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Are women good candidates for hair transplant
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Female Hair Transplant Surgery
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Balding is not just a men's problem; women often
lose hair as they get older as well. You might
wonder, if that is the case, why more women do not
have hair transplant surgery. You may be surprised
to know that many women are not good candidates.
Women usually have a different type of hair loss
than men. Male pattern baldness uncovers parts of
the top of the head. However, the sides and back of
the head are usually covered with healthy
balding-resistant hair follicles.
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Men with this pattern of balding will have donor
hair that survives the hair transplant process and
flourishes long afterward. That is because a
naturally-occurring enzyme in the body combines with
testosterone to create a chemical called DHT. This
chemical is responsible for the hair loss on the
tops of men's heads when they have male pattern
baldness.
However, it does not affect the back and sides of
their hair in most cases. These areas have healthy
hair follicles and make excellent donor sites for
hair transplant surgery. These are called stable
sites because they remain unchanged over time rather
than shrinking like the hair follicles affected by
DHT do.
Female pattern baldness is different. In most cases,
they do not have large areas of stable
balding-resistant hair follicles. The sides and back
of their hair tends to thin just as the front and
top of the head do. The DHT affects all the areas of
their hair.
Any hair follicles that are affected by DHT will
simply fall out if they are moved by hair transplant
procedures. Moving them from one place to another
does not affect the basic nature of the hair
follicle.
Also, women do not have the problem of receding
hairlines in most cases. Their hair is lost in a
more diffuse manner, thinning uniformly all over the
head. It is not so much where their hair is that is
the problem, but how much they have. Hair transplant
surgery will not correct this problem. It is best
used to move hair from one place to another.
There is a very small percentage - about 5% of all
women with baldness problems - who are good
candidates for hair transplant surgery. The thing
that all these women have in common is that they all
have healthy areas of hair follicles that can be
used as donor sites.
For example, women with mechanical or traction
Alopecia have lost their hair because they have
scratched their head for a long period of time, they
have used tight rollers or their hair has been
pulled or stretched in any manner. These women
almost always have an area of their hair that is
unaffected. If they do, they can have hair
transplant procedures.
Some women have cosmetic surgery and suffer hair
loss around the incision sites. In these cases, hair
transplant surgery can help. Other women actually
have a pattern of hair loss that is similar to male
pattern baldness. These women are able to have the
surgery, too.
Finally, women who have suffered trauma from
accidents or burns are good candidates for hair
transplant procedures. If you are a woman with
balding problems, is worth the time to consult with
a doctor to find out if you are one of the women who
can benefit from hair transplant surgery.
