title: Female hair restoration.
abstract: Female hair loss is a devastating issue for women that has only relatively recently been publicly acknowledged as a significant problem. Hair transplant surgery is extremely successful in correcting the most cosmetically problematic areas of alopecia. This article discusses the surgical technique of hair transplantation in women in detail, including pearls to reduce postoperative sequelae and planning strategies to ensure a high degree of patient satisfaction. A brief overview of some of the medical treatments found to be helpful in slowing or reversing female pattern hair loss is included, addressing the available hormonal and topical treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 710 Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: drrobinunger@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Robin H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Alopecia; Donor site; Female hair transplantation; Female pattern hair loss; Recipient site; Scalp; Telogen effluvium