Hair Disorders & Hair Transplantation
We are dedicated to providing exceptional skin care services tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient.
Hair Disorders & Hair Transplantation
We are dedicated to providing exceptional skin care services tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient.
Many people wonder what causes hair loss. The causes of hair loss vary depending on a number of factors, including genetics (this is often what causes baldness or alopecia), illness (such as thyroid disease), and medications you may be taking. The best way to uncover hair loss causes and find out whether they are preventable is to see a dermatologist.
Male Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia)
This is the most common form of hair loss in men, with a lifetime risk of 50-70% of all males depending on the quoted study. It is characterized by miniaturization of scalp hairs, where thick terminal hairs are replaced by finer, thinner versions of themselves.
Hair restoration surgery can provide patients with a more permanent and dramatic solution but the younger the patient the greater the risk. The risk is that moving permanent donor hair, which is ever diminishing as one ages, will be depleted over one’s lifetime and will not be able to keep up with the ongoing demand of hair loss leaving the patient with a difficult if not impossible situation to fix.
That is why it is always important to meet with an ethical surgeon who can guide you on whether surgery would be an advisable avenue to pursue for you along with counseling regarding medical therapies to help reduce and slow down the process of hair loss.
Female Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia)
This condition is analogous to what is experienced in men and is also the most common cause of hair loss in women. It also results from hair miniaturization. However, while men tend to experience hair loss in the frontal hairline and vertex, women usually retain their frontal hairline and instead have a loss of density in the frontal one to two-thirds of the scalp.
Other Hair Disorders & Hair Transplantation Services
Alopecia
Alopecia Areata
Male & female pattern Baldness (androgenetic alopecia)
