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.
Hair transplant for women
Can a woman with severe hair loss get hair transplants? How long can the hair be? THANK YOU
3 answers to “Hair transplant for women”
A: It depends on how extensive the loss is.
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.
A: Female Hair loss and hair transplants
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.
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