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Eyebrow Transplant Patient Photos

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Here is a patient I just performed an eyebrow transplant on. eyebrow transplant patient photos  are shown 2 weeks after the procedure. Some of the grafts have already fallen out as the grafts begin to shed after about 7 days. The grafts all begin to regrow at 8-12 weeks and by 6 months about 60% of the new hairs are growing. As you can see from the photos there is very little redness or crusting present. This patient received approximately 350 grafts to each eyebrow in this eyebrow transplant procedure.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

Before Eyebrow Transplant and After 2 weeks

Before Eyebrow Transplant and After 2 weeks

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Hair Transplant Informational Video

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Greetings,

Here is a new hair transplant informational video I have just edited and posted. The video was taken 2 weeks after the patient’s procedure.

I hope you enjoy.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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New Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial

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Below please find a new hair transplant patient testimonial. The video was taken in the middle of the procedure, and at the end of the day after the procedure was completed.

I hope you enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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Is Hair Cloning Here?

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Last week researchers at Columbia University reported that they had taken human dermal papilla cells and cloned them and subsequently injected them into human tissue that was grafted onto the backs of mice and that in 5 of the 7 cases the hair grew and was determined to be genetically matched to the human donors. The hair growth lasted 6 weeks.

This announcement triggered a media barrage of coverage and certainly speculation that we are closer than ever to being able to clone hair.

When we are able to clone hair, and I say when because I believe we will be able to clone hair sometime in the future, it will possibly be the greatest advance yet in the field of hair restoration. It may also be one of the greatest advances in medicine because it may lead us to be able clone organs and most certainly skin.

Almost everyone will be a candidate for hair restoration! There will be no more supply to demand issues we now encounter in hair transplant surgery. We will be able to create a full head of hair no matter how severe the hair loss! Even individuals with alopecia totalis ( lack of hair over their entire body) may be candidates for hair restoration when we are able to clone hair.

The tantalizing nature of this discovery is incredibly exciting and as a hair transplant surgeon the idea that I may one day be able to help every patient that comes to me, and to do with with a limitless supply of hair is almost too incredible to imagine.

As much as I would want to believe that we are right around the corner from being able to clone hair, I honestly believe that we are probably closer to 20 years away from being able to clone hair in actual practice.

Though this report out of Columbia University is very exciting, it does not address the multitude of issues that will need to be solved before we are able to clone hair in hair restoration practice.

These challenges include but are not limited to figuring out the hair cycle kinetics (getting the hair to actually grow for more than 6 weeks like it did in the study), hair color, positioning, angulation, and texture. Also, having the cloning procedure be financially feasible for the masses.

I do believe the day will come when we are able to clone hair in practice. However, I do not believe that we are very close to that day at this moment in time.

This discovery is an important one and will be another step in the long progression that one day leads us to hair cloning. It is my hope that researchers around the world are inspired by this progress and continue to make great strides towards this end.

In the meantime, I will continue to practice hair restoration surgery with every available technology available and look forward to the day when we will have unlimited supply of donor hair follicles for all patients.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial

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Here is another Hair Transplant Patient testimonial describing his experience leading up to the procedure and the day of the procedure.

The video was taken immediately after the procedure was completed.

I hope enjoy.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial

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Greetings,

Here is another new patient testimonial describing his experience leading up to the procedure and his experience the day of the procedure.

The video was taken immediately after the procedure was completed.

I hope you enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial and Hairline Design

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Here is a new hair transplant patient testimonial. In the video I also describe my hairline design and my crown design.

Enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

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Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial and Hairline Design

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Today I will post a new hair transplant patient testimonial of a patient (who happens to be a hair stylist himself)  discussing his experience choosing his hair transplant surgeon and his experience the day of the procedure. The video was taken immediately after the patient’s procedure. I also demonstrate and discuss my approach to hairline design in the video.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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Hair Transplant Patient Testimonial 2 Weeks After Procedure

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Here is a new testimonial of a patient of mine, filmed 2 weeks after his second hair transplant procedure. The patient describes his experience from his first to second procedure and how his hair transplant procedure has changed his life. Enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

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ISHRS Annual Meeting

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In a few weeks I will be traveling to attend the (International Society Of Hair Restoration Surgery)  ISHRS annual meeting in San Francisco. I always look forward to these meetings to see my old friends and hear from my respected colleagues on the latest and greatest in the field of Hair Restoration Surgery. In addition, I usually present lectures and conduct teaching workshops at these meetings and this year I will be conducting a Board Review course and teaching the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) course. I plan on blogging from San Francisco and writing about the new advances I find interesting. I look forward to reporting my findings in a few weeks.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

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