Recent research reported in the Hair Transplant Forum International, indicates that, despite adverse global economic conditions, hair restoration has seen strong growth since 2006 and is still growing.“…the extrapolated worldwide number of hair restoration patients treated in 2008 was approximately 811,363 (both surgical and non-surgical patients) – up 26% from 2006…The significant increase in hair
Dr Collins is Medical Director and Team Principal of Hair Restoration Blackrock. He was educated at Belvedere College Dublin and did his undergraduate medical studies at University College Dublin. After graduating as a doctor he trained in General Surgery and received his Fellowship (FRCSI) in this specialty from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
…then the nurse presented a mirror. I was amazed, I had hair for the first time in 15 years. I was thrilled yet exhausted, really tired. I thanked the team and walked home. When I got home the kids didn’t even notice. My wife was amazed, and happy I was happy. Maurice suggested that if
Surgery day is a long day. I arrived early in the morning (about 7.45 am) and was greeted by the team. I changed into scrubs and was given some relaxants. Maurice explained that his team were going to work with me to determine the hairline and how it should look. A team of 10 medical
Went for my pre-op assessment. Spent quite a bit of time filling out questionnaires to find out if there are medical issues. Had my blood pressure taken, weight, all fine. The nurse also looked at my donor area and I was happy to hear that I have got great density in my donor area, which
I am just back from the consultation. It went really well. Maurice took a lot of photo’s of my head and when he showed me the pictures. I couldn’t believe how much hair I have lost. I was a bit nervous that I would not have good donor hair (hair at the back of my
I then went in to see Maurice for the consultation, I was excited and nervous at the same time. A lot of thoughts went through my head, what will he say? Have I got good donor hair? When I met with Maurice he explained the whole process in great detail. He gave me the facts
My name is Gary and I would like to share with you my experience of losing my hair. I had a great head of hair in my teens, I would compare it to Hugh Grant’s. In fact I used to think I had too much of it, it would annoy me. Then one day I
The June 15, 2008 issue of the International Journal of Cancer published the discovery that vitamin D exerts a protective effect on prostate cells against excess DNA-damaging oxidative stress that can lead to cancer. The study, led by Rochester Medical Center associate professor of urology Yi-Fen Lee found that the active form of vitamin D
