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Why Am I Losing My Hair?

There are a number of causes of hair loss. Androgenetic Alopecia (AA) is the most common cause of hair loss. It is genetic and can be inherited from the mother or father. In AA, DHT (a testosterone derivative) attacks hair follicles, resulting in miniaturization and alopecia.

Hair loss is progressive throughout our lifetimes. In certain areas of the head, the cells around hair shafts have more 5-alpha reductase (the enzyme that makes DHT). As a result, these areas have more DHT and generally demonstrate greater loss.

Hair transplants, sometimes called hair grafts, can give you years back on your appearance. Male Pattern Baldness or Female Hair Loss needn't be a concern any longer. Using modern hair transplant and non-surgical solutions, we've created beautiful heads of hair for our male and female clients.

I See Hair in the Shower Every Day. Is That Normal?

There are 100,000 hairs on the average head of hair. Hair cycles between growth and resting phases. In the normal head, 100-150 hairs enter a resting phase and fall out every day. The vast majority will begin to grow back in three to four months. This should not create anxiety as it is a normal function and not normally noticeable. In fact, your grafts will also cycle like all normal hair.

Hair loss medication alone may help your thinning hair, but our experts ical help you make the decision that is right for your particular hair loss pattern.

Does a Transplant Prevent Hair Loss?

No, a transplant will not prevent further loss. We consider this when planning a surgery. You can decrease the rate at which you lose hair by taking non-surgical hair loss treatment such as medication or laser therapy.

How Do I know if I am a Good Candidate for a Hair Transplant Procedure?

Most men and women in good general health are candidates for hair transplantation. In order to accurately determine your suitability (based upon degree of hair loss and hair type), a complimentary private consultation is recommended.

During a consultation you will receive a thorough examination of your scalp and hair to determine donor density, scalp laxity and the requirements for restoration. Your suitability for a transplant procedure also takes into account your individual hair characteristics including colour, texture, and curl to develop the right hair restoration treatment plan.

What causes hair loss in women?

Female hair loss is a distinctly different entity from male pattern hair loss which has a known cause and usually follows a predicable path. Though some women experience hair loss that resembles male patterned loss, others experience diffuse loss that involves the entirety of the scalp. Such individuals are not candidates for surgical hair restoration in that they do not possess an uninvolved area of hair from which to obtain hair for transfer.

Other causes for hair loss in women range from medical conditions associated with hair loss such as anaemia, hypothyroidism and connective tissue diseases to adverse reactions to medications or deleterious effects of certain grooming practices e.g. tight braiding of the hair which causes traction alopecia.

Who is a Candidate for a Hair Restoration Procedure?

There are many factors in assessing an individual’s candidacy for hair restoration and so the answer to this question can only be determined in a private consultation with a hair expert well versed in the surgical and non-surgical management of hair loss.

Not everyone with hair loss is a candidate for hair transplantation though the vast majority of men and a smaller but significant majority of women are good candidates.

A consultation will include thorough examination to analyse your type and degree of hair loss. At the conclusion of this complimentary consultation advice will be provided outlining medical and surgical options.

What is the "Ziering Whorl"?

The Ziering Whorl is a hair growth classification scheme recognized and named by Dr. Ziering following a focused study to gain full understanding of hair growth and behavior with the crown region of the scalp.

Ziering’s Surgeons are interested and well versed in the management of crown hair loss and when appropriate use the understanding of the whorl brought by Dr. Ziering’s research to recreate nature’s pattern in this area of the head.