Following research published by (Lambert et al, 2020) and the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), patients are experiencing hair thinning or significant hair loss as a result of infection with COVID-19. However, there is still no clear answer as to whether these incidents are related to stress due to the pandemic or to the infection itself. Why is this happening;…
Vegetarianism (in its various forms) is gaining more and more fertile ground these days, as even in our country its advantages are being promoted over the previous prevailing opinion that associated it with past memories that referred to poverty and hunger. It is, however, a given that a diet lacking -in some cases more, and in others less- nutritional options,…
We would like to thank mr Antonis Loudaros, who trusted the Hair Transplant Clinic and underwent a hair transplant with complete success. The renowned team of doctors, led by Ioannis Papagelopoulos MD, PhD, applied the revolutionary combined FUE & Microstrip transplantation method, which turns out to be the most efficient technique if performed by a specialized team of Dermatologists. Some…
Our clinic was honored with the European “Excellence in Quality” award for its contribution to the medical field, and specifically in hair transplants, at an event that took place on the French Riviera, in Cannes, on October 5, 2018. The CEO of the Hair Transplant Clinic and head of the hair transplant department of the Hygeia Hospital, Ioannis Papagelopoulos MD,…
The term Scarring Alopecia is used to describe a set of heterogeneous diseases which have as a common feature the destruction of the hair follicle and its replacement with scar tissue. The damage that is caused results in permanent hair loss. Scarring forms of hair loss account for about 7% of alopecia patients overall and can occur in otherwise healthy…
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a hair transplant technique, which can be described as “follicular unit extraction”. It is a method of implantation that was developed especially after 2000. A large part of the interested patients turned to this technique as it presented a number of advantages as a new technique of hair transplantation. Until then the vast majority of…
Eyebrows are one of the features of our face that shape our appearance Fashion trends sometimes wanted them thin to non-existent, and sometimes they wanted them fuller. When we treat our eyebrows with repeated waxing in order to give a thinner shape it is impossible to return them to their original, fuller shape afterwards. But there is always the solution…
The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) hair transplant technique is considered to be the most advanced permanent hair transplant transfer procedure in recent years. It was introduced shortly after 2000 and is considered a milestone in the history of hair transplantation. With this method, individual hair follicles are extracted from the donor area and transplanted to the recipient area. FUE, as…
Nowadays, more and more people are looking for a permanent solution to the problem of alopecia through hair transplantation. But what are the conditions and basic principles of hair transplantation? We approach the issue and answer the most frequently asked questions. The basic decalogue of hair transplantation First of all, hair transplantation essentially refers to the transplantation of hair follicles…
Locating hair loss is an issue that the person concerned is called upon to address immediately in a proper scientific manner. The recommended method is trichoscopy. This is the only scientific procedure that concerns the diagnosis of scalp diseases. Trichoscopy is the dermatoscopy of the hair and scalp using a dermatoscope or a polarized light video microscope. In this way…
