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Primary Causes of Male Hairloss
What are the contributing factors to male hair loss? Learn the 5 primary causes of male hairloss also known as male pattern baldness with Dr. Hootan Zandifar, double-board certified plastic surgeon and hair transplant specialist. One of the main causes of male hair...
Top 5 Reasons People Get a Nose Job
Hi everyone, today I wanted to take a little bit of time and talk to you about rhinoplasty or a nose job. The top five reasons patients come to me and ask to have a nose job or rhinoplasty is primarily to enhance the shape of the nose in proportion to the face. I see...
Female Pattern Baldness – Female Hair Loss Patterns and Treatment
I am a woman and feel like I am losing my hair. Is this possible? The short answer is yes. Although male pattern baldness is really the most common type of hair loss that is seen, about 1 in 5 women have experienced hair loss or baldness that they would consider...
Patterns of Male Hair Loss with Dr. Hootan Zandifar
As a man who is losing his hair what should I expect? Loss or thinning of hair is a common complaint amongst men. In fact, it is not unusual to have patients complain of hair loss as early as 20 years of age. Approximately 2 out of 3 men experience hair loss to...
Deviated septum surgery and how impacts the shape of your nose?
Will fixing my crooked septum change the shape of my nose? Almost every facial plastic surgeon has been asked this question. The answer, however, isn’t so simple. To better answer this questions let’s first define the terms septoplasty and rhinoplasty. What...
Signs You May Have A Deviated Septum
As a facial plastic surgeon, it is very common for patients to seek my advice regarding their nasal breathing. It turns out that most of the time when patients want to fix their nasal breathing, they will also want to improve the over all shape of the nose. ...
Deviated septum repair and rhinoplasty
Will a septoplasty change the shape of my nose?
The answer to this question is “it depends”. In most cases where the septum is deviated inside the nose, with no external deviation, a septoplasty does not change the shape of the nose. However, depending on the location of the deviated septum, a septoplasty may need to be combined with a rhinoplasty to get the best breathing and cosmetic results.
Eyebrow transplant procedure
Eyebrow transplant is a procedure where small hair follicles are harvested from the scalp and transplanted in the area of the eyebrow. The results are natural and last a lifetime, however, it is the most expensive of all treatments available.
Ear Molding
What is ear molding? Often times, newborns can be born with one or two ears that are deformed or misshapen. Luckily, in most instances the commonest types of deformities can be addressed without any surgery or pain. To do this we can utilize a technique that is...