A stereoscopic microscope is a high-powered microscope that provides 3D magnification, allowing a surgical team to view hair follicle structure with incredible clarity and depth. Using a stereoscopic microscope in hair transplant surgery – in both Follicular Unit...
A peptide called PP405 has been making the news lately as a potential revolutionary treatment for the most common form of hair loss, androgenetic alopecia. The holy grail in regenerative medicine for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia would be to find “the key” to...
Creatine does not directly cause hair loss, but there is some debate and confusion around this topic. Creatine is a widely used ergogenic aid that enhances muscle strength and lean mass. However, concerns have been raised about the potential role in promoting hair...
What Is the Ludwig Scale? Female-pattern hair loss (FPHL), also called androgenetic alopecia, is the most common form of hair loss in women. The areas prone (frontal forelock, mid-forelock, and vertex) to thinning secondary to androgenetic alopecia are shown in the...
What is the Norwood Hair Loss Scale? Male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), also called androgenetic alopecia, is the most common form of hair loss. The areas prone (frontal forelock, mid-forelock, and vertex) to balding in androgenetic alopecia are shown in the graph below....
In order to understand hair loss, it is vitally important to understand what normal hair growth is. An average person has 100,000 to 150,000 terminal hair follicles on his or her scalp. Hair follicles produce approximately 1 cm of new hair growth in a month. Hair...
