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How Much Does Hair Transplant Cost?

Hard to figure out what i should pay for a hair transplant procedure.  even price ranges would be helpful at this stage.  I thank you for...

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How Long Does Hair Transplant Last?

I'm considering a hair transplant and I have male pattern baldness. Is surgery just a temporary solution? How would I be able to achieve full head of...

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Hair Growth After Hair Transplant

I had a hair transplant of about 2,600 follicular unit extraction (FUE) grafts Nov 08. New hair is now visible in the frontal area, but it is sparse...

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What to Expect 6 Months After Hair Transplant?

I had a hair transplant of 2600 grafts (FUE method) Nov/08. New hair started to grow around the 3rd month (Feb). I'm now almost at the 6th month(May)...

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Who is a Good Candidate for Hair Transplant?

I am 21 years old, and I began losing hair when i was 19. The area around my hair line is very thin now. I was wondering, is hair transplant is an...

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Can I Get Hair Transplant Surgery for my Eyebrows?

Ever since I was 13 I was plucking my eyebrows, the wrong way, i have pulled out some of the roots in the start of my eyebrows and in the curves of my...

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What Options Do I Have for Hair Restoration?

My hair is thinning, and I don't want to go bald. What treatments are available to stop hair loss and restore hair?

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How Does a Hair Transplant Work?

I assume hair tranplant surgery is indeed that, surgery. But what are the steps that you go through during hair transplantation?

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What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?

I have a bald patch above my ear and slightly in front of each. Its like the sideburn is higher and almost gone. I had a very weak hairline before my...

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Follicular Unit Extraction or Strip for Hair Transplant?

Which of the procedure is better for Hair transplant: Follicular unit extraction or strip hair transplant?

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Hair Transplant Doctor Best for Hair Loss Treatment?

Recently I have been having a lot of hair loss; thinning dramatically. I do not know where to turn to find out way. Any suggestions? Would I go to my...

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Is There Anything Than Can Promote Facial Hair Growth?

I'm 23 about to turn 24, and I have a baby face which I can't stand. I do not look my age, and I probably look 5 or 6 years younger. I always get...

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Doctor in PA Who Does Neograft Hair Transplant?

Could you please let me know of doctors in PA who do Neograft on hair? Thanks!

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What Type of Doctor Does Hair Restoration?

Losing my hair now in my early 40s.  what doctor does hair replacements? all i heard of is bosley

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Can a Person with No Hair Loss Get Hair Transplant?

If someone (a woman) naturally has thin hair without loss over time, and wants fuller and  thicker hair, would she be a good candidate for Hair...

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Limitations of Hair Transplant?

I have a 2 cm. linear scar within my beard as a result of a mole removal I had last year. Can I get hair transplant over this type of scar? Does the...

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What Constitutes a Natural-looking Hairline?

Several doctors warn about getting stuck with a hair transplant surgeon who doesn't understand hair loss and creates an artificial looking hair line....

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Alternative Hair Restoration Procedure?

Is there such thing as a hair replacement sugery other than transplanting hair from behind the head to the bald spot? I was just wondering because I...

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How Much Does FUE Hair Transplant Cost?

How much does the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method of hair transplant cost?

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Hiding Scar Through Hair Transplant?

How long do I have to wait before I can get hair transplant over a recently excised 0.6 cm pox scar in my cheek, in an attempt to cover the scar?

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How Long Until I Can Work out After Hair Transplant Surgery?

I had hair transplant one month ago. Can I go to the gym and workout (gym exercises) now? Please tell me.

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Can You Change Your Hair Texture with Surgery?

I have rough dry hair and i was hoping if there was a surgery anywhere that can change it permanently, Are there any surgery at all that can change...

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Shave Head Before Hair Transplant

Planning a FUE procedure in way to improve my hairline. Do you alsways have to shave your head before undergoing it?  i hope you say no!

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Is FUE Hair Transplant the Best Harvesting Technique?

My understanding of Follicular Unit Extraction vs FUT, is that each is a differing technique to produce hair grafts for hair transplantation surgery....

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How Long Do Hair Transplant Results Last?

I am only 17 years old but I have been going bald for a while from the front to the back. Both left and right hand sides in the front are gone. I was...

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How Long After Hair Transplant Surgery Can One Comfortably Go out in Public?

Obviously anyone considering a hair transplant procedure is hoping to improve their outward appearance, but for those of us hoping to do so with...

