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Recently, Dr. Jim Harris, who is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network became amongst the first hair restoration physicians to purchase the ARTAS Hair Restoration System, a hair transplant machine innovated by Restoration Robotics in an attempt to automate the follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure.  But can ARTAS live up to its promise of increased extraction speeds, lower transection rates, increased session sizes, and optimal hair growth yield?

Like previous FUE extraction machines, the ARTAS Hair Restoration System attempts to increase the speed of extraction (allowing for larger single sessions) while automating the surgical process.  Claims that very little skill is needed to use automated devices has  led some marketing giants to mass market their machine to the neophyte hair transplant surgeon and untrained medical professionals.  Since no automated device or machine can adapt or make critical decisions during an FUE procedure, many hair loss practitioners and veteran patients have expressed concerns that many who undergo surgery with a neophyte surgeon using the ARTAS or any automated hair transplant equipment will eventually come forward with less than satisfactory results.

While the concept of automating the FUE hair transplant procedure is impressive, putting such advanced equipment in novice hands may be disastrous.  However, innovative machines like the ARTAS Hair Restoration System in skilled and experienced hands could significantly aid quality physicians and their staff in providing patients with the best results.

According to Dr. Harris:

I acquired the system because it produces great follicular unit grafts at an efficient rate and it will help leverage my resources.

Late last week, hair transplant pioneer and Coalition hair restoration physician Dr. William Rassman announced that he is beginning ACell Matristem hair duplication (formerly known as “autocloning“) trials at his Los Angeles office.

As explained by Coalition surgeon Dr. Jerry Cooley at the 2010 ISHRS (International Socieity of Hair Restoration Surgery) conference, ACell Matristem is a a new, non-invasive therapy that stimulates and amplifies that body’s own healing processes. Although it possesses many medical applications, the one that most excites hair loss sufferers is it’s ability to “auto-clone”  plucked hair follicles, or grow an entirely functional hair follicle from only a portion of an extracted unit.   To see highlights from the 2010 ISHRS Meeting, visit “Highlights of the 2010 ISHRS Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA”.   Also, view Dr. Cooley’s presentation on ACell Matristem and Hair Duplication (formerly known as AutoCloning).

Although Dr. Rassman explains that the issue still requires further research, he is looking for volunteers to participate in the ACell study. If you’re interested in participating, please feel free to contact Dr. Rassman’s clinic. To read about the hair duplicatin trial, click here (for the original announcement) and here (for an update from Dr. Rassman).

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Blake – 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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Recommended hair restoration surgeon Dr. Shelly Friedman recently appeared on the popular morning news broadcast Good Morning Arizona. During the interview,  Dr. Friedman took the time to answer some difficult hair loss related questions and promote his new book: To Bald or Not to Bald? That is the Question:

If you would like more information on To Bald or Not to Bald, visit our online hair loss store. To purchase the book immediately, click here. To see more hair restoration videos, feel free to visit our Hair Restoration Video Library.

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Blake – 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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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
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.

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Bill
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
Associate Publisher/Editor

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