Balding is not solely a man's problem; women repeatedly 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 taken aback to know that numerous women are not good candidates.
Women typically have a unusual kind of hair loss than men. Male pattern baldness exposes parts of the top of the head. On the other hand, the sides and back of the head are typically covered with healthy balding-resistant hair follicles.
Men with this pattern of balding will have donor hair that survives the hair transplant process and flourishes long after that. That is since a naturally-occurring enzyme in the body mixes with testosterone to create a chemical called DHT. This chemical is to blame for the hair loss on the tops of men's heads when they have male pattern baldness.
Nevertheless, it does not have an effect on 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 big areas of stable balding-resistant hair follicles. The sides and back of their hair are inclined to thin just as the front and top of the head do. The DHT has an effect on all the areas of their hair.
Any hair follicles that are affected by DHT will basically fall out if they are moved by hair transplant procedures. Moving them from one place to another does not have an effect on the essential nature of the hair follicle.
Also, women do not have the problem of receding hairlines in the majority of cases. Their hair is lost in a more scattered manner, thinning consistently 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 fix this problem. It is best used to move hair from one place to another.
There is a very minute 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 vigorous areas of hair follicles that can be used as donor sites.
For instance, women with mechanical or traction Alopecia have lost their hair for the reason that 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 unaltered. 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 lend a hand. Other women essentially have a pattern of hair loss that is comparable to male pattern baldness. These women are able to have the surgery, too.
To conclude, women who have suffered trauma from accidents or burns are good candidates for hair transplant procedures. If you are a woman with balding issues, it is worth the time to consult with a doctor to find out if you are one of the women who can gain from hair transplant surgery.
