About Dr. Shelly A. Friedman

and the Scottsdale Institute for Cosmetic Dermatology

If you’re experiencing thinning hair or baldness, you owe it to yourself to see a true hair restoration specialist. Dr. Friedman has dedicated his medical career to the medical and surgical treatment and surgical hair transplantation. The Founding President of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, the certifying board for hair transplant surgeons, Dr. Friedman believes that hair transplantation is a surgical specialty in itself, too important and too complex to be just one small part of a medical practice.

Dr. Friedman not only performs the latest hair restoration procedures, but has also been an innovator in the field, refining existing techniques to produce natural, undetectable results. His knowledge and skill have earned him the respect of his peers and he lectures extensively, training his fellow physicians in seminars and workshops. Come see for yourself why patients and doctors alike call on Dr. Friedman for expertise in hair restoration.


Before & After Gallery

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No Scabbing

The latest innovation from Dr. Friedman is a technique that eliminates scabbing and crusting after hair transplantation surgery. Return to work the very next day!

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The Book

To Bald or Not to Bald

In To Bald or Not to Bald (MWP Media, 2010), Dr. Friedman explains how his refinement of a relatively new technique, follicular unit hair ransplantation, results in a full, natural-looking head of hair—in just one session!

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As Seen In

Dr. Shelly Friedman been named one of the Best Doctor's in Phoenix.

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Virtual Consultation

Many patients travel great distances to be treated by Dr. Friedman. Now you can submit photos though our virtual consultation form and get our treatment recommendation within 24 hours.

After reviewing the information and photos you submit, our staff will contact you by email. All information and photos are kept strictly confidential. Photos may only be submitted as JPEGs and must be less than six megabytes in size.

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    • "Dr. Friedman's skill and attention to detail resulted in a natural appearance and undetectable procedure. The outcome has become everything expected."
    — Charles