The Psychological Impact of Hair Loss
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Thursday July 19, 2018
It is estimated that 55 million people in the United States suffer from hair loss. Given its societal importance, the psychological impact of hair loss is often a negative emotional response that hinders a person’s self-esteem and personal well-being, particularly in younger hair loss sufferers. Studies indicate that men and women with hair loss suffer […]
Body Hair Transplants
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Thursday July 5, 2018
At the Gabel Center, we strive to accommodate and assess every hair loss patient in a holistic and customized manner. For patients with extensive baldness that exceeds their donor area’s ability to safely provide grafts for transplantation, alternative sources of donor hair can be found and evaluated throughout the body. Harvesting body hair allows surgeons […]
Avoiding Sun Exposure After a Transplant
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Friday June 15, 2018
An experienced surgeon can minimize risks to a hair transplant’s successful outcome, but the best way to ensure optimal protection for hair grafts is to follow all post-operative instructions closely. Among the most crucial is avoiding sun exposure for several months after undergoing hair transplant surgery. After the trauma of surgery, the scalp requires ample […]
What is Topical Finasteride?
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Monday May 21, 2018
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 […]
Hair Transplant Scarring
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Wednesday May 9, 2018
Dr. Gabel strives to make sure patients experience optimal healing and minimal scarring after their hair restoration procedures and he has made certain that his methods are conducive to reducing scar tissue and mitigating the cosmetic impact of potential scars. Scarring After A Hair Transplant A scar is a byproduct of your body healing an […]
The Impact of Smoking on Hair Loss
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Wednesday May 2, 2018
Dr. Steven Gabel offers his patients many treatment options for hair restoration and strives to stay on the cutting edge of modern medicine. The most common cause of hair loss in men is male pattern baldness, however, there are factors beyond the genetic predisposition of certain individuals that can lead to hair thinning or balding. […]
Beard envy? Surgery may be the answer
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Friday January 26, 2018
Recently, Dr. Gabel was featured on CNN due to his expert knowledge of facial hair restoration. Here is a snippet of the article, with a link to the entire piece on CNN.com. Take a look at Hollywood’s leading men, the White House press secretary and the hipsters strolling through Brooklyn. It’s obvious beards are in, […]
The Art Of Restoring the Lost Hairline
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Monday November 6, 2017
Restoring the Lost Hairline When mapping out a hair restoration surgery, an experienced surgeon will take into account a number of different factors. This allows the surgeon to design a hairline that looks natural and undetectable. Each hairline should be unique for every individual and is as much about a surgeon’s artistic aesthetic sensibilities as […]
Best Natural Remedies & Ingredients for Hair Loss
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Thursday September 21, 2017
Although we highly recommend hair transplant’s as the hands down, most effective way to restore your hair, we would be remiss to at least mention some of the ingredients in some of the more natural remedies for Hair loss. In fact, if you aren’t giving your hair the support of nutrients such as protein, iron, […]
Hair Loss News – Faulty Immune Cells May Play Role in Alopecia
Posted by Dr. Gabel on Thursday September 7, 2017
In experiments in mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced “tee-regs”), a type of immune cell generally associated with controlling inflammation, directly trigger stem cells in the skin to promote healthy hair growth. Without these immune cells as partners, the researchers found, the stem cells cannot regenerate hair follicles, […]