{"id":8664,"date":"2015-06-10T22:42:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T22:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/female-pattern-hair-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T08:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:00:54","slug":"female-pattern-hair-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/hair-loss\/female-pattern-hair-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Pattern Hair Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is Female Pattern Hair Loss?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Female pattern hair loss is a condition that occurs in women who suffer from androgenic alopecia. Affecting up to forty percent of women by age 50, it begins with patients noticing a thinning of their hair, along with obvious signs of shedding, such as more hair fall in the shower, in their hairbrush, and on their pillow when they wake up in the morning.<\/p>

Unlike men who suffer from\u00a0male pattern hair loss<\/a>, the signs and symptoms in women are more pronounced. Where men will notice thinning in certain areas of their scalp such as temples and crown, women with female-pattern hair loss will notice hair thinning all over their scalp with more loss occurring on the top of the head, causing a widening of the center hair part.<\/p>

The one piece of good news about female pattern hair loss is that rarely if ever does it lead to complete baldness as it does for men.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ludwig Scale \u2013 Hair Loss Patterns<\/h2>\n

The Ludwig Scale can be used to categorize typical hair loss patterns in women.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hair Growth Cycle<\/h2>

In general, hair will grow approximately six inches each year. During this period, there are three phases of growth that will occur:<\/p>

Anagen Phase<\/h3>

The anagen phase is the active hair growth phase. During this phase, the cells of the hair root rapidly grow and divide. Once a new hair forms, it will push upward out of the follicle. If there is already a hair in the follicle (known has a \u2018club\u2019 hair), that hair will be pushed out, or shed. This shedding is part of the normal cycle. The new hair replaces and becomes the \u2018club hair\u2019.<\/p>

During the anagen phase, the hair will grow approximately one centimeter each month. This active growth phase will last from two to six years. You may have friends, or perhaps experience yourself, the inability to grow your hair beyond a certain length. This usually means that you have a \u2018short anagen\u2019 phase. Naturally, people who are able to grow their hair very long very quickly, have a \u2018long anagen\u2019 phase.<\/p>

Obviously, the length of the anagen phase is different in other parts of the body. Eyebrows, eyelashes, body hair \u2013 under normal circumstances, these areas will have a very short anagen phase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Catagen Phase<\/h3>

During the Catagen phase, growth of the hair stops. The outside root sheath of the follicle will shrink and attach itself to the root of the hair.<\/p>

Telogen Phase<\/h3>

The telogen phase is what we consider to be the \u2018resting\u2019 phase of the growth cycle. During the telogen phase, which lasts for approximately 100 days, the follicle is at rest, and the club hair is completely formed, with a whitish bulb at the root (noticeable if you were to pull a telogen hair out and look at the root).<\/p>

It is normal to shed between 25 and 100 telogen hairs each and every day.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Causes of Female Pattern Hair Loss<\/h2>

There are several contributing causes of female pattern hair loss:<\/p>

Age<\/h3>

Some amount of hair loss is natural as we age, whether we are male or female.<\/p>

Hormones<\/h3>

Hormonal changes can lead to female pattern hair loss. For women, especially those who are going through or who have already experienced menopause, the likelihood of experiencing hair loss is much greater. In particular, changes in androgen levels (male hormones such as DHT) are responsible for not only hair loss on a woman\u2019s head, but increased and coarser hair on other parts of her body.<\/p>

Genetics<\/h3>

If someone else in your family such as your mother, father or grandmother suffered from female pattern hair loss, you are more likely to develop the condition yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hair Transplant For Women<\/h2>

Female pattern hair loss can be a traumatic experience for any woman to go through. Unfortunately, none of us has control over whether or not we will experience this in our lifetime. The good news is that there are treatment options available, including a hair transplant.<\/p>

At Hasson & Wong, we\u2019ve consulted with and performed\u00a0hair transplant surgery<\/a>\u00a0on several female patients. Female hair transplants require a great deal of skill and artistry. A female\u2019s hairline is much more difficult to restore than a male patient\u2019s hairline.<\/p>

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