Am I a Good Candidate for a Beard Transplant?

Due to genetic factors that are outside of their control, not all men area able to easily grow a full beard. The process of trying to grow out their facial hair can be slow, frustrating, and still result in thin and patchy areas. If home remedies haven’t helped, and you’re still having issues with getting … Continue reading Am I a Good Candidate for a Beard Transplant? →

3 Home Remedies for Making Thinner Hair Look the Best It Can

There’s no doubt that having a bad hair day can throw off your entire look and make you feel less confident. Your hair is one of those things that some people will remember most about you. Natural aging—along with lifestyle choices and daily habits—can often contribute to damaged hair and increase the likelihood of breakage. … Continue reading 3 Home Remedies for Making Thinner Hair Look the Best It Can →

Health: High-Tech Hair Treatment

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hair loss is a problem for millions of people and now there’s a new kind of transplant that uses cutting edge technology. It’s the new high tech way to do hair transplants with a robot. It’s called Artas, a 3-D microscopic camera feeds images into a computer that analyzes and maps. Hairs … Continue reading Health: High-Tech Hair Treatment →

Scarring Forms of Hair Loss

When we speak of hair loss disorders at Philadelphia’s Griffin Hair Restoration, we talk about scarring versus non-scarring forms. Most forms of hair loss are non-scarring. These include inherited pattern hair loss, which occurs under the influence of hormones and genetic predisposition, and alopecia areata, which is a temporary autoimmune form of hair loss. Telegenic … Continue reading Scarring Forms of Hair Loss →

General Hair Care

During hair loss consultations, I’m often asked about general hair care. “What shampoo should I use?”. “Is it ok to color my hair?”. “Do hats cause hair loss?”. “Is it ok to do a perm?”. These are all valid questions driven by what people see advertised and by popular myths about hair loss. People with … Continue reading General Hair Care →

Female Pattern Hair Loss

Female pattern alopecia (FPA) is an inherited condition affecting approximately 50% of women, having the same incidence as male pattern alopecia does in men. However, whereas men may lose the majority of hair on their head, depending on inheritance patterns, women don’t generally go completely bald. Rather, women will thin, sometimes appreciably, most often starting … Continue reading Female Pattern Hair Loss →

You Can Still Play Sports After A Hair Transplant

Many athletes and celebrities in the public eye have undergone hair transplants, which is obvious as they begin showing up to sporting events with thicker and healthy-looking hair. One of the advantages of having a hair transplant performed by Dr. Griffin is that it does not stop you from continuing your daily activities, including sports. … Continue reading You Can Still Play Sports After A Hair Transplant →

PRP Treatment of Hair Loss

If you are researching methods for treatment of hair loss, you may have come across PRP in your reading. PRP stands for platelet rich plasma. It is a procedure whereby a patient’s blood is drawn, spun in a centrifuge to separate the platelets, which are then injected into the scalp. So, you may ask, why … Continue reading PRP Treatment of Hair Loss →

Hair Transplantation Procedures: FUE vs FUT

For men or women who are researching hair loss and hair transplantation procedures, you will run across the terms FUE which stands for follicular unit excision and FUT which stands for follicular unit transplant. These terms refer to the method for harvesting follicles for transplantation. Both methods of harvesting result in follicular units for use … Continue reading Hair Transplantation Procedures: FUE vs FUT →

Strategy for hair maintenance and replacement in men

Pattern hair loss in both men and women is progressive. This statement is the most important thing I tell my patients during a consultation for hair loss. Understanding the impact of this statement is essential to the treatment of pattern hair loss. What does it mean for you the patient? It means that a good … Continue reading Strategy for hair maintenance and replacement in men →

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