Hair loss in women – can females do hair transplantation?
The short answer is yes, as long as the women’s hair loss is concentrated in defined areas like in the classic male pattern baldness (i.e. the woman’s hair loss can not be too diffuse or thin throughout their entire scalp). Consider what Dr. Dow Stough, hair transplant surgeon in Texas writes about women hair loss – “Hair loss in women is culturally unacceptable despite the fact that up to 40% of the female population experience some hair loss in their lifetime. It is not uncommon, but the stigma attached to female baldness is an extremely stressful and unwelcome event. In fact, androgenic alopecia in women can be psychologically debilitating. There have been several medical studies which have concluded that although alopecia is clearly a distressing experience for both sexes, it’s effect is much more problematic in women. Most women go to extremes to conceal and treat their hair loss, they use a broad array of creative camouflaging and hair thickening cosmetic techniques in an attempt
