Female Hair Loss, Hair Loss Questions, Hair Transplantation Questions and Answers
Who is an ideal female hair restoration candidate for head or body hair transplants?
Who is an ideal female hair restoration candidate ? : Hair loss in women can be caused by a variety of factors. Unlike in men where most of the hair loss is caused by male patterned baldness or androgenic alopecia; in women, other factors would have to be investigated and eliminated before androgenic alopecia is assumed to be the sole cause of hair loss in them. Because many of these other hair loss causing factors in women can be treated or addressed non surgically, surgery is to be considered only if they have been excluded and /or medical treatment fails. Another reason to exclude these factors before assuming androgenic causes and surgery is that often hair loss would lead to the unmasking of more medically emergent situations which would need to be addressed ahead of the hair loss for the preservation of life and overall health and well being. An example would be severe thyroid diseases.

Who is an ideal female hair restoration candidate

 

Hair loss in women is usually caused by multiple factors.  Thinning  and shedding for example may be caused by hormonal changes and fluctuations.  And the effects of this may be compounded with the central cause of androgenic alopecia. This is  where the person’s genetics create hair follicle receptors that are sensitive to the effects of dehydrotestosterone (DHT) and shrink as a result.

Therefore, these additional factors would need to be identified prior to making a decision on whether or not the individual should undergo a hair restoration surgery.

Pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia) tends to manifest as global areas of thinning.  However,  in order to qualify for a hair restoration procedure, there would need to be an ample supply of robust follicles (which have not yet been  affected by miniaturization)   which grow the right hair  length and thickness to  serve as grafts.

Women who are suffering from traction alopecia are generally good candidates for a hair restoration surgery if topical minoxidil and avoidance of offending hair grooming practices fail.

Female hair restoration candidate before and after traction alopecia surgical treatment by UGraft FUE hair transplant
Female hair restoration candidate before and after traction alopecia surgical treatment by UGraft FUE hair transplant*

Traction alopecia is where hair loss is caused by hair styling practices (e.g. extensions, tight braids, weaves) which constantly pull at the follicles, causing them to become damaged. This usually happens on  very localized regions on the sides of the head, leaving an abundance of healthier follicles on other regions which can be transplanted to restore coverage.

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