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Viral video shows hair buildup caused by drugstore shampoo
Here’s a look at the residue your shampoo might be leaving behind. Companies often add silicones to products to coat the hair and make it feel thicker and fuller, said Dr. Nicole Rogers, a Louisiana-based dermatologist who specializes in hair restoration. She says silicones that coat the hair aren’t necessarily harmful to the hair itself. “I think…
Read MoreHow visible is a hair transplant after surgery?
In this video Dr. Nicole Rogers describes how visible your hair transplant would be at various timelines in your healing. She also recommends methods for camouflaging the hair transplant during the healing process.
Read MoreDr Rogers Weighs in on the No-Poo Shampoo Method
What is the Poo Method and why would you only wash your hair every two weeks? For some, the act of washing hair is a soothing ritual. For others, it’s more of a chore. A few of the people who fall into the latter category have decided to embark on a movement that may sound…
Read MoreRefining the E in FUE
In a recent publication by Dr. Ricardo Mejia in the Hair Transplant Forum, members of the ISHRS hair transplant society have elected to change the definition of Follicular Unit Extraction to Follicular Unit Excision. This new terminology better describes the procedure as a surgical incision, followed by gentle extraction of the hair follicle before implanting…
Read More25th ISHRS World Scientific Congress in Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
October 2017 was a busy month for Dr. Nicole Rogers. First, she traveled to Polanica Zdrój, Poland for the World Live Surgery Workshop – FUE Immersion – sponsored by the International Society of Hair Surgery (ISHRS). The purpose of the workshop was to share knowledge among surgical peers to improve FUE techniques, further develop current…
Read MoreFUE Hair Transplant 1000 Plus Finasteride 1mg Daily
This 42 year old male patient was thinning throughout the frontal forelock and had temporal recession. His hair loss began approximately 3 years earlier and he wanted to address the current loss and help maintain his remaining hair. He also like to occasionally cut his hair short especially in the Summer months. With Norwood Class…
Read MoreFemale Hair Loss – Hair Transplant Case Study
This female patient came to our office when she began losing hair in her mid 50’s. Since the patient was post menopausal Dr. Rogers prescribed Rogaine 5% once daily and oral finasteride 5mg daily. After a year she came back to the office for an evaluation. At that time she had discontinued the Rogaine and was…
Read MoreFemale Hair Loss Case Study – PRP Injection Therapy
This 64 year old female was experiencing significant hair thinning along the frontal hairline and behind the ears. We believed that her hair loss was related to either female pattern hair loss (FPHL), alopecia areata, or frontal fibrosing alopecia but her diagnosis was unclear despite multiple conflicting biopsy reports. After failing a number of other medical therapies we…
Read MorePropecia Hair Loss Case Study
This is a 40 year old gentleman who was bothered by hair thinning in the vertex. He started on Propecia (finasteride) 1mg daily as well as Rogaine 5% foam nightly. He was followed continuously and found to have significant improvement. His follow up photos is 15 months after initiation of treatment at which time he had almost complete…
Read MoreFemale Hair Transplant – Case Study – Advanced Hair Loss Restoration
This 66 year old female had progressive thinning over the vertex area for many years. Dr. Rogers believed that her condition was either CCCA (central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia) or FPHL (female pattern hair loss) and given the possibility of poor growth with CCCA elected to do a test transplant first of 25 hairs. When she followed up at…
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