Hair Transplant Blog

Is it Scalp Psoriasis or Simple Dandruff?

Lee — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:05:30 +0000

Your head is itchy and flaking. Small balding patches are showing up on your scalp. Your hair always looks dirty, and you can’t wear black anymore. And you’re trying one dandruff shampoo after another. Is this a simple case of dandruff, or is it something more serious?

Approximately half of the 7.5 million Americans who [...]

Dr. Larry Shapiro, Top Florida Hair Transplant Physician, to Lecture in Orlando at A4M about Help Hair Shake and in Rome, Italy about S.H.A.P.I.R.O. Chart

Lee — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:09:20 +0000

Leading Florida hair transplant physician Dr. Larry Shapiro, inventor of nutritional supplements Help Hair® Shake, Help Hair® Vitamins, Shampoo and Conditioner, has been invited to give presentations at The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)’s 20th Annual World Anti-Aging Congress May 17-19 in Orlando, FL, and at The Future of Hair Restoration and Regenerative Medicine [...]

Bioengineering Hair? Hair Loss Treatments Could Result from Organ Replacement Research

Lee — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:55:42 +0000

The hairs on the neck of this hairless mouse were bioengineered

Scientists in Japan have conducted animal research that may result in treatments for balding within a decade, using bioengineered stem cells. A study in Nature Communications described how experimental organ replacement regenerative therapy research resulted in hair growing on bald mice.

In the [...]

Researchers Identify a Protein that Causes Hair Loss – Prostaglandin D2

Lee — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:06:17 +0000

A key protein that causes male pattern balding has been identified by researchers. This could lead to hair loss treatments that stop balding, and maybe even reverse it.

The journal Science Translational Medicine published research from the University of Pennsylvania that pinpointed which genes are activated when men begin to experience male pattern balding. This [...]

Creatine Anabolic Hair Loss Case Study

Lee — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:44:31 +0000

This is a case study of a 29-year-old balding male who came to Dr. Shapiro’s Hair Institute and was screened for anabolic use with the S.H.A.P.I.R.O. Chart. This man used creatine, a popular workout and athletic supplement that helps grow muscle and reduce fat. His hair loss was similar to male pattern balding, with some [...]

Could Anabolic Use Exacerbate Hair Loss? An Identical Twin Case Study

Lee — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:49:27 +0000

Twin on the left took anabolics and had more hair loss than his genetically identical brother, right. Both elected for a hair transplant with Accelerated Follicular Restoration (AFR(TM))

As a hair transplant physician, I see individuals every day who want answers to their hair loss. I have suspected a connection between hair loss and [...]

Losing Hair After Pregnancy – Ask Dr. Larry Shapiro

Lee — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:16:55 +0000

This young mother had hair loss after her pregnancy.

Question: My pregnancy was wonderful, and I have a healthy new baby. However, after my pregnancy, I noticed my hair started falling out! I notice more distance between hair follicles than I remember, and general balding all over my head. I’m constantly cleaning up my [...]

Can Beta Blockers Cause Hair Loss?

Lee — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:14:28 +0000

Certain drugs that treat high blood pressure could cause hair loss

The incidence of hypertension, or chronic high blood pressure, is much higher than most of us realize. Nearly 1 in 3 adults have hypertension. Hypertension is a major contributor to stroke, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and other serious ailments. The most common [...]

Hair Restoration and Personal Stylists: Long Term or Quick Fix?

Lee — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:21:03 +0000

A personal stylist addresses your entire image, including hair

Personal stylists address all aspects of your appearance to make you look great: clothing, skin, nails, grooming, and hair– including hair loss and hair restoration. What would a personal stylist say about your hair?

Hair restoration surgery may be recommended by a personal stylist if [...]

Hair Loss May Be a Side-Effect of Banned HCG Weight Loss Homeopathic Remedy

Lee — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:11:47 +0000

Homeopathic HCG in drops, sprays and __ have been banned by the FDA for weight loss

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent warning letters to seven companies that sell Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) as a homeopathic weight loss remedy. The FDA will most likely ban HGC as a weight loss supplement. [...]