Author Archive for Paul Straub, MD
Dr. Straub has done more than 17,000 hair restoration procedures since 1972. He is one of the founders and past president of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. He wrote the bylaws and the code of ethics for the society. He remains as chairman of the bylaws committee and the ethics committee. The code of ethics which he wrote has been adopted by many international societies including the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the Italian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Dr. Straub has written many scientific articles appearing in the Hair Transplant Forum and other scientific journals. He has contributed three chapters to two textbooks on hair restoration surgery. He has been a lecturer on hair surgery at medical meetings several times a year for most of the past 20 years.Dr. Straub is a member of the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and recommended by the American Hair Loss Association.
Recent Hair Club Hair Transplant - Need Advice
Written by Paul Straub, MD on March 2, 2008
Please let me know what you think. I’m 19 years old and had a hair transplant last year with The Hair Club. I think things went well, but I don’t seem to have much more hair than when I started. My doctor said that it’s because I am still losing hair but when I went in for my consultation the counselor told me that all I would need was one hair transplant to get my hair line back. I had 1000 follicular units transplanted into my temple area and front hair line. It also seems like some of the hairs are going in different directions which makes it impossible to style without hairspray. What do you think I should do now, have another hair transplant or start taking propecia?
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Many hair restoration surgeons would have preferred that you wait longer rather than transplanting at age 19 but I did not see you in person and your doctor did. I do not want to second guess on a patient whom I have never seen. I will simply say that the majority of 19 year olds are better off waiting longer before beginning transplantation. Read more
