Category: Hair Restoration

If you’ve been concerned about thinning hair or are experiencing male or female pattern baldness, you may wonder whether hair restoration surgery is a viable corrective option. According to International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery statistics, of the more than 700,000 hair restoration surgeries performed globally in 2021, 68.2% of patients achieved desired results with one surgery, while another 28.6% reported satisfactory results after two surgeries. A less than 3.3% dissatisfaction...

If hair loss were a disease, it would be considered epidemic as millions of Americans are losing their hair, and roughly 50% of men can expect to experience balding and 25% of women will have visible female pattern baldness by age 50. Those experiencing hair loss cannot stop it as there is no viable cure. However, they can consider several hair restoration options to help fill balding areas and thicken thinning hair.

Researchers recently confirmed that stress can turn hair gray, but did you know that stress can also cause hair loss? In 2021, the same researchers who uncovered the link between stress and graying hair published a study identifying the underlying cellular-level mechanisms linking stress to hair loss. While this research may lead to treatments that address stress-induced hair loss, stress avoidance appears to be the only fix for now.