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At the Hair Transplant Network, only those surgeons who perform state of the art hair transplant surgery with excellent results are recommended.

Recently, we asked the patient members of our hair restoration forum community for their input Dr. Brandon Ross of LaJolla, CA.  View Dr. Ross’ featured potential recommendation forum thread here.

Dr. Ross, recently visited and observed in live surgery by Pat Hennessey - Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, has over 8 years of hair transplant experience and performs regular large sessions of high quality follicular unit hair transplantation with excellent results. Pat was very impressed with his level of patient care, his staff, and the quality of their work.  See the highlights from Pat’s visit to his clinic in LaJolla, CA.

Given his extensive experience, and positive remarks made by our hair loss forum members, it is no surprise that Dr. Brandon Ross has been approved for recommendation by our online hair restoration community. To see his recommendation profile, click here.

Feel free to congratulate Dr. Ross by clicking on his potential recommendation thread above.

To see our high standards for recommendation, click here. To see a full list of all surgeons we recommend, click here.

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
View my Hair Loss Weblog
 

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Selecting a quality hair restoration surgeon is crucial to ensure a successful hair transplant transformation. This is why we only recommend surgeons who perform state of the art hair transplant surgery and produce excellent results consistently on the Hair Transplant Network.

Recently, we asked the patient members of our hair restoration forum community for their input Dr. Marla Rosenberg of Toronto.  View Dr. Rosenberg’s featured potential recommendation forum thread here

Dr. Rosenberg has been performing hair transplant surgery as the primary part of her practice for over 7 years in Toronto. Taking a customized approach for each patient, she combines the latest techniques to mimic nature and maximize the illusion of hair density.

Given her extensive experience, and positive remarks made by our hair loss forum members, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Marla Rosenberg has been approved for recommendation by our online hair restoration community. To see her recommendation profile, click here.

Feel free to congratulate Dr. Rosenberg by clicking on her potential recommendation thread above.

To see our high standards for recommendation, click here. To see a full list of all surgeons we recommend, click here.

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
View my Hair Loss Weblog

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As a hair loss sufferer visiting this hair restoration blog I’d like to inform you that Dr. Alvi Armani has filed a lawsuit against the Hair Transplant Network community for comments made on our forum that were critical of him and his clinic.

Yet another hair transplant surgeon does not feel that me or certain other members of this hair restoration community have the right to express our opinions or share our experiences.

I invite you to exercise your right to free expression by visiting our forum topic, Dr. Armani Lawsuit Against the Hair Transplant Network, and reply to demonstrate that you are prepared to exercise your right to free speech.

Fortunately our forefathers had the good sense to make the first amendment protecting free speech the very first amendment. Many people, including me, have expressed numerous reservations online about Dr. Armani and his questionable ethics, deceptive marketing practices, as well as issues with his hair transplant technique.

Two posters, one of whom claimed to be a patient of Dr. Armani, were banned on Hair Loss Help when they expressed reservations about Dr. Armani,his practice and his results. They then came to this forum and exercised their right to share their experiences and concerns. One of Dr. Armani’s online representatives then contacted us. We encouraged them to exercise their right to reply and refute any claims that they felt were not accurate. However, instead of replying they chose to sue the Hair Transplant Network.

Exploring hair loss treatment options is a high priority for balding men and women who desperately want to stimulate hair regrowth. Despite the fancy hype of marketing claims, there is still no miracle hair loss cure and in most cases, treatment options are limited. Hair loss drugs such as Propecia (finasteride) for men only and Rogaine (minoxidil) are often insufficient in their effect and typically work better for those with minimal hair loss. But men and women with excessive baldness often become frustrated when these treatments offer little to no benefit. Are hair pieces and alopecia wigs the only answer?

Deciding to undergo hair transplant surgery should not be taken lightly and considered carefully. Hair replacement can be great if you find the right hair restoration physician who will work with you to develop long term goals and has a proven track record of producing quality and consistent patient results. Below you will find 3 important considerations to help you determine whether or not hair transplant surgery is for you.

Am I a Candidate for Hair Transplant Surgery? Not all bald or balding men and women are hair transplant candidates. Consulting with a qualified hair transplant surgeon will help you determine whether or not you are a qualified candidate. Read this article for tips on determining whether or not you are a good candidate for hair replacement surgery.

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When it comes to evaluating hair transplant clinics, we like to live by the old Russian Proverb “Trust but Verify”.

That’s why in addition to evaluating surgical techniques and real patient feedback and photos on our hair loss forum, Pat Hennessey, Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network believes in visiting clinics worldwide.  By observing live surgery, examining their techniques, and meeting with their patients, he can accurately evaluate their level of experience and skill in producing quality results.

On a mission to recommend only the best surgeons to hair loss sufferers worldwide, Pat has been traveling across North America this past year in “Hair Force One” visiting leading hair restoration clinics. This past May he was in California.

Despite Southern California’s reputation for beautiful people, there are a surprisingly limited number of truly world class hair transplant physicians.  But after extensive research, Pat found and visited a handful of potentially promising surgeons who appear to use state of the art techniques. 

To see Pat’s detailed review of each clinic he visited in Southern California including live surgical photos, visit “Southern California – Visits to Leading Hair Transplant Clinics”

Pat also visited with a few promising clinics in Northern California.  To see highlights from Pat’s visit including a detailed review with hair transplant photos, visit Pat’s Visit to Leading Clinics in the San Francisco Bay

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“Who is the best hair transplant surgeon” is a question commonly asked on our online community hair restoration forum. Because selecting a quality hair restoration physician is vital to ensure a successful result, this question demands an answer.

But determining “who is best” is often very subjective and is not necessarily the right question. Instead, a better question would be, “What are the characteristics of an elite hair transplant surgeon?”

