Hair Transplant for Women Vs. Men?

It is essentially the same operation. The donor site is in the back of the head and the technique is identical. The only difference may be where the hair is placed based on different hair patterns of hair loss between men and women.

I frequently perform hairline lowering procedures for women with high hairlines and no hair loss. I use a quick, sophisticated one stage hairline lowering (forehead reduction) operation if the scalp conditions allow. Otherwise I will perform follicular unit hair transplants similar to what is done for men with male pattern baldness. Women who present with progressive ,diffuse thinning of scalp hair are usually not good candidates for hair transplant procedures. Those who have a male pattern... more

In some ways it is the same, but there are special differences. In women, it is important to be more careful not to damage the existing hairs which are often quite fragile. Also, the goal with women is to moderately fill in areas of thinning, not necessarily restoring the original density.

If a woman has traumatic hair loss or a male pattern alopecia, hair transplants can be done as they are done in men. However, most women have diffuse thinning, not pattern loss like men. See a good surgeon to do a careful examination of your scalp and decide if you are a candidate for hair transplants or the Fleming/Mayer flap.

Men have loss on the front and top of the head-so the sides are the donor areas, since this hair is programmed not to fall out. In women the hair loss is diffuse and therefore, the question is where will the surgeon take the hair from to thicken another area. If the hair loss is traumatic (scar) that is different. The actual procedures are the same. When women have a high hairline we do not graft this but move the hairline down. This looks much better and is cheaper.