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 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. – 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...
By Dr. John Frank, M.D. – IAHRS, ABHRS,ISHRS, AHLA, XM Radio: ‘The Bald Truth’, NYC, October 27, 2010 How much of a role does appearance play in how we feel about ourselves? According to John W. Santrock, professor in the School of Behavior and Brain...
Hair grafting is a procedure when hair is placed on the scalp to restore hair. Hair grafting involves a donor giving the hair to the recipient. In many cases, the donor and the recipient are the same person. Hair grafting involves taking hair from the sides of the...
