Category Hair Restoration Surgery

13 May

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy in Hair Restoration

Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been used for many years in other medical specialties, including orthopedics,  it has only recently become popular in hair clinics.  It is becoming more popular and may patients are asking for it for help with their hair loss disorders. PRP is an exciting non-surgical therapeutic option for patients who require stimulation […]

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12 May

What is Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)

FASTER HAIR GROWTH Light in its various forms has been used for healing from the time of the ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations. The negative effects of the absence of light on the human body are well documented (e.g., seasonal affective disorder, also called SAD; lack of vitamin D production; rickets, etc.). Therapy using LASER, […]

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7 May

Benefits of ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplants

The ARTAS System is a 21st-century technological innovation that was introduced into the hair treatment field in 2011 to treat male pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia. The system is sophisticated, utilizing computer assistance to harvest hair follicles during the actual process of hair replacement. ARTAS incorporates a number of elements in its operation, including an image-guided robotic […]

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15 Apr

ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplant

  New Hair Transplantation Technology Opens Path to the Future In recent years, surgical hair transplantation has been going through a significant but quiet revolution. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, the standard strip excision method that is still widely used, and the more minimally invasive Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) approaches are being challenged by a technology […]

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10 Apr

Low Level Light Therapy

The low- level laser therapy treatment is also known as “The Cold Laser”. The laser light generated by low-powered (cold) lasers has recently come into use as a non-surgical hair restoration treatment for patten hair loss. Laser Hair Therapy is a non-chemical and non-invasive treatment being used around the United States of hair loss.  Like […]

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8 Apr

Robotic Hair Restoration Recipient Sites- The Next Step

ARTAS Hair Studio™ Preview Regarding FUE hair transplantation, Dr. Bernstein describes the recipient site creation process in detail. He explains why, in FUE procedures, the recipient sites are created before the follicular unit grafts are extracted from the donor area. “Pre-making” recipient sites is a key improvement to the FUE procedure that Dr. Bernstein was […]

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1 Apr

Hair Restoration Trends by Recipient Area

Trends by Recipient Area   From 2010 to 2012, hair restoration procedures performed on the eyebrow and face (moustache/beard) increased 13.1%   Asia conducted the largest amount of eyelash (601), eyebrow (5,160) and facial hair restorations (1,904)   The Middle East experienced the biggest gains in eyebrow hair restoration procedures (113.1%) from 2010 to 2012, […]

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27 Mar

Hair Restoration FAQs- Age and Gender

By Age and Gender   In 2012, 86.3% of all hair restoration surgical patients worldwide were male   In 2012, 13.7% of all hair restoration surgical patients worldwide were female * Since 2004, the proportion of female surgical hair restoration patients worldwide increased 20% — from 11.4% in 2004 to 13.7% in 2012   In […]

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26 Mar

Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2013 Practice Census Facts and Figures

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2013 Practice Census Facts and Figures Extrapolated Number of Hair Restoration Procedures Worldwide-  An estimated 310,624 surgical hair restoration procedures were performed worldwide in 2012 (a 10% increase from 2010) o In the United States, 88,304 hair restoration procedures were performed o In Canada, 10,758 hair restoration […]

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25 Mar

Beards and Other Hair-Raising Transplants on the Rise

Beards, Eyebrow and Eyelash Transplants on the Rise   Men are requesting hair transplants to make their beards more robust, here a patient is pictured before a transplant. The elusive hipster population has not been without their fads — from skinny jeans to plaid — but none have rivaled the importance of facial hair. With […]

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