Hair Transplant - follicular unit transplantation

Follicular Unit Transplantation (or FUT) is the most progressive method of hair transplantation available today--it is the only hair transplant procedure used by the Chicago Hair Transplant Clinic to

Hair Transplant - follicular unit transplantation

Hair Transplant - Scalp Reduction Surgery for Hair Restoration

Alopecia reduction-also called scalp reduction-is a surgical hair restoration procedure that surgically removes bald scalp, and stretches hair-bearing scalp upward to replace bald scalp that has been

Hair Transplant - Scalp Reduction Surgery for Hair Restoration

Hair Transplant - Scalp Tissue Expansion

Scalp tissue expansion is a procedure which encourages the growth of new skin cells to eventually be pulled and placed over the bald area.

Hair Transplant - Scalp Tissue Expansion

Hair Transplant - Flap Surgery for Hair Loss

Scalp flap surgery (sometimes called a TPO flap procedure or juris flap surgery or TP short flap procedure) ) never really became popular due to the negatives outweighing the positive benefits of this

Hair Transplant - Flap Surgery for Hair Loss

Hair Transplant Recovery

Scalp flaps and free grafts have been used as a hair transplant method since the 1800s. These older methods really aren't used anymore due to modern advances in hair restoration. With enough money, y

Hair Transplant Recovery

Hair transplantation surgery hair loss patients

Hair replacement surgery can improve your appearance and boost your self-confidence, but the results won't necessarily measure up to your ideal. Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully abo

Hair transplantation surgery hair loss patients

female hair loss

female hair loss treatment About 15% of American women have hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness. Loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). In women, androgenic alopecia is probably the most common.

Alopecia areata

alopecia areata treatment alopecia areata is caused by an abnormality in the immune system. This particular abnormality leads to autoimmunity. As a result, the immune system attacks particular tissues of the body. In alopecia areata, for unknown reasons, the body's own immune system attacks the hair follicles and disrupts normal hair formation. Biopsies of affected skin show immune cells inside of the hair follicles where they are not normally present. What causes this is unknown. Alopecia areata is sometimes associated with other autoimmune conditions such as allergic disorders, thyroid disease, vitiligo, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. Sometimes, alopecia areata occurs within family members, suggesting a role of genes and heredity.