HAIR LOSS: Women are big losers too.

from Dr. Bosley

• Women who have suffered hair loss due to mechanical or traction Alopecia (non hormonal)
• Women who have had previous cosmetic or plastic surgery and are concerned about hair loss around the incision sites.
• Women who have a distinct pattern of baldness, similar to that of male pattern baldness. This includes hairline recession, vertex thinning, and a donor area that is not affected by androgenetic Alopecia.
• Women who suffer hair loss due to trauma, including burn victims, scarring from accidents and chemical burns
• Women with Alopecia marginalis, a condition that looks very similar to traction alopecia.

Older transplantation techniques were not appropriate for most women because the transplanted hair damaged any hair follicles in the recipient area. As Dr. Washenik explains, "this was a problem in women because, unlike men, they usually have hair in their balding zone. With today's techniques, however, hair transplants surgeons can place grafts around the remaining hair." So although women today continue to struggle with hair loss, more treatments are available to them. As with other conditions affecting women, it's time for hair loss to come out of the closet so women can openly seek a diagnosis and weigh their treatment options.

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