE on the panel had reported his excellent results on the FUT strip based procedures.


 
FUE and ethnicity

    I’m often asked if there a difference in FUE patient candidates based upon ethnicity. This question was raised and answered by a doctor from India who showed that there are clear differences in the Indian population based upon skin types and some geographical areas of India where the skin is much thicker than others with thinner skin. He believes that these differences clearly can impact the difficulties of FUE and the results of transplanted graft growth.

    Also of note — it seems that the incidence of balding in the Indian population of India is much higher (62%) in men between the ages of 21-61 years old, than in the Caucasian population from comparable studies done in other countries. The use of finasteride was found to be in the 1% range for these men, while the use of various snake oils seemed to dominate the treatments of many Indian men.

 
I’ve got much more to post, so check back next week for topics on finasteride, the Artas® FUE robot system, and minoxidil.

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In the News – Hair Loss Gene Identified?

Hey doc, how’s it going? I’ve stumbled across this article on MSNBC.

I don’t want to get my hopes up too high, but the identification of a gene linked to hair loss sounds like an important discovery. What’s your take on it?

I had many people send me that MSNBC article yesterday, and my take on this is the following —

I think it is great that a possible hair loss gene may have been identified, but that does not necessarily solve the problem of genetic balding in the short term. It will help focus the research on the mechanism that have heretofore not been well understood. It is a step in the right direction, for sure. I’m looking forward to seeing where this discovery will take us.

Other articles about this can be found here:

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Female Has Hair Transplant a Year Ago and Very Happy with Results

Nice comment and congrats. Many women with hair loss are not good surgical candidates, but it seems that you were. I would caution many women reading this post to be careful when considering a hair transplant, for hair loss in the female is not like male hair loss.


2019-12-17 08:24:51Female Has Hair Transplant a Year Ago and Very Happy with Results

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In the News – Man in Ireland Awarded €70,000 for Bad Hair Transplant!

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THE HIGH Court has awarded €70,000 damages to a sales and marketing manager over a botched hair transplant which left him disfigured.

Mr Justice John Quirke made the award to Niall Clancy (32), Scholarstown Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin, over the procedure which was carried out in the UK on January 12th, 2004.

The award included €30,000 general damages plus €40,000 for medical expenses to repair the damage.

Mr Justice Quirke also said Dr Maurice Collins, the surgeon who treated Mr Clancy after the transplant, had given him “very poor advice” not to have reconstructive surgery until after the court case was completed.

LawRead the full article at Irish Times – Man wins €70,000 damages over botched hair transplant

The online currency converter tells me that’s over $99,000 (USD)! I’ve not seen the botched work, but when the doctor told the patient to not have the repair work done until after the case was settled (which took years), it just added to the money the patient was awarded in damages. It is unfortunate that the transplant was so disfiguring, but without seeing photos I’ll have to rely on this article and the court’s decision for my source of case information.

Always remember to do your research on the clinic and physician before getting yourself into a permanent procedure like this. Perhaps this disfiguring hair transplant could’ve been avoided. See:

  1. Selecting a Hair Transplant Doctor
  2. How to Avoid Dishonest Hair Transplant Doctors
  3. Why Should You Visit Us?
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22 years old 2000 graft hair transplant, any thoughts? (photo)

Yes, I am concerned. 2000 grafts is about 25% (possibly more) of your entire donor supply used for just the frontal ½ inch of hairline. The doctor should have known better, so yes I am critical of the decision the two of you made. What is your Personalized Master Plan if you should develop advanced balding as this man did: https://baldingblog.com/need-master-plan-think-hair-transplants-photos/. Note that he wasn’t very bald at 22 but evolved into a bald man. I don’t want to panic you, but you need to think this through as you would be this man shown as he aged. Balding is progressive in 100% of men.


2020-01-30 08:58:3322 years old 2000 graft hair transplant, any thoughts? (photo)