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Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
11M ago
Hair Transplant Cost: Is It Worth Paying More in the United States? Are you considering a hair transplant to restore your confidence and reclaim your youthful appearance? If so, you’re not alone. Hair loss affects millions of people worldwide, and many are turning to hair transplantation as a permanent solution. However, one of the most …
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Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
2y ago
Both Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedures are performed at Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration. Here are the top reasons why this is so important and something that is unique to our practice. 1. FUT and FUE are both excellent techniques, but have different indications for their use; therefore ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration Blog
2y ago
Most men who have hair loss are experiencing common genetic thinning based on their family history. Did you know there are other reasons why men can also lose hair? The following are the top 5 reasons why men can experience hair loss. Interestingly, one of them – scarring hair loss – is actually on the ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
3y ago
Dr. Christine Shaver was recently interviewed by Allure magazine about the future of hair loss. In the published article, Dr. Shaver talked about why female hair loss can often be harder to treat than male hair loss. In men, the hormone DHT is the main culprit behind genetic hair loss. The main way to treat ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
3y ago
Whether you are a provider or a patient, we hope that these short cases on hair loss will be of interest to you. A 60-year-old woman presents with a 10-year history of hair loss at her frontal hairline. The area is occasionally itchy. She also notes some thinning and scaling of her eyebrows. She is ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
3y ago
Q: What are your thoughts on topical finasteride? I am hesitant to use this because I cannot find any good studies on this let alone what the potential side effects may be with prolonged use. A: Although there are no controlled studies to date, our sense is that topical finasteride in the right formulation may ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
3y ago
Q: How do you best manage the irritation that comes with minoxidil? I have patients that report burning, and this causes them to stop treatment prematurely. A: We start with minoxidil solution and if the patient gets irritated, switch to the foam (which doesn’t have the propylene glycol that is contained in the solution). If ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
4y ago
Whether you are a provider or a patient, we hope that these short cases on hair loss will be of interest to you. Case Study 3: Minoxidil for Early Hair Thinning An 18-year-old male presents with a two-year history of thinning at the front and top of his scalp. His father displayed a similar pattern ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
4y ago
Whether you are a provider or a patient, we hope that these short cases on hair loss will be of interest to you. Case Study 1: Young man with rapid thinning A 22 y/o male presents with rapidly accelerating hair loss over the past 6 months. He has used minoxidil for two years when the ..read more
Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration
4y ago
Whether you are a provider or a patient, we hope that these short cases on hair loss will be of interest to you. Case 5: Lab Evaluation for a Woman with Thinning Hair A 30-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of recent hair loss. When asked whether she first noticed decreased hair volume (thinning ..read more