2008
Posted on May 17, 2008
Since the beginning of my career I’ve noticed that men dominate the patient lists of many hair restoration practices, but in recent years women have become a larger part of the hair restoration patient base. I don’t believe that this shift demonstrates a growth in […]
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Posted on May 4, 2008
My patients are always surprised to find out that the active ingredient in Rogaine, minoxidil, was developed as a pill to reduce high blood pressure. One of its side effects was observed to be hair growth in some patients. A topical formulation was then created […]
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Posted on April 19, 2008
Propecia® is one of the leading medical treatments for hair loss in men, but it becomes a hot topic in sports and Olympics news from time to time. Professional male athletes do their best on and off the field, and that includes looking their best […]
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Posted on April 4, 2008
I am writing to you from the ISHRS Live Surgery Workshop in Orlando, Florida where I moderated a segment and gave a talk on the Male Consultation. I also participated in creating the recipient sites of a live surgery teaching case on a follicular unit […]
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Posted on April 1, 2008
In his own words, Boston’s Mix 98.5 radio personality Fast Freddy is “psyched.” And he has every reason to be. He has his own growing hair back. At the end of January, I performed a hair transplant procedure on Fast Freddy and he wasted no […]
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Posted on March 24, 2008
Hello All! I’m writing from sunny and hot Florida on a short, but much-needed break with my family! For millennia, people have been trying to sell products — whether natural-based or medicinal/pharmaceutical-based to individuals who are upset about the potential for losing their hair, or […]
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Posted on March 1, 2008
If you know anything about sports radio in New England, you know the words ‘Planet Mikey’ have little to do with some recently discovered constellation. Mike Adams, host of Planet Mikey, (7 p.m. to midnight on WEEI) is one of the best known radio personalities […]
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