What kind of doctor can help me with hair loss?

For patients who have unexplained hair loss, my suggestion is to visit with a dermatologist.

In men, the most common reason for hair loss is male pattern baldness or, technically speaking, androgenic alopecia. In women, hair loss can be due to androgenic alopecia but there is a greater chance that it is caused by some other medical condition.

The diagnosis of your hair loss may be simple or it may require other diagnostic testing and possibly even a biopsy to determine the cause. Once the cause is established, you can determine if you wish further treatment.

For patients with a medical cause for their hair loss, often treating the medical condition will restore the hair loss. For other patients, particular those with androgenic alopecia, hair transplants or other hair restoration options may be sought.