Types of Hair Loss

Male Hair Loss

In MEN, the most common cause of long term permanent hair loss is a condition known as male pattern baldness. This is a genetically related condition that results in genes targeting hair follicles that are sensitive to the hormone dihydrotestostesrone (DHT), thus causing them to shrink. This shrinkage can result in a permanent recession of the hair line as well as an overall thinning over the entire crown of the head. The onset of male pattern baldness varies from person to person. It is most common for it to begin at middle age however; it can begin as early as the late teens.

Female Hair Loss

In WOMEN, it is even more important for a personal visit with our medical physician. Female hair loss can occur for many more reasons. If lots of hair begins to fall out throughout the scalp, it’s obviously due to a change in the normal hair cycle: either a short anagen phase or an increase in the number of follicles that enter the telogen phase.

When it comes to women, Hair Restoration is one of the few and most important options they have for a permanent real result. Unlike men, hair loss in women is more often associated with a skin disease. Also female pattern hair loss can affect the donor area in about 20% of those with the problem. This means seeking the care of an experienced physician who will take the time to make the correct diagnosis is critical for females with hair loss.

The procedure for women is similar to the one performed on men with some important variations in the technique. These can and will be discussed with the Doctor during the consultation. We are also a frequent choice for women with scarring hair loss from facelifts, or other surgeries. Woman have also discovered us for transplants to the eyebrows and eye lashes.

Ludwig Chart of Female Hair Loss

Other Types of Hair Loss

There are many medical reasons why some people suffer from hair loss. The doctor will examine you to make sure you are not afflicted with any of the ones listed here.

• Telogen effluvium (body stress related alopecia)
• Genetically related
• A sudden hormone change (usually a drop in hormone levels)
• After the birth of a baby
• Discontinuing birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy
• High fever
• Acute trauma (surgery, physical injury or psychological trauma)
• Severe dieting (inadequate protein and iron intake)
• Underactive or overactive thyroid
• Diseases such as diabetes and lupus
• Chemotherapy
• Medications
• Burns or radiation therapy
• Hair styling (tight braiding, pony tails or extensions for extended period of time)
• Chemical burns (dyes, bleach, perms, straighteners)