Hair Transplant for Women

Not every hair loss patient is a good candidate for hair transplant surgery, especially in women where there are many variable causes for hair loss. However, as long as there is an adequate donor region from which to harvest the hair, you could be a candidate for hair transplant surgery. Before surgery, though, it’s important to schedule an appointment with a board certified dermatologist who specializes in hair loss conditions to determine the cause of your hair loss. While your... more

The answer is yes depending on the cause of hair loss. If it is due to a thyroid problem, lupus, etc. the answer is no. But if it's a result from inherited hair loss the results can be excellent. About 15% of my patients are women who have genetic hair loss. The reason it works for these patients is they have good donor hair.

By severe hair loss, you can mean many things. The key thing is, if there is reasonable density in the back/sides of the scalp (donor area) then a transplant can be quite effective. A workup for the hairloss is also indicated.

Yes, women are candidates for hair transplant surgery. The woman must be in good general health and all the medical reasons for hair loss must be eliminated. Women usually have thining through the coronal (mid portion) of the scalp leaving the hair line unaffected. A strip of hair is removed from the occipital (back portion) of the scalp and this strip is trimmed into micro (1-2 hairs) and mini grafts (3-4 hairs) and the grafts are transplanted into the thinning areas. The transplanted... more

 If your hair loss is localized as men experience with male pattern baldness, hair replacement surgery may be appropriate. Unfortunately, many women who experience diffuse hair loss over the entire scalp are not candidates. The transplanted hair will grow just as long as it did in its original location. 

 If you have loss over most of your head the answer is no. You have to have an area of thick hair to serve as the donor source. If you have normal hair on the sides and back of the head the answer is yes.

Yes, it can be performed. IT can be as long as your natural hair. Most surgeons prefer to start with medical treatment which can include steroid injections to the scalp for alopecia areata or the use if minoxidil type preparations prior to employing surgery.