I got a call a couple of weeks ago from this outfit that purportedly helps to diagnose hair loss using a genetic test.  I am always wary since currently the understanding of hair loss is polygenic, i.e., it can occur due to different genes or multiple genes and can have different degrees of expression, i.e., even if you have the gene you may or may not manifest the condition physically.  I thought it was also interesting since our website is “hairtx” as in short for hair transplant or hair texas and theirs is “hairdx” which is short for hair diagnosis (as you may or may not know the x is a short hand for several things in the medical field.)  I do not endorse or support this site but am curious to know if any of you have any opinions on it.

Thank you so much Ryan for doing this incredible video diary.  Btw, Ryan filmed it, edited it, and created the video for us.  It is one of the most heartfelt expressions that i have seen, and I am proud of the work we did for him.  Thanks again Ryan for making the 8 hour drive from Missouri to see us.

Emina does a video to help our patients know how to effectively remove scabs a week following hair transplant.  Removing scabs will help make the transplanted area look good but also to help the area effectively heal. This can only be done a week following a hair restoration procedure.  It is easiest to show a patient how to do this 10 days after hair transplant when they are getting their sutures removed.  Hope you find this video helpful!

There are too many chains out there who perform hair restoration without regard to quality.  In this video I explain how I view quality as job #1 and how we avoid the factory/chain mentality.  You can click on the video below to watch it here:

Hi everyone,

After years of doing hair restoration surgery, I decided that I should sit for the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS), which I just learned that I passed!  Part of my dedication to you, my patient, is to be the best that I can be, and this board certification is a symbol of my dedication to excellence.  There are only 120 some diplomates in the world so I am one of the few, the proud (no not the marines) but still only a few in the world who have this distinction. 

Thanks to our lovely patient who flew in to have hair restoration and filmed herself every day following her hairline lowering procedure.  This video is interesting because the procedure for hair restoration was performed in a younger female who was NOT losing her hair.  She was just born with a high hairline that she did not care for.  She filmed her diary in Dallas and back in her home town.

These photos were taken this morning one day following a breakthrough procedure we did yesterday using “long hairs”, i.e., hairs harvested without shaving.  Keeping the hairs long is a bit more work but allows a patient to preview his final hair transplant result immediately without having to wait the 4 to 6 months to see the result.  Now, of course, most of the hairs will fall out after 3 to 4 weeks before the new hair grows but for those patients who want to see their result sooner (albeit temporarily), our “long hair” technique may be an option for you. UPDATE: I JUST LOADED A VIDEO OF THE LONG HAIR PATIENT FILMED 10 DAYS AFTER THE HAIR TRANSPLANT. YOU CAN FIND THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECTION ENTITLED “VIDEO EDUCATION” (BOTH IN THE MEDIA CENTER AND IN THE SEPARATE VIDEO EDUCATION PAGE.)

Our second video diary has just been posted.  You can find it in the media center or under the “Hair Restoration” category.  Thanks Joel!

In order for you to truly understand the recovery process, I have started a new section of this website entitled “Patient Video Diaries”.  My patients who have been kind enough to open their home to you have filmed their recovery process themselves every day at home to show you their recovery in intimate detail.  I have just posted our first patient video diary (thanks Debbie!) and I have two more coming within a week.  I hope you find these videos helpful for you!

Just to let you guys know:  I shot two new videos today that you may find interesting.  We performed a hair transplant for a young lady who was born with a high hairline.  I shot a video that describes how to design a female hairline for someone with a high non-receding hairline who needs it lowered.  The technique differs somewhat from a female with a receding hairline.  That video can be found in the recipient site section of this website.  The accompanying video was filmed by Emina on regional hair differences in the occipital region and how to allocate the different hairs in their respective recipient areas.  This video shows the regional differences of hair in a single occipital donor strip compared with the regional differences between the temple and the occipital area shown in a previous video.  These videos can be found in the graft dissection section.