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Hair Implants for Woman in Her 20's?

Is it possible to have hair implants if you are a woman in her mid 20's and just have over-all very thin hair?

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Is NeoGraft the Best Hair Transplant Method?

I Keep Seeing NeoGraft on the News. Is This Best Way to Do Hair Transplatation Now?

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Can You Treat Alopecia Areata?

My son has Alopecia Areata. How or what are the symptoms? Is it just loosing all the body hair?

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Can Hair Transplants Grow Thick Enough for Long Hair?

I've seen some before and after photos of hair transplants, but none of them ever seem to show a successful surgery where the guy grew his hair long. ...

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Does the Revage 670 Work? Will It Really Make Thinning Hair Grow More?

I have heard a lot about Laser Combs for stimulating hair growth. The Revage 670 laser is apparently a device using the same wavelenght, but a lot...

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How to Avoid Pluggy Look from Hair Transplant?

Wondering how you can get hair transplants without a pluggy look? it seems that some guys get that after-procedure look, others dont. i obviously dont...

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Procedures to Make Hair Grow Straighter or Curlier?

Are there any procedures to make hair grow straighter or curlier? Is there anyway to affect this? Would getting laser hair removal and then a hair...

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Can a Hair Transplant Be Used to Create a New Hairline (Not One That Has Receded)?

I hate how large my forehead is and am wondering if I could reduce its size by implanting hair so that my hairline comes down farther.

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Hair Transplant Side Effects

What kind of side effects are possible with hair transplant surgery? Could your real hair end up falling out?

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Hair Transplant to Hide Eyebrow Scar?

I have a scar in the middle of my eyebrow. Since it can be made practically unnoticable if the eyebrow hair is properly aligned, I'm considering...

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Hair Transplant for Patients with Scarring Alopecia?

If one has scarring alopecia doesn't that make you a candidate for a hair transplant? Scarring spots occurred with a break out from Lupus-related to...

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Synthetic Hair Implants for Female Hair Loss?

I would like to restore my hair's thickness again and I am considering synthetic hair implants procedure. I am 23 and female. I know it may be medical...

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What Are the Options for Naturally Thin (Not Thinning) Hair?

I'm a 22-year-old female and have always had fine, thin hair -- in terms of both the hair shaft diameter and the number of hairs on my head. If a...

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Hair Transplant for Women

Can a woman with severe hair loss get hair transplants?  How long can the hair be?  THANK YOU

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Hair Transplant Scar - Always Big and Ugly?

I've read a bunch of hair transplant forums that talk about awful & ugly scars from hair replacement surgery. Is getting a bad scar a real risk or...

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Why Didn't Hair Transplant Work?

After receiving 1000 follicular units to my hairline 14 months ago, nothing has grown in. In fact, I continue to recede. During this time, I was put...

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Hair Transplant for Female Alopecia Patient?

I'm a healthy 47-year-old African American woman but I'm dealing with a mild to moderate case of cicatricial alopecia--similar to male pattern...

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Mesotherapy Vs Hair Transplant for Diffuse Alopecia?

I've used Mesotherapy now for 3 months but no significant improvement. Do you think I should give my hair more chance or try Hair transplant if...

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Hair Transplant Donor Scar Repair

Are there options with lasers for the white dot scaring in the donor area. I have old grafts from 13 years or so. I have the open donor/harvesting...

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How Can I Thicken my Eyebrows?

I have eyebrows that are very thin and feminine. They make the top half of my face appear girl-like. I would like to know if there is a procedure...

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What is the Maximum Number Grafts That Can Be Done in One Transplant Session?

Fifteen year since my last transplant session. it took 2 or 3 sessions to do approx. 1200 grafts. has the process improved in the last 15 years?

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Hairline Raising? is This Possible.

I have a short hairline. about 4 inches in width and 1.5 to 2inches in height. it is very small. is there a type of surgery to raise the hairline a...

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Can I Receive Someone Else's Hair for Hair Transplant?

Or can get hair from somewhere else other than my scalp? This is for my sideburns and not sure I want my hair's scalp as sideburns! thanks.

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FUE White Dot Scars - Options to Fix It?

I have terrible fue scarring after 3000 grafts and wonder what I can do about it. 1.Fraxel laser to see if the white dots blend out and golfball...

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Grooming After Hair Transplantation

How long after hair follicular transplantation can one expect beging to use ahair dryer, hair wax/gel, can the hair be straightened, and can it be...

