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Hair Loss in Women New York, New Jersey, Boston
Women experience baldness in different patterns than men. However, female hair loss can often be successfully treated using the same techniques used to treat male pattern baldness. In treating hair loss in women at our New York, New Jersey, and Boston offices, however, we tailor the results to the individual, regardless of the procedure we perform.
Women whose hair loss conforms to the Ludwig pattern usually maintain a good hairline. In this case, the hair behind the hairline becomes sparse. Usually, the female hair loss occurs at times of hormonal change, such as contraception, childbirth, or menopause. It is uncommon for women to thin beyond the Ludwig class II pattern, and very rare for complete baldness to occur.
Hair Loss in Women: Results
Before and after one transplant of 1277 follicular units: 2,218 hairs added
Instances of female hair loss frequently occur in a woman’s early twenties and will not worsen over time. The hair on the back of the head retains its original density, so our doctors can harvest the area for donor hair. Transplants are then placed throughout areas of thinning hair. Depending on the extent of thinning, a woman can have substantially thicker hair in as little as a single treatment session.
It is less common for women to bald in a pattern similar to men; most often, hair loss in women occurs either in the temple, resulting in a "male shaped" hairline, or the hair thins in a triangular pattern in the center of the front. Fortunately, both conditions are usually repairable as long as sufficient donor supply remains on the back of the scalp. True & Dorin Medical Group can also recreate feminine hairlines.
Hair loss in women can occur in different patterns, as our team explains to patients at our New York, New Jersey, and Boston centers. Different patterns include the following:
- Gradual thinning: occurs throughout the top of the head behind the hairline (see Ludwig's classification shown above).
- Androgenic alopecia: follows the same patterns of male balding.
- Angular alopecia: hair is lost on the sides only.
- Diffuse alopecia (DA): the hair thins throughout the entire scalp.
Patient before and after a treatment of 1174 follicular units
Women who have DA, or diffuse alopecia, are not suitable candidates for hair transplantation. There is not sufficient donor hair to accomplish meaningful restoration. However, most hair loss in women falls into the other two aforementioned groups.
Women can also permanently lose hair from repeated use of tight braids (traction alopecia) or styling agents called relaxers. Both can be treated successfully with transplants.
Scarring from face or brow lifts can also be hidden with transplants.
Below is an example of hair loss due to traction alopecia. The photo shows how the balding pattern can be successfully restored with hair transplantation:
Patient before and after one 1405 follicular unit hair transplant: 2,357 hairs added
*All of the results shown above are typical, but may vary from patient to patient.
Learn More about Hair Loss in Women
Dr. Robert True and Dr. Robert Dorin are available to discuss hair loss in women at our New York, New Jersey, or Boston facilities. Simply schedule a consultation with our staff to take the first step in reversing your hair loss.