In simple terms, an elite hair restoration surgeon is one who continually adapts and refines their techniques to meet a patient’s hair restoration goals. An elite hair transplant doctor will also stand by their work and help their patients through any potential problems. Continuing education, regular consulting with other leading hair replacement surgeons, and a dedication to patient excellence are key ingredients to making an elite hair transplant surgeon.

Our patient based online hair transplant community carefully selects only the best of surgeons to recommend on the Hair Transplant Network. With today’s improvements in hair transplant techniques, dedicated surgeons with experienced staff can perform large dense packed sessions of ultra refined follicular unit hair transplantation in a single session when appropriate for the patient. Creating smaller incisions with ultra refined tools allows a surgeon to densely pack follicular unit grafts close together, almost twice as much as standard follicular unit hair transplantation, while minimizing scalp trauma. An elite group of surgeons who perform these ultra refined hair transplant sessions are eligible for members hip in the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. See our high level of membership standards for the Coalition by clicking here.

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Having been involved as a patient member of the Hair Transplant Network community for 3 1/2 years, I’ve read a multitude of hair transplant experiences and seen a magnitude of hair transplant photos.  Though many (including myself) will rave about how far hair transplantation has come for balding men and women, hair transplant failure cases are very disheartening.  But why would a hair transplant fail?  Aren’t they guaranteed?

Seeing sub-par hair restoration results or failure cases is what drives me daily to help hair loss patients find hair transplant surgeons that consistently perform state of the art hair replacement surgery.  I can’t emphasize enough just how important is physician selection.

Ironically, “experience” doesn’t necessarily mean that a physician is using state of the art hair replacement techniques.  Unfortunately, many continue to use minigrafting or even old hair plugs, creating an unnatural look.  Some hair surgeons continue to use multi-blade (3 blades or more) knives to remove the donor hair causing hair transection and inevitably reducing the amount of “usable” donor hair.

As a patient myself, I can’t emphasize enough: do your research!  Speak with, meet with, and view patient hair transplant photos online.  Educate yourself on all the up-to-date hair transplant techniques and KNOW the difference between a high quality and low quality hair replacement surgery.  Only then should you select a hair restoration physician that will help you best treat your hair loss.

For an example of a hair transplant failure case, see Dr. Rassman’s Balding Blog Article on this issue by clicking here.

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This question was posed by a female hair loss sufferer seeking hair loss help on our hair restoration forum and answered by Dr. Michael Beehner of Saratoga Springs, NY who is one of our recommended hair restoration physicians. His professional answer is below.

The total number of hair grafts planted in a hair transplant procedure simply refers to the number of “building blocks” used in that case, whatever their size or composition. In modern hair transplantation, that usually can range from a 1-hair follicular unit graft up to usually a double follicular unit graft of 4-5 hairs, both dissected under microscopes. Ordinarily the number of grafts equals the number of recipient site incisions with two exceptions.

One, if extremely tiny incisions are made over the entire planting area and the physician feels that 3 or 4-hair follicular units are too large to use and instructs the assistants to split them into two smaller hair grafts each. Actually, two 2-hair grafts made by splitting a 4-hair follicular units will still count as two grafts, because the work was taken to cut them into separate units and two separate incision sites are made to place them in.

Two, if a patient has a larger percentage of naturally occurring 1-hair follicular unit grafts in the donor tissue, often two 1-hair follicular units will be “paired up” and placed into a single incision, which then becomes a 2-hair site, as opposed to making two separate sites and placing 1 hair into each one.

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When you hear the word “makeover”, what do you think of? From fashion shows to makeup design, women work hard to change their appearance and become more attractive. But here at the Hair Transplant Network, the word “makeover” takes on a whole new meaning. Balding men and women suffering from hair loss desperately long for fabulous locks of hair that properly dress and frame the face. Now, with the recent developments in hair transplant surgery, this dream has become a reality for many.

In the last few years, a select group of surgeons such as those of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians have revolutionized the hair restoration industry because patients have demanded only the best results. Thanks to the patient revolution driven by our online hair loss forum community, many bald men and women can successfully restore a full looking natural head of hair.

Below we introduce to you a few of the great multitude of men and women who have successfully gone from bald to bushy with a hair transplant makeover.

Meet hair replacement patient and hair loss blogger Coopcoopcooperman. We can only surmise that the multiple “coops” in his name signify his exhilaration in drinking from the hair fountain of youth. After receiving 4108 grafts in one hair transplant session with Dr. Victor Hasson, his baldness is now a thing of the past after only 7 months. Mr. Coop states emphatically, “It’s so great to have my hair back”.

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Dr. Kabaker has been recommended on the Hair Transplant Network for several years. View his profile - on the Hair Transplant Network.

Dr. Sheldon Kabaker is renowned among hair restoration physicians for his superb surgical skill, which he developed and refined over the past thirty years.

During my visit he and his staff performed a small session of 1,100 grafts into a patient’s crown area. Dr. Kabaker removed the donor strip using a single bladed knife and then did a double layer closure so that the internal sutures would reduce tension on the skin level external sutures. He believes this produces a minimal donor scar. He then used a 19 gauge needle to create graft incisions of about 0.9 millimeters in size.

In addition to the quality follicular unit grafting that he performs, Dr. Kabaker has developed a reputation for being an expert at female hairline lowering, below is an example.

This can be a cost effective surgical solution for women who have naturally high hairline that they want lowered. Many women feel that the high hairline makes them look masculine or older.This is not due to hair loss but rather their heredity.

Although transplanting hair to recreate a lower hairline is an option, such transplantation normally requires multiple sessions to create a hairline that is sufficiently dense.

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