Hair Restoration Blog Dallas
Passion in Hair Restoration and in Everything
Published on April 9, 2012 by Lam Institute for Hair RestorationAt times I get the question during a consultation, “What makes you better than [fill in the blank name]”? Even though I may spend 30 minutes detailing every little nuance of what makes us better: a more artistically designed and customized hairline, better donor harvesting and donor closure, better recipient site creation, more gentle graft […]
Understanding the Importance of Graft-to-Site Fit in Hair Transplantation
Published on January 24, 2012 by Lam Institute for Hair RestorationA graft must fit a recipient site like a hand fits a glove perfectly. Too tight and the graft becomes pinched inward leading to either hair death or a tufted fake appearance. Too loose or too deep and the hair can fall inward into the site and cause unnatural pitting. Too short a site will […]
Handling Tissues Gently in Hair Restoration
Published on April 26, 2011 by Lam Institute for Hair RestorationMy 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 […]
