2018
Posted on April 13, 2018
Las Vegas to Boston, there is no distance one will not travel for good hair. Sure, there are dozens of hair restoration surgeons in Vegas and on the West Coast, but when Revere, Massachusetts born and bred TV and radio personality Shawn Tempesta decided to […]
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Posted on March 27, 2018
Dr. Lopresti and I are often asked whether the use of oral contraceptives (birth control pills) causes hair loss in women. The main answer is that either starting or stopping the Pill can cause a temporary shedding known as telogen effluvium, which is self-limiting. The […]
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Posted on March 9, 2018
Dr. Lopresti and I are often asked by our patients if dyeing (or tinting) their hair causes hair loss. Many men and women in the United States tint their hair for fashion, for a more youthful look, and to decrease the noticeability of thinning hair. […]
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Posted on February 26, 2018
Patients sometimes ask us at Leonard Hair Transplant Associates if they can be “put under” for their hair transplant. The answer is a resounding, “No”. General anesthesia can be a significant risk to any patient undergoing a surgical procedure. It definitely would be overkill for […]
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Posted on February 6, 2018
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to eat McDonald’s french fries and grow your hair back? You could hit the drive thru and super size your follicles and your combo meal! Japanese researchers recently used a chemical found in the fries to grow hair follicles on mice. […]
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Posted on February 1, 2018
Some of you might have heard that there could be an association, or link, between male pattern baldness and the risk of prostate cancer. This question has a complicated answer, and our extensively trained hair restoration surgeon, Dr. Matthew Lopresti, has additional information to help […]
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Posted on January 19, 2018
We at Leonard Hair Transplant Associates commonly hear from patients that the first sign of hair loss is a new cool or cold feeling they get on their heads in the winter. Actually, people even notice it during the summer when they go into air […]
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