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Several years ago, Coalition physicians Dr. Jerry Wong and Dr. Victor Hasson released an educational video detailing and explaining the process of scalp exercises. In theory, scalp exercises help a patient create additional scalp laxity (or looseness) in the universal donor area before a hair transplant procedure. This allows the surgeon to (potentially) remove and implant a greater number of follicular unit grafts.

Although this video was informative, educational, and comprehensive, Hasson and Wong received a myriad of scalp exercise questions and concerns over the past few years. In response to this feedback, the clinic decided to create a new video that answers these thoughtful questions, presents new information, and provides a wonderful overview of scalp exercising.

To view this new video, click here: Hasson & Wong: Scalp Laxity Exercises.

Enjoy!

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Blake Bloxham – aka Future_HT_Doc

Editorial Assistant and Forum Co-Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum

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Selecting a quality hair transplant surgeon is crucial to obtaining the most natural looking results. This is why patients have the final say as to which physicians are recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

We would appreciate your advice and/or input regarding the potential recommendation of Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Mohebi has been performing exclusive hair transplant surgery at his own clinic, US Hair Restoration for almost 3 years and has the experience and staff to perform over 3000 follicular unit grafts in a single session when appropriate for the patient.

Dr. Mohebi uses minimally invasive techniques and tools to create tiny incisions to reduce trauma to the scalp during surgery and provide patients with the most natural looking results.

We invite you view his results and offer your input on the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Parsa Mohebi of Los Angeles, California”.

To see our standards for recommendation, click here. To see the list of all current physicians recommended worldwide, click here.

Onwards and Upwards,

Pat Hennessey and Bill Seemiller – Publisher and Managing Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum and Social Community.

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Just as students must possess a high grade point average and certain skills to be accepted into an elite University, only the best hair restoration physicians are invited to join the high ranks of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. To see our demanding standards for the Coalition, click here.

Recently, we sought your input and opinions about potentially inviting Dr. Cam Simmons to join the ranks of the Coalition. To view what our members have said, visit the Potential Coalition Membership for Dr. Cam Simmons of Toronto. In addition to your input, we sought the private feedback of physicians recommended by this community.

Given the multitude of positive remarks and support for Dr. Simmons, we’d like to congratulate him on becoming our newest member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. You can view Dr. Simmons’ Coalition profile by clicking here.

A special thanks to everyone who provided their valuable feedback regarding the potential Coalition membership for Dr. Simmons. Feel free to congratulate him by clicking on his featured potential coalition membership thread above.

For hair loss sufferers considering hair transplant surgery in the Toronto area and beyond, we strongly encourage you to consult with and consider Dr. Cam Simmons for your procedure.

Onwards and Upwards,

Pat Hennessey and Bill Seemiller – Publisher and Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q & A Blog and the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum

Coalition member Dr. Bob Haber has a proven track record of producing excellent results and was the past chair of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) scientific meeting.  He was also the past president of the society.  No wonder his peers have recognized him as a leader and teacher in the hair restoration field.

This year at the annual 2009 ISHRS meeting in Amsterdam, Dr. Bob Haber has been recognized by his peers for his exceptional work in hair restoration and given the Golden follicle award.

The Golden follicle award is the highest honor given to a leading surgeon in hair restoration by the ISHRS at each meeting. This award recognizes his outstanding achievement in clinically-related research in hair pathophysiology or anatomy as it relates to hair restoration.

Based on the outstanding reviews online by his patients, there’s no question that Dr. Bob Haber deserves this award.  Congratulations to Dr. Haber for his continued outstanding achievements.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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I’ve known Dr. Sharon Keene for over ten years and first saw her perform hair transplant surgery when she was working with Dr. Ron Shapiro in his clinic in Minnesota several years ago.  She has always impressed me as being very meticulous, dedicated and caring.

She has been recommended on the Hair Transplant Network for over ten years and is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. She has consistently garnered rave reviews from her patients, who often comment on our dedication and caring nature.

To view her recommendation and patient photos, view her physician profile.

Just recently I had the pleasure of watching Dr. Keene and her staff perform an ultra refined hair transplantation at her full time office in Tucson, Arizona. It was obvious that she’s only gotten better with time. She continues to be very hands on and places many of the grafts herself. She is a stickler for quality control and feels she can monitor the process from A to Z best by working along side her medical technicians during the entire process.

