Over 50% of men and women of the United States suffer from some form of hair loss.
Common causes of hair loss
- Male pattern baldness
- Trauma
- Chemicals
- Medications such as allopurinol (Zyloprim) and warfarin (Coumadin)
- Poor nutrition
- Stress, for example, during a major illness
Uncommon causes of alopecia
- Poor blood flow
- Infections such as syphilis
- Skin diseases such as lupus
- Cancers
- Hormone problems
- Kidney failure
- Liver failure
John Frank, MD is a board certified Otolaryngologist and a dedicated facial plastic surgeon. For the past five years, he has performed over 2,000 hair transplant procedures in Northern California and New York City and has become a leading experts on hair loss and hair restoration.