What You Need To Know About Causes Of Hair Loss In Women, And Treating Female Pattern Hair Loss

Pattern, hair loss affects a significant number of women. About 30 % of women under the age of 50, suffer from pattern, hair loss and that number jumps to about 50 % of women over the age of 50.. Unfortunately, there are fewer options for hair loss treatment for women in comparison to men.. The drug finasteride, for example, is commonly used for male pattern, hair loss, but is generally not considered of significant value for female pattern. Hair loss. Hair transplant surgery is routinely performed for male pattern. Hair loss, particularly frontal area recession. Hair transplants are generally not recommended for most women because pattern. Hair loss in women is more diffuse, meaning that the thinning hair follicles are very close. Together., The trauma of transplant surgery can result in collateral damage and loss of nearby hair follicles.. In the recent past, the only established treatment for female pattern, hair loss has been topically applied. Minoxidil. In my practice, we’ve made a significant impact on the treatment of female pattern. Hair loss using regenerative medicine technology which I started working with in 2011, and I will describe in more detail. I’m Dr Amiya Prasad., I’m a Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon and Fellowship Trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon. I’ve been in practice in Manhattan and Long Island for over 20 years.. I’M also, the founder of TrichoStem Hair Regeneration Centers., I created TrichoStem Hair Regeneration as a system based on detailed work on a wide range of men and women with genetic pattern. Hair loss who’ve been coming to us from around the world. Since 2011., I developed a system which customizes treatment based on specific individual clinical hair loss profiles., While most hair loss treatments seem to focus around treating men. Women have several situations which affect hair growth, Pregnancy, hormonal changes after childbirth, menopause stress and other factors can lead to hair loss in women.. Some conditions are temporary, with expectation of full regrowth. Some experience, hair loss from hairstyling practices, for example, having tight, braids or tight ponytails, which results in permanent hair loss referred to as traction alopecia.. Another example is the use of chemical hair straighteners, which penetrate skin and damage both the skin and the hair follicles. Female pattern. Hair loss is the most common form of hair loss in women and is primarily due to genetics. The exact mechanism or processes which contributes to female pattern. Hair loss is not well established.. There opinions in the medical community about inflammation in the scalp and hormonal factors which lead to thinning of hair thinning in a typically diffuse pattern., Both male and female pattern. Hair loss can appear similar microscopically.. This is referred to as androgenetic alopecia.. One treatment occasionally used for female pattern: hair loss is the drug spironolactone.. Spironolactone is prescribed to manage testosterone activity in women, which is a suspected cause of scalp hair thinning. Spironolactone is often prescribed by dermatologists to block testosterone receptors, based on the concept that binding of testosterone to hair follicles results in hair thinning.. I don’t prescribe spironolactone to my female patients. The feedback of many of my female patients who have been the drug has been inconsistent.. In my opinion, if testosterone was the primary cause of female pattern, hair loss, the drug would be more consistently effective.. Another popular treatment for women is topical. Minoxidil. Minoxidil was originally used as a to treat high blood pressure.. A side effect of its use was observed to to stimulate some hair. Growth. Minoxidil is available over the counter as a topical that is applied to the scalp daily. Custom. Formulations of minoxidil are available through some doctors but it’s difficult to verify that higher percentage solutions work better than standard formulations.. Although the exact mechanism of minoxidil is not quite known, it does appear to delay the hair shedding cycle and extend the growth cycle. So more hair is present.. It also appears to stimulate hair growth with limitation. It’s commonly reported by patients who were using minoxidil that stopping use of the drug resulted in significant hair shedding.. In my experience, female patients who come to see us don’t find much benefit with minoxidil. Hair transplants has limited benefit for women with hair loss.. It can have value for areas of frontal recession and areas where there is very little hair.. Most of the time female pattern. Hair loss occurs throughout the whole scalp., Since there is a relatively high density of native hair. In spite of thinning hair transplant surgery can result in loss of native hairs.. The reason is that, in order to place transplanted hair, small incisions need to be made.. These incisions can damage local native hairs from direct trauma, vascular damage and inflammation.. Generally speaking, I don’t recommend hair transplant for most of my patients with female pattern. After many