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Question: I have a question about FUE vs. FUT. With FUT, it’s my understanding that the scalp is actually removed, whereas with FUE the hairs are just removed throughout the donor area. Does this then mean that the donor area with FUE becomes thinner? How noticeable is this thinning? Answer: Any method of harvesting hair […]

Question: What makes a person an ideal hair transplant candidate? Answer: I prefer to work on a man who has lost enough hair to be identified as bald or balding, and is over 40 with good donor hair.

Question: Is saw palmetto effective in treating hair loss? Answer: In my opinion, no!

Question: I’m interested in having a hair transplant to some thinning areas on my scalp. Will this risk damaging the existing hairs in the area? Answer: Permanent risk to existing neighboring hair on the scalp following hair transplantation is rare. Some patients will experience what is called “shock loss”, which is temporary loss of the neighboring […]

Question: What is follicular unit isolation? Is this the same thing as FUE? Answer: It is the same thing.

Question: I feel like maybe my expectations from my first nose job were unrealistic. I’m getting a revision nose job and I want to know what I should realistically expect from surgery. Answer: Patient dissatisfaction following cosmetic surgery, including rhinoplasty, can be due to unrealistic expectations, surgeon inexperience, miscommunication, or any combination there above.  One […]

Question: I’m an African American female. I’ve never liked that my nose is really big and seems like it would look better on a man (my brother has the same nose and its fine on him). How can I make my nose look more feminine and smaller? Answer: There are several things that can be […]

Question: I’ve scheduled my nose job and I’m very excited by I’m also very, very nervous. Is it possible to take a sedative on the day of my surgery or even the night before? Answer: Many plastic surgeons, and the anesthesia providers with whom they work, are willing to prescribe a sedative medication for patients […]

Question: I’m Armenian and I really don’t like that my nose looks much too large on profile. However, I do not want my nose over-reduced as I feel this would look artificial with my other features. What would you recommend? Answer: A nose that appears too large on profile is usually due to a prominent […]

Question: I had rhinoplasty years ago and I’ve never been happy with the result. I have a photo of a nose I like. Could I get a revision rhinoplasty to make my nose look like the photo? Answer: Revision rhinoplasty can be a complex procedure, but a satisfactory result is possible if the plastic surgeon is […]