Though she once did all pure follicular units, she now likes to use a limited amount of double follicular units (two follicular units that are very close together) when appropriate. She believes that this gives the patient the best illusion of density, while still maintaining complete naturalness, even under close inspection. She also feels that the careful use of some multi follicular unit grafts in the midscalp region also gives her patients the best financial value. I tend to agree that it is best not to be bound by pure follicular unit dogma.

Physician members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians must meet and maintain the demanding standards set by this community and consistently produce excellent natural looking hair transplant results.  

Recently, we sought the input and opinions of our hair loss forum community about potentially inviting Dr. Timothy Carman to join the ranks of the elite Coalition.  View their input by visiting the Potential Coalition Membership for Dr. Timothy Carman.

Based on all the evidence we collected privately and publicly including patient member feedback and input from leading hair restoration physicians, we believe Dr. Carman has earned his rightful place in the highly esteemed Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.

Feel free to congratulate him by clicking on his featured potential coalition membership thread above.

To see our criteria for Coalition membership, click here.  To see an exclusive list of all the physicians we recommend worldwide, click here.

View the official Press Release.

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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At last year’s Annual 2008 ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) scientific meeting, Pat Hennessey, publisher of the Hair Transplant Network video interviewed almost 20 leading hair restoration physicians recommended by our community to help our members and visitors learn more about our doctors.  During the last several months, we edited these interviews and redesigned the video section of our website.

We encourage you to view these hair transplant physician expert video interviews to learn more about each doctor’s philosophy, technique, and hair restoration experience.

Many of our recommended physicians have already been video interviewed and can be found on their recommendation profiles. The new videos have been added to the Hair Transplant Network doctor profiles however, physician member profiles of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians are still in the process of being updated.

You are encouraged to view these existing and new interviews. View the Physician Hair Transplant Interviews.

To see an exclusive list of the doctors we recommend and their profiles, click here.  To see our recommendation criteria, click here.

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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In the hands of the right hair restoration physician, today’s hair transplants are so natural that even hairstylists cannot detect them. But despite the recent advancements in the industry, the majority of the public still think of the old hair plugs when hair transplants are mentioned.

Late in 2008, there was a major breakthrough for educating the public on the advanced techniques in hair restoration. On October 7 th, 2008 at 4:00pm EST on ABC, Coalition member Dr. Robert Bernstein, discussed today’s ultra refined follicular unit hair transplantation on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Not only is Dr. Bernstein a recognized leader in the hair transplant industry by his peers, he has long received online accolades by his patients on our hair loss forum for producing excellent results.

Upon Dr. Bernstein‘s introduction, Oprah asked why Dr. Bernstein didn’t have a hair transplant himself since he is bald. He simply replied that these advanced techniques didn’t exist when he first went bald, and now he is used to it.

In this brief but enlightening segment on the Oprah Winfrey show, Dr. Bernstein presented a brief video demonstrating him and his dedicated staff performing surgery and showcased his patient’s results live on the show. While, Oprah Winfrey had a chance to examine his new head of hair and look for the scar, everyone was very impressed with the result. Additionally, nobody, including Oprah Winfrey was able to find the donor scar.

Recently, we presented the highlights of the annual ISHRS conference and honored a number of leading hair restoration physicians who have contributed a lot to the advancement of hair restoration surgery.

Today, we honor the medical and office staff of these world renowned hair transplant surgeons who significantly contribute to the success of a hair transplant proceduret. Without an experienced and dedicated medical staff, large ultra refined hair transplant megasessions would not be possible.

You are encouraged to join in and give thanks to these unsung heroes who dedicate their lives to ensuring their surgeons and their patients look their best.

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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Recently, we recognized a number of world class hair restoration physicians who attended the Annual 2008 ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Conference in Montreal. See the Highlights of the Annual ISHRS Scientific Meeting.

I’ve been in touch with hair loss forum member Ailene who is the Clinical Supervisor for Dr. Jerry Cooley and asked if she’d be willing to share her experience with the ISHRS Assistants program. Unfortunately in the past, this program was largely unrecognized. Ailene was the chair of the hair transplant Assistants program last year and like other dedicated staff members participating in this program, this is a volunteer position.

To learn more about how the ISHRS Assistants program provides great benefit for hair replacement surgeons and ultimately their patients, visit our hair loss forum.

Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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