Female Hair Transplant
Female hair loss is rarely the same problem as male pattern loss, and it should never be treated as though it were. Diffuse thinning, hormonal shedding, traction loss and iron or thyroid deficiency all look similar in a mirror and need completely different answers — only some of which involve surgery. We start with the diagnosis, not the operation.
Surgery is usually appropriate when
- The loss is patterned — a widening parting or receding temples
- Traction alopecia from years of tight styling, braids or extensions
- Scarring from injury, surgery or a facelift incision
- You want to lower or reshape a high hairline
Investigate before operating when
- The thinning is diffuse across the whole scalp, including the donor area
- It started suddenly — that pattern points to a medical cause, not genetics
- Ferritin, thyroid or hormone levels have not been checked
- You are post-partum or recently changed contraception — much of this reverses
How we approach it
- 01
Bloods before anything else
Ferritin, thyroid function and hormone panel. A surprising proportion of female thinning we assess turns out to be correctable without surgery, and we say so.
- 02
Trichoscopy and donor assessment
The scalp is examined under magnification to confirm the pattern and, critically, to check the donor area is not itself thinning.
- 03
Medical route first where indicated
Topical minoxidil, PRP or treating the underlying deficiency. We are happy to lose the booking if this is the right answer.
- 04
Unshaven DHI planning
Where surgery is right, the plan is unshaven DHI. Only a narrow donor strip is trimmed and your existing length covers it completely.
- 05
Placement between existing hair
The implanter pen threads grafts between the hair you still have, which is why nothing needs to be shaved and why density looks continuous.
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Aftercare and medical maintenance
Surgery moves hair; it does not stop the underlying cause. Your plan includes what to keep taking so the result holds.