Hair Restoration Blog Dallas

By Emina Karamanovski Over the years working with Dr. Lam and observing female and male patients approach aesthetic surgery differently, I also noticed that within hair restoration men and women behave differently. It is socially more acceptable to see a man than a woman losing hair. Therefore, women are more secretive about their hair loss […]

By Emina Karamanovski Recently I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and personally experienced the horror of hair loss that many women share. One of the symptoms associated with it was hair loss. Beside the fact that my hair was shedding more than usual, it was becoming alarmingly thinner. As I was diagnosed and my thyroid problems […]

By Emina Karamanovski It is not a first time that an old technique finds a new application. In the last few years, the ancient art of skin pigmentation (tattooing) found its place in the medical community, specifically in hair restoration. I was sincerely impressed with the results of micropigmentation and its versatility. Men and women […]

Recently I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and personally experienced the horror of hair loss that many women share. One of the symptoms associated with it was hair loss. Beside the fact that my hair was shedding more than usual, it was becoming alarmingly thinner. As I was diagnosed and my thyroid problems treated, my hair […]

There are many types of female hairlines that exist in nature. It is important for every serious hair-transplant surgeon to study these natural variations before considering to undertake a hair-transplant procedure on a woman to ensure that the result is natural and also appealing. Some of the basic tenants of a female hairline is that […]

Traction alopecia refers to hair loss that arises from hair being pulled too tightly for too long causing permanent destruction to that hair. Most typically, this condition is caused by tight hair braiding, as seen more commonly in African-American women. Fortunately, this kind of hair loss is known as a non-scarring type of hair loss, […]

Although it is more acceptable to see hair loss in men as normal, it is not considered so in women. 30% of women over the age of 30 lose hair to some extent but sometimes it is not a genetic condition but related to hormonal changes that should be investigated. I rarely perform surgery on […]

Female hair restoration is always a special topic that is far different from how hair restoration is performed in men. Starting with the pattern of hair loss, many women typically lose their hair along the central forelock anteriorly with gradually less hair loss going backward toward the crown, which Elise Olsen has referred to as […]

I have encountered many patients who experience hair loss after pregnancy and wonder what is going on. What happens during pregnancy is that the body is sustained at a high level of estrogen. Estrogen causes the hairs to stay in a prolonged state of anagen, or growth phase. When the estrogen is reduced at the […]

My mentor always taught me, “Sam, no amount of ice can replace the gentle hand of a surgeon.” Those words have remained fixed in my mind every time I approach a patient and his/her tissues. Training for many years as a surgeon, I saw the full gamut of surgeons at work: some with delicate hand […]

One of my passions is female hairline reconstruction. A large reason why is that it is one of the technically most challenging and artistically demanding parts of the head to do and to do right. Unlike a male hairline in which all the hairs angle perfectly straight forward, the female hairline if done correctly goes […]

This video was taken 8 months after hair transplant for female pattern baldness and shows the before and after results of female hair restoration.  There is a companion video of the patient giving a testimonial after her hair transplant procedure but this one focuses entirely on the close up inspection of the transplanted result. A […]

Mary underwent hair transplant for female pattern baldness and tells about her experience and her results in this video testimonial.*  Please also see the accompanying post on her hairline as videoed close up to see the result more in detail.  We oftentimes think that hair loss really principally occurs in men but it is very […]

Female hair transplant patient, Clarice, talks about her hair transplant results only four months following a hair transplant procedure for female pattern baldness/hair loss in this video testimonial. Please note that all video testimonials on this Web site are unpaid and uncompensated in any way. Clarice’s type of hair loss involved the anterior hairline and […]

This young lady who was born with a high forehead and a receded hairline underwent a female hairline lowering procedure using a female hair transplant technique. She was kind enough to film herself every day for 10 days to show her recovery period. Patients are very much interested not only in the outcome of a […]

This woman had a browlift and facelift that left her with a high, unfeminine hairline as well as scarring in the brow, temple, and the area behind the ears. This video discusses the pattern that Dr. Lam used to rebuild the hairline in a feminine design. In order to understand how Dr. Lam achieves consistently […]

A female hairline is completely different and requires the skills and artistry to make it look natural when considering performing female hairline lowering. Female hairline lowering allows a woman with a high forehead or one that has recessed with aging or previous aggressive browlift to have a proper frame to the face and better stylability […]

Dallas hair transplant surgeon, Dr. Sam Lam, describes the nuances of a female hairline to better understand how to perform a natural female hair transplant using the principles outlined in this video. The female hairline is completely different than a male hairline in that it is rounded and closed at the temples without any fronto-temporal […]

Identical twins, Sharen and Karen, talk about their hair transplant results one year after one session.  They talk about their concerns about their hair loss, their hair transplant experience, and what they think about their results.  Watch their video on YouTube:

Understanding Female Hair Loss & Female Hair Transplants Before female hair loss can be treated effectively with medication and or surgical hair transplantation, a physician must engage in appropriate dialogue with a woman to determine what causes may be accounting for her hair loss so as to safely rectify or improve her condition. Many starting […]