years of skepticism, Platelet-rich plasma injections or PRP is being recognized and promoted to treat hair loss in men and women. PRP has been shown in medical studies to stimulate hair growth.. Having used PRP for much longer time than most of my colleagues, I’ve observed that PRP alone stimulates short-term hair growth., While many doctors are now offering PRP injections for hair loss treatment, the frequency of injection treatments and the way injections are performed vary greatly, ranging from once A month, every two months or every several months., Further I’ve, observed that most doctors who perform PRP injections are new to hair loss treatment, and even those who claim to have the most experience with PRP for hair loss cannot provide any specific data about expectations and duration Of treatment, so the injection treatments do go on indefinitely., Although I use PRP in my practice for skin quality improvement for wrinkles acne scars and dark under eye circles, PRP alone ends up being another treatment, with limited and less predictable results for the treatment of hair loss.. Many patients who come to see us come after after having had several PRP treatments elsewhere and were frustrated with the lack of results and tired of repeat sessions that seem to have no end. In sight., The treatment system we developed in our practice called TrichoStem. Hair Regeneration evolved out of observations made on patients undergoing hair transplant.. We used a material called acellular matrix, which is a wound healing technology. We applied to improve the healing of the donor scar and the hair grafts.. An interesting side effect we observed was that thinning hair became thicker.. Based on this observation, I developed a system to dose the material deliver and manage our patients over time. Having treated a wide range of patients with male and female pattern. Hair loss from as young as 16 years old to patients in their eighties who come to us from around the world. I can customize a treatment for every patient and have a high level of certainty about their prognosis.. Based on our observation, the TrichoStem Hair Regeneration system stimulates the growth of hair. That is not growing at the time, due to prolonged resting stage of the hair growth cycle, thicken hair that is thinning and extend the longevity of the hair growth cycle.. This results in improvement in scalp coverage for an estimated 99 % or more of both male and female pattern. Hair loss, patients., Hair Regeneration, does involve scalp injection similar to PRP injections.. The difference is that it is done once with some patients receiving a second treatment 15 to 24 months after the first treatment.. It is important to remember that genetic pattern, hair loss is hardwired in your DNA, so it can’t be cured.. However, the treatment has successfully changed. The trajectory for patients who would have otherwise lost their hair much sooner without treatment., The Hair Regeneration treatment is customized for every patient. Using an algorithm. I developed based on age pattern of hair loss, age of onset of hair loss and previous medical treatments, which I call the Hair Loss. Profile. Blood is drawn for the PRP preparation and mixed with Acellular matrix Vitamin D and other factors formulated to your specific hair loss. Profile., The scalp is prepared with a topical and local anesthetic, and the Hair Regeneration treatment is delivered through injection., While the process takes about one to two hours from the start of the blood draw PRP, preparation and customized formulation, the actual injection treatment takes a few minutes. Afterwards, you may experience some mild tenderness in the scalp, but otherwise the post treatment recovery is minimal.. In fact, many patients from out of state and around the world will fly back home the same day they, the treatment.. I discuss the aftercare individually during consultation.. As far as work is concerned. Most people go back to work. The next day.. We routinely see our patients every 3 to 6 months and take specific types of photos and make comparisons. So you can see how you’re doing. We’ve seen improvement as early as one month. However, the effect of the injection goes on for over 15 to 18 months after treatment.. The duration of the effect on average is about 3 to 5 years.. More specific data is provided during consultation based on your Hair Loss Profile., Considering until we started developing TrichoStem Hair Regeneration around 2011. The options for female pattern. Hair loss was limited to minoxidil and hair transplant for a limited group of women.. I can say without reservation that the level of impact we’ve made on the management of female pattern, hair loss has been significant and that I and the staff in our office are proud every day to have made a difference. Hair loss is particularly challenging for women who Come to see us both personally and socially., When my female pattern, hair loss patients see their improvement. I find that there is a sense of relief that the clock is no longer working against them and that they can look forward to having more hair for a longer time.. I hope you found this information helpful .... Thank you for your question.