Causes of Hair Loss in Women

Hair loss in women is more common than you may think. If you are a woman that has begun to lose her hair, you should understand what may be causing it and what treatment options are available.

Most female hair loss happens in a diffusion pattern. The top of the hair thins the most at first and can eventually go completely bald. Most of the time, this type of hair loss is hereditary. It can come from either the mother’s side or the father’s side of the family. The technical term for female baldness is female pattern alopecia. It is basically a reaction of enzymes in the body that causes testosterone to be converted to DHT, which shrinks and destroys hair follicles.

If your hair loss is hereditary, then you will most likely have very poor results from many over the counter and prescription drugs that treat baldness. This is especially true for women. You must be diagnosed to know for sure that you have the hereditary type of female baldness. This is because women are especially sensitive to many medical conditions that can cause hair loss in the diffused pattern. Thyroid disorders, menopause, child birth, vitamin deficiencies and many other medical problems can cause diffused pattern baldness in women.

Medications can also be to blame. A lot of medications can cause hair to go into a holding pattern that will shed months after the medication is stopped. Others will immediately cause shedding that will be noticeable. Shedding may continue until the drug is out of your system. Thankfully, regrowth is almost always possible if hair loss is caused by medication. Medications that can cause hair loss include anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid drugs, blood thinners, blood pressure medications, thyroid medication, anti-depressants, chemotherapy drugs, contraceptives and some street drugs.There are many more than are included on this list, so please talk to your doctor if you have experienced any major shedding or hair loss that concerns you.

Hair loss caused by scars, injury, lupus, face lifts or radiation therapy may not be reversible. If your hair loss cannot correct itself, then hair transplant surgery may be an option for you. It is a relatively painless procedure that just takes a few hours under a local anesthetic. Choose a doctor that has an artistic eye for making hairlines and thinning areas look natural. The dreaded hair plugs of years ago are long gone. Results today are more finely blended and natural looking. Most people achieve their desired result in only one session. Choose a hair transplant surgeon that is right for you and you can have your hair back in no time.

Dr. Brett Bolton is a Miami Hair Transplant Specialistspecifically trained for hair transplant surgery. Dr. Bolton has provided unparalleled Miami hair replacement techniques since 1997. For more information, visit: www.greathairtransplants.com.

Hair Replacement Surgery and Correcting a Bad Hair Transplant

Hair replacement surgery has come a very long way. No one wants an unnatural hairline or obvious plugs of hair that only make matters worse. Thankfully, the advances in hair replacement surgery have made a lot of these worries a thing of the past. Hair replacement surgery today is a relatively painless, minor surgery performed under a local anesthetic and only takes a few hours. The results are far superior to what they were just a few years ago.

If you are considering hair replacement surgery, there are a few things you should know when selecting a doctor. First, make sure that you see plenty of before and after pictures. Ask how many procedures each result took. You want to select a surgeon that is honest, has a lot of experience and can give you realistic expectations about your results.

Keep in mind that hair replacement surgeons may have different opinions about what will look best on you. There is a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to desired results. The surgeon that you use should be a creative, artistic type of person. You can usually get an idea of the surgeons ability by the before and after pictures that you see. Ask yourself how natural the hairlines look. Do the hairlines match the faces of the people that you see? Do some look too dense or have an odd color and texture?

Hair should look like it belongs on the head that it is on. If you visit some doctors, you might notice that they seem to put the same shape and density of hair on every person. This is not a good sign. Just because it looks natural on one person, does not mean that it will look good on another. Look for variations in results. When you have a consultation, the doctor should tell you why they are making certain decisions. For instance, your facial features, face shape and other characteristics should be taken into consideration before any decisions are made.

Many men and women have received hair transplants where the doctor used plugs or punch biopsies to fill in blank spaces on the scalp. These plugs make a very noticeable, unnatural hairline that many people are now looking to correct. The procedure itself was not all wrong, but the grafting was not as fine tuned as it is today. You can get your old hair transplant plugs subtly blended to look a lot more natural. This usually only takes one small surgical session and can make your hairline look real again.

Whether you are looking to have hair transplant surgery or you are looking to correct it, selecting your doctor is the first step. Selecting an experienced surgeon that is diligent, patient, creative and artistic can mean the difference in a natural look or an unnatural appearance.

Dr. Brett Bolton is a Miami Hair Transplant Specialist specifically trained for hair transplant surgery. Dr. Bolton has provided unparalleled Miami hair replacement techniques since 1997. For more information, visit: www.greathairtransplants.com.