Watch our Registered Nurse Florence give a quick tutorial on best practices for hand washing. Given the current concern worldwide in relation to Covid-19, a new illness that is caused by the coronavirus, there is an increased focus on hand washing in the media. While the risk of catching the disease remains low in most
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New Hair Transplant Technology for Post Hair Transplant Healing and Graft Growth
What is ATP? ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) supplies energy to all cells in our bodies. ATP is depleted during hair transplant surgery as the blood supply to hair grafts and therefore oxygen supply is temporarily interrupted. The loss of ATP can result in reduced or delayed graft growth following a hair transplant. Dr Bill Ehringer while
Paul McGinley
Paul McGinley is a professional golfer and former Ryder Cup player and captain. Paul recently had hair transplant surgery at HRBR, Hair Restoration Blackrock in Co. Dublin. See the results of Paul’s hair transplant in the before and after photos below, learn more about his reasons for having a hair transplant and what brought him
Hair Transplant Repair Case Study
At HRBR we are seeing a big increase in the number of patients coming to us for hair transplant repairs following work carried out at other clinics. These patients normally request hair transplant repair work due to unnatural looking hair lines, excessive scarring in the donor area and infection. Here is a case study relating to
Can laser hair removal help with ingrown hairs?
Ingrown hairs, particularly on the beard, neck and back area are very common in men. For many men ingrown hairs and the pain and unpleasant appearance that go along with them is a problem that they have learned to live with. Many people are not aware that laser hair removal can help to solve the
Do I Need to Shave My Head for a Hair Transplant?
The simple answer to this question is no. To answer the question fully we need to discuss the strip surgery technique “FUT” and the FUE technique of removing hair from a patient’s donor area. See here for more information on the differences between FUT and FUE hair transplants. For an FUT procedure at HRBR there
Does Laser Hair Removal Work on Grey Hair?
Achieving the most effective laser treatment depends largely on a patient’s skin and hair colour. In laser hair reduction the best response is seen with dark hair and light skin. While grey, white, blonde and red hair rarely respond at all. Laser hair removal works best on light-skinned, dark-haired individuals because the light from these
HRBR at ISHRS Conference 2019
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY “ISHRS” ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING Bangkok, Thailand 13th -16th November 2019 The ISHRS is the principal academic forum at which current and novel science (relevant to the treatment of hair loss) is presented and peer reviewed. Scientists and hair surgeons from all parts of the world attend in an effort
History of Hair Transplantation – Dr Joe O’Connor FRCSI
Hair transplantation is not a new surgical procedure although its sophistication has greatly progressed over time. Below is a brief overview of the history of hair transplantation. Menahem Hodara (1869 − 1926) an Ottoman dermatologist, is thought to be the first to carry out this procedure. Although he is also acclaimed internationally for a number