Dr. John Kahen, Beverly Hills Hair Restoration Blogs

Los Angeles, CA – (January, 2008) -- Hair restoration surgery is considered to be a minimally invasive procedure but treatment still requires the expertise of a qualified hair restoration surgeon. Dr. Kahen, the founder and medical director of Beverly Hills Hair Restoration, also one of the leading hair transplant surgeons in the areas of: Long Beach, San Fernando Valley, Central Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills to offer natural results using innovative techniques in hair transplant surgery

Question: Is Hair Loss Inherited? Answer: It is commonly believed that a man is more likely to have hair loss if his mother's father also had hair loss. It appears that hair loss is inherited, but we don't really know how. The following are possible ways it could be inherited: A problem with a single gene that may or may not affect all men the same A problem with a pair of genes that are related to sex chromosomes A problem with multiple genes A person who experiences hair loss can have a family history of hair loss on either side of the family. On the other hand, there may be no family history of hair loss. The good news is - if you have someone in your family who has hair loss, it doesn't mean you will have hair loss, also.

What is Alopecia Areata? Alopecia areata is a hair loss condition that causes the rapid onset of round patches of baldness. The cause of alopecia areata is unknown, although in some cases, alopecia areata has been associated with autoimmune diseases. People are often in good health. In approximately one-fifth of people who develop alopecia areata, there is a family history.