Experts in hair loss estimate that one in five women will experience some degree of hair loss. The most common causes are aging, illness, or hormonal changes in pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. Women who is prone to hair loss, experience a subtle thinning all over the scalp rather than losing hair in patches as what is common to men.

To cover up the problem, some women choose to wear wigs or hair extensions. Others use topical prescriptive drug successfully. The effectiveness of such drugs varies in some patients. The medication simply prevents further hair loss without necessarily stimulating appreciable new growth. In some cases, hair replacement surgery may be the answer for those who feel unsatisfied with either of these options.

Minigrafts are the usual surgical treatment good for filling-in thinning areas. The candidates for this procedure should have thick hair at the back of the head. Minigrafts are harvested from this dense area and replanted in thinning areas to create a fuller look. In some cases, flap and tissue expansion procedures may be used if the individual is judged to be a good candidate.

Although the hair replacement procedure is done, it’s important to understand that the individual will never have the same coverage of hair before hair loss was experienced. What the surgery can do is to cover the thin areas and give the head fuller hair.