38 Yr Old Male has 2nd procedure with Gabel This patient is a 38-year-old gentleman who was concerned about his deep front-temporal hair loss in the front of his head. The young man underwent a follicular unit hair transplant strip surgery, his second procedure with Dr. Gabel, at his Portland Hair Transplant office. In total, Dr. […]

  We came across this article on weird baldness cures this weekend and just had to share it! Sometimes you really have to wonder how these weird baldness cures came about. We can’t really recommend any of these treatments, except the ;last one of course, but they’re fun to read about! This entertaining article comes […]

Follicular unit excision (FUE) Follicular unit excision (FUE) is gaining popularity for a variety of reasons.  In most consultations with patients desiring a hair transplant at our Portland Hair Restoration Center, Dr. Gabel discusses the virtues and pros and cons of FUE. There is a misconception that FUE is scarless surgery – this is absolutely […]

Enhancing The Frontal Hairline This patient is a 57-year-old gentleman who desired to enhance his frontal hairline due to a slow recession of hair in the frontal region. Rather than bringing his hairline down significantly, he wanted to increase the density of that area to make his hairline appear fuller. The patient underwent a follicular […]

What Is Viviscal? Viviscal is an oral supplement intended for promoting hair growth in men and women. At this time Viviscal is not FDA-approved for the treatment of hair loss or male pattern baldness and its benefits are still being studied and determined. The product was first introduced to the U.S. market in 2008 by Lifes2good […]

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. Among those […]

Dr. Steven Gabel offers his patients many treatment options for hair restoration and strives to stay on the cutting edge of modern medicine. Finasteride is an important medication to learn about. One of the most common medications for treating male pattern baldness is the use of the medication finasteride, known better by the brand names […]

The hair follicle is an organ of the body, and as simple as it looks, is quite complex.  The body at birth has about 5 million hairs.  The adult scalp has on average 100,000 to 125,000 hairs. There are several types of hairs throughout the body including terminal hairs and vellus hairs. This will be […]

Dr. Steven Gabel offers his patients a wide array of hair restoration treatment options and strives to stay on the cutting edge of modern medicine while doing so. One of the most sought after surgeries in the field is follicular unit excision (FUE, formerly Extraction), which can cosmetically benefit many patients suffering from hair loss […]

This patient is a 40-year-old male who had a hair transplant with 2548 grafts over 2.5 years ago. He had been slowly losing hair in the frontal area of his scalp hence desired to have hair transplanted there. Dr. Gabel performed a frontal hair transplant of 2548 ultra-refined follicular unit grafts into this region of […]