who is a good candidate for hair transplant surgery?
Hair restoration can be used for both men and women who have localized areas of hair loss. Women more than men suffer from diffuse hair loss which is not ideal for hair transplant surgery. If you are young, and losing your hair quickly, it may be hard to “stay ahead of the game” with hair grafts. Since you will continue to lose hair, you may end up with odd areas of baldness adjacent to the transplanted areas into which you will then need additional hair transplants. Thicker, denser, curlier hair yields better results, but hair transplant surgery can still be peformed with straight, thin hair, too. Longer, dense hair in the donor area will help to conceal any scars from where the hair is taken. Blond, white, or light-colored hair will blend in better with any scars, while dark brown or black hair may contrast with any hypo-pigmented (white) scars. The biggest limitation is if there is insufficient donor hair on the back of the head to be redistributed to thinning and balding areas. Rea
