Postpartum hair loss: What can you do?
July 6, 2018
Hair transplant is the good option to cure hair loss or hair thinning permanently. Mostly men are the good candidates to get a hair transplant. And women think that they will also make good candidates but usually, this is not the case.
Few women are a good candidate to get a hair transplant. Most women have diffuse hair loss instead of overall hair thinning, including the donor areas of the scalp like the back and sides of the head.
Back and sides of the head act as donor areas in men. Because hair on these areas is permanent in men which means that hair in those areas isn’t affected by the DHT hormone that shrinks hair follicles.
Whereas women suffering from diffused hair loss have to suffer hair shedding in these regions too. And usually, hair follicles are extracted for hair transplantation surgery from these donor sites.
But women with diffuse hair loss or female pattern baldness, they lack the donor hair supply. Or are usually their donor areas are unstable. So that’s why Hair transplant for women with diffuse hair loss is not possible.
Because the donor areas are affected by follicle killing hormone DHT, in the female pattern baldness. So that means, if hair follicles are extracted from donor areas and implanted on the recipient regions then it will just fall out.
When it comes to hair loss in women then it’s a different story than the one that affects men. So that’s why the approach for women hair loss also varies.
Do All Women with Hair Loss Actually Qualify for a Hair Transplant?
Hair transplant is a surgical procedure and a victim has to fulfill all the requirements to become a good candidate to get a hair transplant.
According to experts only a small percentage of women are good candidates to opt for a hair transplant surgery, like:
So this brings to the answer of the question. Women who are experiencing the defined pattern of hair loss qualifies to get a hair transplant.
Women who are experiencing diffused pattern all over the scalp aren’t the right candidates to get a hair transplant. Because it’s really difficult for the surgeon to determine that which areas really need to cover and from where hair follicles should be extracted.
If you are suffering from hair loss then it’s important to know that which factor is contributing towards your hair loss.
It’s always a good idea to seek professional help so that you will be able to treat your hair loss in time before it’s too late.
For that arrange an appointment with the trichologist at the hair transplant. After examining your scalp very carefully, he will tell you the severity of your hair loss and may also inform you the type of your hair loss.
And according to the type and severity of your hair loss, the trichologist will recommend you the treatment.
Dr. Cagatay Sezgin is a celebrity hair transplant surgeon with over 20 years of experience in hair transplantation and restoration. He is the First Turkish Board Surgeon to become a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) and the Asian Association of Hair Transplant Surgeons (AAHRS). Moreover, he has the honor of becoming the first hair transplant surgeon in the world to perform hair, eyebrow, and beard transplantation all in one case and that too in a single session.
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