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Propecia 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…
Read MoreWhat’s the Skinny on Sulfate-Free Shampoos?
Sulfate based shampoos contain products like sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate. They are some of the most popular cleansers used not only in hair shampoos but also in facial and body cleansers. This is because they create a rich, creamy lather and rinse out easily. Recently these shampoos have been touted as troublesome…
Read MoreBiotin May Alter Thyroid Test Results
In a recent case report from Mass General Hospital, a male patient was erroneously diagnosed with Graves’ Disease. The diagnosis was made after blood tests revealed a suppressed TSH, and elevated T3 and T4. However, the patient had no clinical evidence of thyroid problems. Ultrasound of the neck showed a normal-sized thyroid with no nodules.…
Read MoreSpring-Summer Shedding: Is it Normal?
Yes! There is evidence that it may be normal for your body to shed a certain amount of hair in the spring and summer seasons. This is because there is evidence that the time of year when the greatest number of hairs are in the resting or ‘telogen’ phase. Thus, we humans are not that…
Read MoreCan Sunscreen Cause Hair Loss?
Potential link between Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia & Sunscreen New research from the United Kingdom suggests that topical sunscreens may be causing hair loss among patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA). Patients were recruited from two sites in the UK, including general dermatology clinics and hair specialty clinics. 105 women with FFA and 100 age- and…
Read MorePromising Research on Stem Cells for Hair Growth
Dr. Nicole Rogers Feature in Huffington Post Article on Stem Cells Research Dr. Rogers spoke with the Huffington Post about new developments in the realm of stem cell replication. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., showed that stem cells derived from human skin can be used to grow hair–at least in…
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