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The internet is so rich with information on hair loss, how will you handle the contradictory information? How will you be able to differentiate the legitimate hair loss treatments from bogus scams?

Our hair loss community is designed for balding men and women to review, critique, and challenge marketing hype and learn the most effective ways to treat baldness.

Below we’ve compiled some of this week’s hot topic hair loss related questions and answers from our forum, blogs, and email. Follow the links below to a topic that you find interesting and read what real patients and physician experts have to say about each topic.

How Weight Lifting, Protein Intake, and Hair Loss are Related: (Dr. Brandon Ross) Muscle heads and gym jocks should read this blog to learn if lifting heavy and protein supplements are in any way related to hair loss.

Hair Transplant Risks – A Surgeon’s Point of View: (Dr. Mike Beehner) This is a must read for all patients considering surgical hair restoration. Not only should prospective patients learn about the benefits of hair regrowth, but about the potential risks as well.

How Poor Diet May Contribute to Hair Loss: Learn whether poor diet, genetics, or other factors are contributing to your baldness.

How Stress and Hair Loss May Be Related: Just as a poor diet may contribute to some hair loss conditions, learn whether or not stress can play a role in causing or expediting alopecia.

In the summer of 2008, Pat Hennessey journeyed to California looking for quality hair restoration surgeons to consider for recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network. To see our high standards for recommendation, view our membership criteria.

During Pat’s visit to La Jolla, he visited with and watched Dr. Brandon Ross perform high quality follicular unit hair transplant surgery. See “Pat’s Visit to Ross Medical Hair Restoration in La Jolla, CA“.

Recently, Dr. Ross provided us with 6 month progress pictures from the patient we observed in live surgery. We invite you to see these hair transplant progress photos and offer your feedback.

Dr. Ross continues to impress our hair loss forum community by presenting regular examples of his excellent results in the “Results Posted by Leading Hair Transplant Clinics ” forum.

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Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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Though hair loss sufferers are typically enamored by large densely packed hair transplant megasessions, sometimes smaller sessions can be more appropriate and appear to accomplish the same goals. But how is this possible?

Take a look at these hair transplant photos posted by a concerned hair loss forum member posing the very same question. See for yourself why “less” can often be “more” and how to get great results for only a fraction of the cost of larger hair restoration sessions. Also read and contribute your own input as to how and why this is even possible.

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Technorati Tags: hair loss, hair transplant, hair loss forum, hair restoration

Our educational sites and resources were created by and for patients to share experiences, evaluate hair transplant physicians, and offer input on hair loss treatments that really work. For over 10 years, our hair loss discussion forum has enabled balding men and women to share the good, the bad and the ugly.

Now, we’ve taken sharing to a higher level by creating free weblogs. Hair loss sufferers can now create an ongoing journal and easily share photos documenting their hair restoration transformation. Today, over 350 patients have authored weblogs sharing their experiences and hair transplant photos. To view them or create your own, visit www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog.

View our Official Press Release “Over 350 Patients Share Their Hair Restoration Experiences and Photos at the Hair Transplant Network”

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Technorati Tags: hair transplant, hair loss treatments, balding, Hair loss, hair restoration, hair transplant photos

Though hair transplant surgery is considered a simple outpatient procedure, there is a healing period where proper care of your new hair and scalp is critical. Hair loss patient members of our community often share their own experiences and how they’ve cared for their grafts. How long before the grafts are secure in the scalp? How long before you can remove the sutures/staples? How many days after a hair transplant can you resume normal hair washing?

Forum member “Thinman123” recently had a hair transplant and wants to know when he can resume normal hair washing and the best shampoos to use. Click here to discuss this and other important hair restoration postoperative care tips.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Technorati Tags: hair transplant, Hair loss, hair restoration

Have you ever wondered why so many actors have a full head of hair? Though it may appear that Hollywood is immune to male pattern baldness, many may have restored their hair with today’s revolutionary hair transplant procedures.

Thanks to the online collaboration between educated patients and quality physicians, today’s surgical hair restoration procedures can produce results so natural that even your hair stylist can’t detect them.

