Conditions & Diseases: Hair Loss & Hair Loss Treatment (Surgical & Non-Surgical)

Women & Hair Transplants

For women, losing their hair can be an especially traumatic experience since hair loss is a male dominated condition.

Hair loss in women can be absolutely devastating for the sufferer's self image and emotional well being.Unfortunately, society has forced women to suffer in silence. It is considered far more acceptable for men to go through the same hair loss process. - American Hair Loss Council

Before a woman can be considered a candidate for hair transplant surgery, she must rule out that her hair loss is temporary. Women are more susceptable to temporary hair loss (telogen effluvium) then men and can lose their hair more easily due to high stress or medications.

It is not uncommon for a woman to lose some hair after pregnancy. (See hair loss in women for more information.)

However, 2 in 5 women will suffer from some degree of genetic hair loss by the time they reach their 50s and the rise of traction alopecia due to tight hair braids causing permanent damage to the follicles is on the rise in young women, especially African American women.

Women with hair loss should seek an examination by a dermatologist to reveal the true cause of their hair loss. If her doctor can isolate and remove the reason for her temporary hair loss, the hair should grow back in 3 to 12 months. If no noticable improvement is detected in that time, she should consult with her dermatologist once again.

Women who suffer from genetic hair loss or traction alopecia will probably make a good candidate for hair transplants provided they have adequate donor hair available.

Unlike the receding hair lines and bald spots that men get, female pattern hair loss can be characterized as a general thinning of the hair. Because this thinning of the hair can affect the donor area (the back and sides of the head from the top of the left ear to the top of the right ear) your doctor must take special care in determining whether the area from where your donor hair will come from is susceptable to future hair loss.

If an examination by your dermatologist or doctor shows strong donor hair available, then you are probably a good candidate for hair transplant surgery following her dermatologists recommendation.

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