Q: Why should a doctor measure miniaturization in the donor area before recommending a hair transplant? A: Normally, the donor area contains hairs of very uniform diameter (called terminal hairs). In androgenetic hair loss, the action of DHT causes some of these terminal hairs to decrease in diameter and in length until they eventually disappear [...]
Why Should Hair Transplant Doctor Measure Miniaturization in Donor Area Before Transplant?
November 17th, 2006
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Topic: Donor Area
Tags: Androgenetic Alopecia, Camouflage Donor Scar, Crown, Densitometer, DHT, Donor Area, Donor Area Thinning, Follicular Unit Extraction, Follicular Unit Transplant, Front of Scalp, Genetic Hair Loss, Hair Loss in Women, Hair Restoration Doctors, Hair Transplant Doctors, Miniaturization, Permanent Hair Zone, Terminal Hair, Vellus Hair
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:43 am
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