Hair transplant CAN be done in women! They can be done in scar. They can be done in pattern hair loss (female or male androgenetic alopecia) and in alopecia areata and in traction alopecia and in all manner of other hair problems.

Over the past week I've had a number of patients come to me with stories of doctors that told them hair transplant cannot be done in their case. These are all well-meaning doctors. As a matter of fact I was one of them once! - but they are not well-informed....

I'm 62 years old and began losing my hair at the age of nineteen. From 1979 to 1989, I've had a combination of plugs and micro/mini grafts totaling about 700. During that time, I also received 2 scalp reductions.

I've had three repair surgeries with Dr. Jerry Wong of Hasson and Wong, beginning in 2002 and ending in 2008, totaling 6788 grafts. Today, the visible scarring, pitting and plugs that haunted me for so many years are totally and completely camouflaged. At this point, I can...

as hairloss sufferers we are experiencing what as might as well be a terminal disease. a cure seems to be years away. if you have a limited amount of hair loss , i totally agree that fda approved medications and hair transplantation could prove to be very beneficial. however if you suffer from extensive hairloss , your only option is absolutely the same as our balding forefathers, that is buy a wig. it is absolutely amazing to me that it is 2009 and the sufferring continues for those plagued with...

hey spencer , i need your opinion on this, a while back i was diagosed with diffuse unpattened alopecia, and was told that i could not have any additional surgery, i have 2 questions for you , first is it possible that this diagones was wrong , due to the fact that my hair on the back and sides grows very long and at a very rapid pace.is it possible that all of my previous surgeries and extensive removal of donor hair is giving the false illusion of diffuse hair loss. and secondly what is your opinion...

thank god for spencer kobren, he is a fine and wonderful human being, his sole agenda is to help hairloss sufferers. i am joe from staten island and i am a terrible hair loss sufferer, without spencer i would be totally despondent,i thank god everyday for spencer he deserves a special place in heaven, GOD BLESS YOU MY WONDERFUL FRIEND SPENCER.