Have you ever caught yourself glancing in the mirror, wishing for a fuller head of hair? Or maybe you’ve wondered if those dramatic before-and-after photos
Read moreFebruary 9, 2018
What can you do if you have Lichen Planopilaris and Scarring Alopecia? Lichen Planopilaris is a scarring type of hair loss and has symptoms such as white atrophic areas that do not allow hair growth. The question really becomes what can be done to surgically improve this or to get hair back in this area? There are many things that can be done, one thing being if the patient is inclined to do is excise or cut out the scar, pull it together and do a surgical procedure and bring both hair barring areas back together. In other situations, Dr.
Read moreFebruary 7, 2018
There has been a lot of buzz lately regarding a chemical in McDonald’s fries and how it relates to a cure for hair loss. The chemical is a product called Dimethylpolysiloxane which is used in the cooking oil of the McDonald’s fries and other eateries like Taco Bell and Chick-fil-a to help decrease the frothing in oil. It is also used in culture media to help cells grow. Researchers in Japan have shown that they take these germ cells and they put them in a culture which contains the Dimethylpolysiloxane chemical. In this culture, they are actually seeing some hairs that grow.
Read moreJune 27, 2015
In this video Dr. Mejia talks about folliculitis treatment. The word breaks down to hair follicle and “itis” translates to inflammation, which leads to Folliculitis being the inflammation of the hair follicle. Folliculitis can be caused to due to irritation from clothing, spandex, shorts, etc. In women, it can occur on their lower legs due to constant shaving, ingrown hair follicles and bacterial contamination. If Folliculitis occurs on the body, doctors prescribe an antibiotic and in severe cases an antibacterial body wash soap. If it occurs on the scalp there are similar treatments depending on the clinical situation. Folliculitis can be very mild,
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March 15, 2015
One of the questions Dr. Mejia gets asked alot is “Does Rogaine Work?” The answer is yes. Rogaine is an FDA approved product which contains minoxidil. Minoxidil is an ingredient that has been used for many years that has shown clinical growth in hair follicles. So the advantage for both men and women is that if you use Rogaine two times a day for men and once a day for women, you can experience hair growth and/or stabilization of the hair follicles. What happens with time is that your hair follicles will slowly wither away through the genetic aspects of
Read moreJanuary 18, 2011
Dr. Mejia recently attended the American Society of Dermatologic Meeting in Orlando, FL. This article was featured on January 6, 2011 in Internal Medicine News with embedded video shown below. Internal Medicine News Article
Read moreJanuary 13, 2011
Television Reporter investigates hair transplanted follicles. Dr. Mejia speaks about hair restoration.
Read moreJanuary 13, 2011
A female patient describes her feelings after her hair transplant surgery performed by Dr. Ricardo Mejia of Jupiter Dermatology & Hair in Florida.
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A Beautiful You TV hosted by Jane Rumbaua and Kelly Crosby take an inside look into hair restoration and hair transplant for women and men.
Read moreJanuary 12, 2011
Radio Host Andy preston of the Gater reveals his thoughts at six weeks following his hair transplantation procedure and looks ahead at future results.
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