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Reverse Androgenic Alopecia with Follicular Unit Excision

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Put your hair worries to rest. California Hair MD offers the best solutions for alopecia, also known as male or female pattern baldness. Dr. Richard Chaffoo provides follicular unit excision, also known as follicular unit extraction – FUE – utilizing the latest technology currently available in hair restoration, allowing the team to choose the […]

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Explaining Post-Operative Care After Hair Restoration Treatment

California Hair MD provides hair transplant services using cutting edge technology wielded by pioneering hair restoration specialist Dr. Richard Chaffoo and his team of experts. This is often to address androgenic alopecia, a common form of hair loss. After the hair restoration treatment, patients will undergo post-operative care to ensure […]

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Why Do So Many Hair Practices Still Offer FUT (Strip Surgery)?

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Follicular unit transplantation (FUT) is the oldest method of harvesting hair follicles from the scalp to correct alopecia or baldness. The birth of FUT dates back to the early days of hair restoration surgery of the 1960’s and hasn’t changed significantly since that time. In those historic times, the only technology which […]

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The Dangers of Medical Tourism

Several times a year I see patients in my practice who are interested in cosmetic surgery but travel south of the border to Tijuana or some other third world destination to have plastic surgery. These unsuspecting patients mistakenly feel the savings justifies traveling outside of the country. To some people […]

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How is My Hair Managed with a Hair Transplantation Procedure?

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This is a very common question that my staff and I are frequently asked at the consultation. Patients are often quite concerned about how best to prepare for a hair restoration procedure, especially management of their hair. I think it is very helpful to personalize this for my patients; I […]

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Hair Growth After Hair Transplantation

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This is a very common question that my staff and I are frequently asked at the consultation. Patients are often quite concerned about how best to prepare for a hair restoration procedure, especially management of their hair. I think it is very helpful to personalize this for my patients; I am open […]

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What Over the Counter Hair Products Work Best?

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I’m often asked by my patients who suffer from hair loss what over the counter hair products are most beneficial. What shampoo should I use? What about hair conditioners? Am I brushing my hair too much or too little? Is it safe to color my hair? Contents1 Hair Growth Basics1.1 Rogaine1.2 Light […]

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The ABC’s of Board Certification

How do you find out if your doctor is board certified? Sounds easy, right? All you need to do is check on the web. Wrong! That’s not the important question. So, what is the question you need to ask? It is this: How can I tell if my doctor is […]

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