How Successful Are Hair Transplants In Women?
– Wanda – – – – – – – – In short the answer is Very successful female hair transplantation presents its own set of distinct challenges and the surgeon needs to be aware of the specific differences in the transplantation process between men and women, but there is no reason to believe that hair transplantation is less successful in women vs men. The main challenge we face in dealing with the female patient is making sure we have the right diagnosis prior to moving forward with a surgical solution. The most common cause of hair loss in women is still androgenetic alopecia or in women referred to as female pattern hair loss but there are many more potential problems that can cause hair loss or thinning in our female patients. As a rule a number of different medical problems should be ruled out first prior to resorting to a surgical solution. The real issue in creating a nice result in my female patients is to have a realistic approach to what their goals are. In many cases when a female p
