There was a time when no one would even think of doing hair transplant surgery on young men. It was agonizing for this group of young people because thinning, balding, and receding hairlines often started before they got out of their teens. Now the procedure is being opened to young men – but with restrictions.
Because losing hair at such a young age is very traumatic, hair transplant doctors do not like to go along with the patients’ snap decisions. After an in-depth consultation, the doctor will do everything in his power to put off the surgery. He will ask the patient to come back for a final consultation in six months or so. Many doctors will refuse to do immediate hair transplants if they are put to the test.
There are advantages to getting hair transplant surgery under the age of 25.
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11 | posted at July 24th, 2009 in Hair Transplant Results, Hair Transplant for Men, hair transplant surgeon | Tags: Balding, Hair Transplant Age, Hair Transplant for young men, Hair Transplant Surgery
Question: What is the difference between hair loss in males vs females? Are they different?
Answer: Yes, there is a difference between hair loss or baldness patterns in males and females.
While men experience “male pattern baldness” which results in hair loss around the sides and top/back of the head, women experience diffuse hair loss, which involves general thinning of hair across the scalp. The front hairline is usually unaffected in women, unlike majority of men who experience a receeding hairline.
Men have DHT resistant areas on the back and sides of the scalp, and it is these stable areas which provide hair for successful transplantation. A woman’s hair is not affected by DHT.
8 | posted at April 21st, 2009 in Hair Transplant Surgery, Hair Transplant for Women | Tags: DHT, hair loss, hair loss forum, hair loss women, male pattern baldness
