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;…

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…

One of the most reliable, technologically advanced and specialized hair transplant clinics is the Hair Transplant clinic. The dermatologist – skin surgeon, Dr. Ioannis Papagelopoulos, its initiator and founder, together with specialized doctors who know the subject of hair transplantation and hair loss treatments, follow the most modern and innovative techniques to achieve the best result that will last a…

Expertise, know-how, reliability, is the triad on which the success of a hair transplant operation largely depends. In the case of the dermatologist-dermatologist Dr. Ioannis Papagelopoulou is the guarantee for the best result in both hair loss treatments and hair transplant techniques (FUE, Strip, Micro Strip). Dr. Ioannis Papagelopoulos has extensive experience in issues related to hair loss treatments for…

Autoimmune diseases occur when our body’s defense system is unable to distinguish external invaders from normal healthy cells, resulting in it turning against the body itself. The reasons why this happens have not been clarified to date. There are several theories, the main ones blaming bacteria or viruses, drugs, chemicals or environmental stimuli. How are autoimmune diseases related to hair…