Dr. Steven Hopping

Dr Steven Hopping is medical director of The Center for Cosmetic Surgery and The Washington Hair Institute in Washington, DC 1. The practice says The Washington Hair Institute is located within The Center for Cosmetic Surgery and is where he performs hair transplants 2. His bio names his areas of specialty as facial plastic surgery, body liposuction and sculpting, and hair restoration 1. It says he has practised cosmetic surgery in Washington for over 25 years 1. The hair loss page says he and his team have more than twenty years' experience restoring hair 3. His bio says he trained at Harvard and is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University 1. The practice is at 2311 M Street NW, Suite 503 4.

The practice offers FUE and FUT 5. It says Dr Hopping and his team perform the procedures as outpatient surgery in its certified surgical centre 5. It says this is done under local anaesthesia with sedation at an AAAHC-certified surgery centre 5. The hair transplantation page says surgery takes 6-8 hours, while the men's page says four to eight hours 52. The hair transplantation page says the donor area is shaved, while the women's page says the head is not shaved 56. The practice says Dr Hopping adds PRP during the transplant session 5. It also offers PRP and TED, a needle-free treatment, for hair loss 3. His ISHRS listing also names eyebrows, female hair restoration, facelift hair revision and scar revision 7.

The practice publishes no hair transplant prices 8. It says the cost of a procedure is made up of the surgeon's fee, anaesthesia fees, laboratory fees, supplies, implants and products 8. It accepts credit cards and CareCredit and lists third-party lenders 8.

Consultations are with Dr Hopping and are booked by phone 54. The women's page says recovery generally takes 10-14 days 6. The hair transplantation page says patients take antibiotics and pain medication as needed 5. It says it takes a year before the new hair can be fully appreciated 5.

He appears in the ABHRS diplomate register as Steven Hopping, MD F.A.C.S. 9. His bio says he is certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, as well as the ABHRS 1. It says he is a past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 1. He is an ISHRS Full Member, a member since 1994 per his listing 7.