Questions on hair loss

I’m a 66 year old female taking thyroid and blood pressure pills for an underactive thyroid and high blood pressure. Would having hair transplantation be successful at this age? How much would it cost? My hair has become thin and brittle, as well sparse. Please let me know what is the possibility of a successful transplant without complications.

To answer the question, I would want to understand the quality of your donor area and the degree of miniaturization you have in the hair of that permanent zone. Then I would want to know the extent of the hair loss and the size of the area that you want to treat. I would want to map out your scalp for miniaturization as I would need to know that information in order to ascertain if you will be helped or hurt by a hair transplant. Evaluating women for hair transplants is a real art combined with science. I met a doctor at the recent annual International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons meeting that told me that their medical group did surgery on better than 95% of women who came to them. I would suspect that the doctor has terrible results and many unhappy patients. Get a good doctor who knows about this and get yourself evaluated properly.

i’m an 19 year old girl suffering from androgenetic alopecia. i’ve been losing much hair and tried everything(rogain 2%, hormone therapy) but didn’t see any major results. i’m considering of having FUE on my frontal hairline, the problem is, my skin is prone to forming keloids. I know that keloid will probably form on the donor area but is there any possibility at all that keloids will grow on my hairline?? Yes, you are at risk of forming keloids on your recipient area (frontal hairline), but the risk is low. In all of my years, I have never seen a keloid in the recipient area. At a medical meeting some years ago, we polled the audience of about 300 hair transplant doctors to ask them to raise their hands and tell us if anyone ever saw a keloid in the recipient area. No one raised their hands.

You must also consider that androgenic alopecia in a 19 year old female is very rare and make sure that you have the correct diagnosis along with realistic expectation of what you are trying to accomplish and the fullness that you are going to have from a transplant. In other words, you must weigh the risks versus the benefits and you absolutely need a diagnosis by a competent doctor.

Hair transplant on black women

I am a black woman age 27. Seven years ago I had thick black hair. I used chemical products on my hair and got my hair styled by various hair dressers. Fine bumps developed in the back of my head, I attended a doctor and I was told that there were keloids. About a year after I conceive and gave birth to my only daughter that was in 1999. I relaxed my hair again and this time I am not sure if it is as a result of the keloid but my hair started thinning at the front and it is getting worse. I try to keep my hair up to hide the bald spots and this has affected my self esteem some what. Can this problem be rectified. Can my hair grow back or can I have hair transplant to make it look normal again?

This is a very complex problem that would require an examination of your scalp. Without seeing you, I would be loathe to suggest what to do. See a good dermatologist first, then see if he/she recommends another expert. Bald areas in the scalp are easily treated provided that there are no disease contra-indications for transplantation. Keloids and a variety of diseases that cause Alopecia need to be evaluated.

Problem with keloids

i am seriously considering a hair transplant on the sides of my hairline. i am a african american women who have had traction alopecia for quite some time now. i have a small keloid on my ear, and my dermatologist has been giving me injections to clear this up. he also told me that if i get any plastic surgery, there is a chance that i will develop keloid scarring. i do want my hair transplant, are there things that they can do to remove the keloid from the donor site?

Keloids are very rare on the scalp. Many people have stretched (flat) or hypertrophic (raised) scars, but actual keloids (they look like tumors growing out of a wound) are so rare that they are worth reporting in medical literature. You can test the donor and recipient areas with a punch wound and/or a needle and then wait it out to see if it forms keloids. That may be the best way to know for sure.

What are causes of hair loss?

There are many causes of scalp hair loss. This article will cover the common ones. In general, most hair loss is not associated with systemic or internal disease, nor is poor diet a frequent factor. Thyroid disease can cause hair loss, but thyroid tests on people who have ordinary hair loss are usually normal. Although many medications list “hair loss” among their potential side effects, drugs are also not overall common causes of thinning or lost hair. On the other hand, with cancer treatments and immune suppression medications, hair loss is not uncommon. One useful way to classify hair loss is by whether the loss is localized and patchy, or whether it affects large areas or the whole scalp. Patchy hair lossSome conditions produce small areas of hair loss, while others affect large areas of the scalp. Common causes of patchy hair loss are: Propecia (patches of baldness that usually grow back) traction Propecia (thinning from tight braids or ponytails) trichotillomania (the habit of twisting or pulling hair out) tinea capitis (fungal infection) Propecia Online A common condition, Propecia usually starts as a single, quarter-sized circle of perfectly smooth baldness. Propecia patches usually regrow in three to six months without treatment. Sometimes, hair grows back in white. In another variant, Propecia can produce two or three bald patches. When these grow back, they may be replaced by others (propecia online). The most extensive form is called Propecia totalis (propecia online), in which the entire scalp goes bald. It’s important to emphasize that patients who have localized hair loss generally don’t go on to lose hair all over the scalp. Propecia can affect hair on other parts of the body too– for example, the beard. Propecia is considered an autoimmune condition, in which the body attacks itself (in this case its own hair follicles). Most Propecia patients, however, do not have systemic problems and need no medical tests. Propecia is also often blamed on “stress,” but in fact it’s usually the other way around: having Propecia causes the stress (propecia online), at least until people find out what it is. Treatments for Propecia include injecting steroids into affected patches to stimulate hair growth. This is not practical for large areas. Other treatments, such as oral steroids or ultraviolet light therapy, are either toxic or impractical. In most mild cases, patients can comb over the affected areas. In more severe and chronic cases, some patients wear hairpieces; nowadays some men shave their whole scalp, now that this look has become fashionable. Traction propecia Tight braids and ponytails can pull hard enough on hairs to make them fall out. If this happens (propecia online), it’s best to choose hairstyles that put less pressure on hair roots. The sooner this is done the better, to avoid permanent damage. Trichotillomania This melodramatic name refers to the habit of pulling at hairs or twisting them, sometimes without realizing it. The scalp and eyelashes are often affected. Unlike Propecia patches, which are perfectly smooth, hair patches in trichotillomania show broken-off hairs. Treatment is entirely behavioral: You have to notice that you’re doing it and then stop! Tinea capitis (fungal infection,propecia online) Fungal infection of the scalp for the most part affects school-age children. Bald spots usually show broken-off hairs. Oral antibiotics are needed to penetrate the hair roots and cure the infection (propecia online), after which hair grows back.

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