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We are often asked about what a person can and cannot do after a hair transplant procedure. If you’re preparing for hair transplant surgery, it’s natural to have questions about what you can and cannot do afterward. Here are answers to some of the questions […]
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Braids, cornrows, tight ponytails, buns, extensions, weaves and other styles that repeatedly place tension on the same areas of the scalp can eventually cause a form of hair loss known as traction alopecia. It often begins subtly, sometimes with broken hairs, tenderness, bumps or thinning […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2018 and reflects Leonard Hair Transplant Associates at that time. Dr. Robert Leonard retired from surgical practice in 2018. Today, Dr. Matthew Lopresti serves as Chief Hair Restoration Surgeon and performs FUE and FUT hair transplant surgery […]
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If you have recently started, stopped or changed birth control and suddenly seem to be finding more hair in the shower, on your brush or on your clothes, it is understandable to wonder whether the two are connected. The answer is that a change in […]
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Hair dye does not usually cause the type of progressive hair loss associated with male or female pattern baldness, but frequent coloring, bleaching and other chemical processing can damage the hair shaft and lead to dryness, brittleness and breakage. When enough strands break, your hair […]
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Yes, you are awake during a hair transplant. At Leonard Hair Transplant Associates, hair transplant surgery is performed using local anesthetic rather than general anesthesia, so patients remain awake throughout the procedure. Most spend the day sitting comfortably in a surgical chair watching television or […]
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to eat McDonald’s french fries and grow your hair back? You could hit the drive thru and super size your follicles and your combo meal! Japanese researchers recently used a chemical found in the fries to grow hair follicles on mice. […]
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