By Dr. John Frank, M.D. | IAHRS, ABHRS, ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, Jan 29, 2013 Before completing medical school, I played in Super Bowls 19 and 23. At the time, I always wondered if my football helmet was causing any hair loss. After...
The question “what does a hair transplant cost*” breaks down into two questions: 1) how much do I need to pay and 2) what value am I getting for my money? A simple dollar estimate answers the first question. But as we shall see, that answer hardly suffices. In truth,...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. | IAHRS, ABHRS, ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, July 19, 2012 Dr. John Frank, M.D., a hair loss treatment specialist*, has been accepted as a research blogger @ ResearchBlogging.org. It is part of...
Peter Gabriel1 told Mojo music industry magazine that he’s considering an experimental hair growth treatment based out of Boston, but said little about the nature of the new treatment he’s considering. Gabriel is the latest line of celebrities that have come forward...
These days, many people (especially women) spend a small fortune on beauty and cosmetic treatments. Often, they throw their money away on treatments and products that don’t do what they promise. You can (and probably will) spend a lot of money on laser hair...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, New York City, March 7, 2012 Alopecia is a general term that means hair loss. There are many different types of alopecia, from androgenetic alopecia, which is a genetic...
Can a Hair Transplant Fail? That is – after a successful hair transplant, can you then start to lose your transplanted hair? This question is interesting because, excluding the normal hair loss that occurs after surgery (i.e., 1 to 4 months), a hair transplant...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC How are Depression, Antidepressants and Hair Loss Related? Hair loss affects over 50% of all men & 25% of all women worldwide. There are many reasons for hair...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, March 31, 2012 The short answer is Propecia can be highly effective if you start taking it early, at the first signs of alopecia. If you’re young, in your early 20s,...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. | IAHRS, ABHRS, ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, March 16, 2012 Propecia (Finasteride), along with Avodart (Dutasteride), are the only FDA approved internal medications for stopping hair loss in males who suffer from...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, March 7, 2012 Alopecia areata is one of three known autoimmune diseases that can cause hair loss. The other two are Scleroderma & Lupus. However, unlike...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC DHEA and Hair loss is a Real Thing. Is it the Cause Though? The idea that DHEA can cause hair loss can be distressing because there are clear benefits of taking DHEA....
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, January 27, 2011 There’s no question that hair transplants work, and, under the appropriate conditions, they work wonderfully well: they create a completely natural...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, January 23, 2011 Doctors cannot cure Alopecia, but they can halt its affects, i.e., hair loss, under certain conditions. Our understanding of how Alopecia causes...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. | IAHRS, ABHRS, ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, Sep 30, 2011 For men, hair loss has been associated with a loss of masculinity. Early surgical techniques designed to correct hair loss often produced unnatural results...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, September 22, 2011 That’s what most hair loss sufferers are asking themselves if they’ve been following recent news headlines about the side effects of Propecia and...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – Hair Loss Specialist, ABHRS,ISHRS, New York City, Sep 17, 2011 Insured medical costs are soaring. The Medicare’s Office of the Actuary projects that over the next 10 years, healthcare cost will increase by an average amount of 5.8% per...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, Sep 16, 2011 Hair loss specialists have long suspected a genetic component in premature hair loss because it seems to be passed down from parents to children. Now a...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, Aug 15, 2011 Losing one’s hair is life changing and often traumatic for most people – just ask Atul: “You become obsessed. Every moment is spent looking at yourself...
Dr. John Frank Talks To ABC News about Trichotillomania By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, March 5, 2011 Host: Joining us right now to give us more insight is Dr. John Frank, Board Certified Head and...