Ultra refined follicular unit grafting has raised the bar for physicians and their staff. Today, clinics dedicated to this revolutionary procedure can perform larger densely packed sessions when appropriate for the patient. A hair transplant surgeon must have a large and experienced enough staff to carefully trim all follicular units under microscopes and pack them closely together into tiny incisions carefully and timely. Only experienced and delicate hands can properly place grafts into small and densely packed incisions without damaging the grafts.

Thankfully, a handful of surgeons, such as members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians have mastered this technique and regularly perform it with excellent results. Below we’ve provided a few recent examples provided by real patients sharing their stories and hair transplant photos with us. You are encouraged to offer your input on their hair loss blogs.

Do you have a question about your hair loss you can’t find answers to? Post your question on our hair loss forum or submit it privately by using the contact form.

Below you will find answers to 5 of this week’s top topic hair loss related questions provided by real balding men and women and physician experts.

Why Scalp Med can Make Claims its FDA Approved

How Soon after a Hair Transplant can you return to Work? (Dr. Lindsey)

The Online Internet Hype of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) (Dr. Rassman)

Customize a Hair Loss Treatment Program that’s Best for You

Can Women Take Propecia for Hair Loss?

Additionally, these questions and more are answered daily on our news and blog sites including the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, the Hair Transplant Network, and the Hair Loss Learning Center.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Technorati Tags: hair loss, hair loss forum, balding

The skill and experience of hair transplant surgeons vary widely, as do their results. That’s why in our community, patients have the final say as to who is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

Recently, Dr. Cam Simmons, his technique, and results were carefully reviewed by our hair loss forum community in consideration for recommendation.  To learn how we recommend hair transplant surgeons, click here.

After extensive research and seeking input from his patients and other leading surgeons, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Cam Simmons of Toronto, Canada has been approved for recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network. To congratulate and welcome him to our community, visit the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Cam Simmons of Toronto, Canada”.

Dr. Simmons has been performing hair restoration surgery exclusively for over 9 years and has the staff and experience to perform sessions over 3000 densely packed follicular unit grafts when appropriate for the patient.

Dr. Simmons was visited and observed in live surgery by our Publisher Patrick Hennessey. See the highlights of “Pat’s visit to Dr. Simmons’ clinic in Toronto”.

Those local to Toronto and beyond considering surgical hair restoration should definitely consult with Dr. Simmons and consider him for surgery. To view his physician profile and learn how to contact him, click here.

View the official Press Release.

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Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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I’ve been taking Propecia for hair loss for about 9 weeks now and have had no side effects up until this point. Now, my left nippled has become tender and inflamed. It is unconfortable and doesn’t look good. I was wondering if there are any supplements out there to counteract this?

This question was posed by a hair loss sufferer seeking hair loss help on our hair restoration forum and answered by Dr. Steven Gabel of Hillsboro, OR who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.  His professional answer is below.

I’ve been prescribing Propecia (finasteride) for hair loss for several years and did have one patient who had breast tenderness and gynecomastia (enlarged breasts) after taking the Propecia.

The patient elected to continue the medication, and if the problem continued, he was going to discontinue Propecia (finasteride). I do not know of any supplements to counteract this; if it continues to bother you, you may want to consider stopping the medication.

Steven Gabel, M.D.

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Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Technorati Tags: Propecia for hair loss, hair loss, hair loss help, Propecia, finasteride

This insightful information was posted on our hair restoration forum by Dr. Timothy Carman of La Jolla, CA, who is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

Now if one was to go to a world class hair transplant doctor for surgery and there are no depressions or bumps, what would be the difference between transplanted hair and natural hair? I know that the transplanted hair can be a little thicker because it’s from the back of your head but I want to know if there is anything else that would set it apart, and how a top hair restoration physician would be able to tell the two apart? Also are there any limitations on transplanted hair (assuming you will not be balding and there is enough donor hair)?  Is there anything that I can’t do with the transplanted hair that I would be able to do with the native hair?

Great question.

In state of the art follicular unit transplantation procedures, even we surgeons can have a hard time differentiating transplanted grafts from native hair. The “tip-off”, in actuality, isn’t really the difference between the actual look of the hair itself, or the base of the shaft, etc; rather it is the “gestalt” or background against which the transplanted graft occurs.