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Refining 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…
Read MoreHair Transplant Case Study – Female Hairline Lowering and Facelift Scar Camouflage
This 59 year old female was bothered by her high hairline and deep temporal recessions. She was also bothered by scars behind the hairline related to a previous facelift. She underwent a traditional donor ellipse (FUT) in which we harvested approximately 1500 . 1-4 hair follicular units. These were carefully placed around the hairline and used to help…
Read MoreNew Information about Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS)
At this year’s ISHRS meeting in Las Vegas, Dr. Alan Jacobs a neuroendocrinologist at Duke University School of Medicine spoke on the topic of Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS). This condition has been described in the literature as a continuation of sexual side effects even after discontinuation of the drug. Men may also complain of other…
Read MoreDr. Rogers listed among Best Doctors of New Orleans
Dr. Nicole Rogers was featured in the August 2016 issue of New Orleans Magazine as one of the top doctors in dermatology. Only six dermatologists were chosen among the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. This list is created by the editorial staff at New Orleans Magazine and is NOT related to advertising or marketing. BEST…
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