One of the most common complaints I hear today, especially with female patients, is I’m “loosing my hair in handfuls”. Because of the enormous psychological stress
We were recently asked to contribute to an article on Female hair loss in the Washington Post. Interestingly, years ago seventy percent of our hair loss patients were males wanting a surgical...
“Some 30 million women in the United States have hereditary hair loss (compared with 50 million men), according to the American Academy of Dermatology, though that figure does not include the millions more who struggle with thinning hair because of pregnancy...
Many women are so distraught because they believe there’s nothing to be done. To some extent, that’s true, says Spencer Kobren, founder and president of the American Hair Loss Association and author of “The Truth About Women’s Hair Loss.” “There are a lot of limitations when it comes to treating...
Hair loss around the face affects 90 % of males and females during the aging process. While the most common request among patients is to “restore their frontal hairline”, when attention is directed to hair loss on the lateral hairlines (sides) patients say, “ I...
Unlike male-pattern baldness, where patches of hair fall out over time, female hair loss means a reduction in hair volume, making transplantation extremely difficult for those experiencing miniaturization. While medical treatment options are limited for females, we have been having some very encouraging results with...