Hair Restoration Blog Dallas

Scarring Alopecias: What You Need to Know for Hair Transplantation

Published on October 24, 2011 by

There are many types of scarring alopecias (scarring hair loss) like lichen planopilaris, discoid lupus erythematosis, etc. This article will not try to review all the many types of histologic (tissue) diagnoses but to explain what goes through my head as a hair-transplant surgeon when encountering various scarring alopecias for possible hair restoration. When I […]

Filed under: scarring alopecias, scarring alopecia, lichen planopilaris, hair transplant, hair loss disorders, discoid lupus

Trichotillomania and Hair Restoration

Published on October 2, 2011 by

Trichotillomania describes a condition in which an individual repeatedly pulls his or her hair out of one’s head or other body parts due to an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Sometimes trichotillomania is accompanied by ingesting the hair causing a condition of indigestible hair products in the stomach known as a trichobezoar that may require surgical excision. […]

Filed under: trichotillomania, trichobezoar, OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, hair transplant, hair restoration, hair loss disorders, hair loss