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African-American Hair Loss from Wearing Braids?

asked 7 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
Question viewed 190 times
Tags: African American, alopecia, hair growth, hair loss, options, type

Is there any type of hair transplant procedure that is effective for African-Americans that have worn extensions and braids for many years and has hair loss due to Traction Alopecia?

4 answers to African-American Hair Loss from Wearing Braids?

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FUE Hair Transplant for Traction Alopecia

Yes, hair transplant is a solution for traction alopecia. Namely, FUE hair transplant using uGraft is ideal due to its ability to navigate the particular needs of African American hair and skin-healing tendencies. see video
Sanusi Umar, MD

Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

www.finetouchdermatology.com

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African-American Hair Loss

Absolutely- when properly performed, hair transplants can be an extremely effective, natural appearing, permanent solution. While a challenging procedure, I have performed hundreds of them, primarily on patients of African ethnicity.
Jeffrey Epstein MD, FACS

Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgeryoftheface.com

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Hair flaps or transplants for traction alopecia.

Hair extensions, hair transplants or flaps can be done to treat this common problem in African-American patients. Sometimes we are able to advance the hairline to do this.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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African-American traction hair loss

This is a very common problem in African -American communities. There is invariably a wig store in these neighborhoods that caters to women who have lost hair to the various straightening and braiding practices. If there is sufficient remaining hair to transfer and there is no hereditary tendency for hair loss and a true commitment to stopping the practices that led to the hair loss, routine transplants or flap repair or a combination of both can give improvement. Advanced... more
Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD

Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.kabaker.com

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