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Did I Pull out Grafts One Week After a Hair Transplant? (photo)

I'm 24 year old male. I had a hair transplant of 3000 grafts 7 days ago. Tonight I washed my hair and gently rubbed it with my fingers because...

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Hair Transplant or Topical Treatment?

My mom is 45 years old and has a dreadfully thin crown area. does she need a transplant or should she try to work with a derm for a more topical...

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After 6 Months of an Eyebrow Transplant

Hello Dr. 6 months ago I had an eyebrow transplant, the Dr said that he will Putted me 225 grafts in both eyebrows, but now I have 6 months after the...

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How Long Should I Wait to Shower After Eyebrow Transplant?

How long should I wait to shower my eyebrows after eyebrow transplant.

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Will It Be Possible Anytime Soon to Revive Dead Follicles by Transplanting Bulge Cells into Them?

It seems that this would be the ideal way of dealing with unwanted hair loss. In my case an electrologist destroyed many of my eyebrow follicles...

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Eyebrow Transplant for Hair Loss Due to Alopecia?

Can eyebrows be restored if they were lost due to alopecia. I have unsuccessfully been receiving injections at the eyebrow site.

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Can Transplanted Hair Be Removed and Repositioned?

I had 4 hair transplants and the last doctor went to far down and made an unnatural pattern, I want to know if the hair can be removed by the FUE...

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Hair Transplant Surgery for Eyebrows

My eyebrows are more bushy at the front so it looks like I only have half an eyebrow. If I went through with the surgry, would the doctor be able to...

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What Kind of Laser to Use on Cobblestoned Skin from Hair Transplant?

I had a hair transplant recently (about 4 months ago) that left me with little bumps that look like goose bumps. in addition the recipient area skin...

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Is It Difficult to Hide Hair Restoration Surgery?

I'm almost 24 and have a receding hairline. I talked to a doctor about it and I should get about 1400 grafts. I don't appear to be losing hair...

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Criteria For Choosing A Hair Transplant Doctor/Clinic? I'd Like a More Youthful Hairline. (photo)

I am a 42 year old male who has a stable but receeded hairline (no changes in the past 8 years). I would like to return / fill-in my hairline in the...

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Hair Transplant for Women Vs. Men?

How is a hair transplant procedure different for women than for men? Is it basically the same surgery?  

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Lumpy Scalp After Hair Transplant

I had a hair transplant 7 years ago. I now have a very lumpy (almost deformed) scalp which seems to be getting worse. It seems to be on top of my head...

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Will Hair Texture Change or Thicken over Time with a Hair Transplant?

What is a reasonable timeline for seeing new growth from a hair transplant? Could it take a year or so to see the full potential?

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Do All Women with Hair Loss Actually Qualify for a Hair Transplant?

It appears that hair loss transplants are easier for men than for women. What are the reasons? What would be a reason that a woman would not qualify?...

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Scalp Advancement

I have a high hairline and it makes my forehead look rather big. I am looking into getting a scalp advancement however since I am a 23 year old the...

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Hair Falling off 4 Years After Hair Transplantation (FUE) Procedure

Hi, I had my FUE procedure done 4 years ago. But now my transplanted hair is falling off again. is it normal? what are my options now? thanks in advacne

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Will Foot Surgery w/ Local Anesthesia Ruin Hair Transplant?

I had hair transplant surgery in July of 2010. I will be having foot surgery with local anesthesia in June of 2011. Will this ruin my hair transplant?

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Sweat and Hair Grafts

Sometimes I work out in the evenings. Obviously I shower afterwards, but don't always wash my hair until the next morning. Is this bad for...

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Is Hair Loss a Common Side Effect After Neograft?

I recently had the Neograft procedure done, and about a week later began noticing a decent amount of hair loss. I'm of course very concerned...

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When is It Safe to Have a Hair Transplant After Radiation Treatments?

I am a 37 year old female and received 6 weeks of radiation for a brain tumor. The last treatment was over 6 months ago, and I still have a 3 inch X 4...

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How Does Propecia Compare to a Hair Transplant?

Which one, Propecia or a hair transplant is likely to reverse the hair loss process?

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27, Male, Losing Hair Severely. Should I Opt for a Hair Transplant?

5 months back my hair was very healthy. Strong silky & not ONE strand ever broke. Density was great (no scalp visible anywhere). When I joined...

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