Dr. Gabel and the Gabel Center are pleased to announce that he is regularly performing the “no-shave” FUE harvest technique for hair restoration surgery. Using the “no-shave” follicular unit excision (FUE) hair transplant procedure, Dr. Gabel offers patients the ability to have a full FUE hair transplant while retaining their hair at a normal length […]

Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) is a hair transplant method that has garnered a lot of attention. Along with that attention are common questions regarding its effectiveness and how the process works. In fact, a question that’s often asked is whether FUE is a permanent solution. Another question that often arises is whether an FUE transplant […]

This 31-year-old male had 2084 grafts via the FUE (follicular unit excision) harvest method. He had spent much time in the past worrying about his thinning hair since high school. His main concern was the frontal zone of the scalp. We decided on the FUE harvest method since he likes to be able to trim […]

Dr. Steven Gabel is honored to join several prominent leaders in the Hair Restoration field as a faculty member at the 2019 hands on cadaver lab and live surgery workshop in Istanbul, Turkey. The three day workshop will take place April 19 – 21, 2019. At this event, each step of the Follicular Unit Excision […]

Dr. Gabel Awarded Top Doctor Award for Hair Restoration/Facial Plastic Surgery Dr. Steven Gabel has received the 2019 Top Doctor award from Castle Connolly for Hair Restoration and Facial Plastic Surgery. To receive this award, doctors across the country are first nominated by peers and researched by other physicians. Dr. Gabel is board certified in […]

One of the best things about being located in Portland, Oregon is the easy access to just about any fresh fruit or vegetable. If your hair is feeling dull and seems to have lost its luster, sweet potatoes may be one food that can help you to bring back those shiny locks. They contain the […]

  The Gabel Center was awarded the prestigious 3-year accreditation status which is the highest level an organization can achieve. This means that the Gabel Center has met rigorous, nationally recognized standards of quality of health care and requirements set forth by AAAHC. Prior to an on-site visit, the Gabel Center spent over a year […]

Dr. Gabel actively strives to holistically address a patient’s hair loss on an individual basis, and this means that he is mindful to remain an expert in both surgical and non-surgical treatment options that can be customized to provide treatment plans for a variety of different patient scenarios and considerations. One of the most talked […]

Dr. Gabel strives to seek holistic solutions for hair loss patients and incorporates both surgical and non-surgical treatment plans into his practice. No two patients are ever completely identical and every individual must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Dr. Gabel is always careful to evaluate the efficacy of treatment options as they arise and […]

Surgical Restoration for Straight Hair Certain hair characteristics will shape the surgical treatment options best suited for a particular patient. People with straight hair are generally considered better candidates for FUE graft harvesting than curly-haired patients. Harvesting the individual follicles from patients with straight hair is much less labor intensive when compared to patients who […]