Category: Hair Loss
The Psychological Impact of Hair Loss
Posted on 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 […]
Hair Transplant Scarring
Posted on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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, […]
Repairing the deep front-temporal region
Posted on August 25, 2017
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. […]
Weird Baldness Cures
Posted on July 17, 2017
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 […]
Nutrition and Hair Loss
Posted on October 23, 2016
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 […]