Hair Loss Library

These articles are provided to you to assist you in your education of hair loss and your options. Dr. Brian Goertz proudly serves on the website committee of the ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery).

Statement copied from the ISHRS: “Who are the people behind the ISHRS Articles? They are experienced physicians who are highly qualified to diagnose and treat hair loss by medical and surgical means. Article content is submitted to physician members of the ISHRS Scientific and Website Committees. Content is prepared under their supervision, and is thoroughly reviewed by them before it is approved for posting on the Web site. All statements regarding causes and treatments of hair loss must be based on documented references in peer-reviewed medical literature. This assures that anything you read on the ISHRS Web site is based on science, not opinion or supposition.”

Please click on the links below for the articles of most interest to you:

ISHRS articles are meant to educate persons suffering from hair loss about the possible causes and treatment options available.

Rational Thinking About Hair Restoration
· Common Questions About Hair Restoration
· Hair Restoration Specialist Should Be a Physician
· Hair Restoration Requires Personal Attention
· Hair Transplantation Brings Out the Best in You
· Finding the Right Hair Restoration Doctor For You
· Hair restoration & Making the Right Choice
· Sharing Your Medical Treatment History
· When Young Men Lose Hair Before Age 21
· NO to Hair Loss & YES to Hair Restoration
· Hair Loss & Miracle Cures
· Hair Transplantation and Service Names
· Temporary Hair Loss: It Can Be Worrisome
· Strategies for Cosmetic Improvement

Women and Hair Restoration
· Hair Loss & Restoration in Women
· Hair Transplants Are For Women Too
· Psychological Effects of Hair Loss in Women
· Hair Loss in Women and Quality of Life
· Gold Standard for Female Pattern Hair Loss
· Could I Be the Cause of My Bald Spot?
· Hair Restoration Requires Personal Attention
· When is Hair Transplantation an Option for Women?
· Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss

Surgical Hair Restoration: Hair Transplant Surgery
· Celebrity Hair Loss
· Common Questions About Hair Restoration
· Hair Transplant Surgery
· Hair Restoration - Progress & Evolution
· Using Your Hair to Create Your Uniquely Individual Hair Restoration
· Donor Site: Savings & Loan of Hair for Transplantation
· Recipient Site: Art & Science of Hair Transplantation
· About Your New Hairline
· Harvesting of Hair for Transplantation
· Hair Restoration in African-Americans
· Hair Restoration in East Asians
· Hair Restoration and the Scarred Scalp
· Scalp Skin Conditions
· When Young Men Lose Hair Before Age 21
· Hair Transplantation After Age 50
· Eyebrow Surgery & Eyelash Restoration
· Hair Transplantation and Service Names
· Follicular Unit Transplant & Extraction
· Surgery Risk Factors & Complications
· Follow-up Hair Restoration Procedures

Surgical Hair Restoration: Alopecia Reduction Surgery
· Alopecia Reduction (Scalp Reduction)
· Scalp Flaps in Hair Restoration
· Scalp Expansion

Surgical Hair Restoration: Post-Surgery Expectations & Follow-up
· Post Hair Restoration Surgery
· Hair Grooming & Styling after Hair Restoration Surgery
· Follow-up Hair Restoration Procedures

Medical Hair Restoration: Minoxidil (Rogaine) & Finasteride
· Use of Finasteride for Professional Athletes
· Using Rogaine (Minoxidil) for Hair Loss
· Using Propecia (Finasteride) for Hair Loss
· Finasteride and Prostate Cancer
· Hairpieces and Extensions

Research Frontiers in Hair Loss and Hair Restoration
· Tissue Engineering (Hair Follicle Cloning)
· Hair Follicle Origin
· Hair Under the Microscope
· The Weathering of Hair
· About Your Hair Color

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