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Hair Replacement Surgery, Hair Transplantation in Women: Multimedia

Author: Mark E Krugman, MD, Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery and Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine
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Updated: Feb 4, 2008

Multimedia

Case 1. Before - A 61-year-old patient with andro...Media file 1: Case 1. Before - A 61-year-old patient with androgenic alopecia (frontal).
Case 1. Before - A 61-year-old patient with andro...

Case 1. Before - A 61-year-old patient with androgenic alopecia (frontal).

Case 1. After - A 61-year-old patient with androg...Media file 2: Case 1. After - A 61-year-old patient with androgenic alopecia (frontal).
Case 1. After - A 61-year-old patient with androg...

Case 1. After - A 61-year-old patient with androgenic alopecia (frontal).

Case 2. Before - A 38-year-old patient after brow...Media file 3: Case 2. Before - A 38-year-old patient after browlift and tattooing (elsewhere).
Case 2. Before - A 38-year-old patient after brow...

Case 2. Before - A 38-year-old patient after browlift and tattooing (elsewhere).

Case 2. After - A 38-year-old patient after browl...Media file 4: Case 2. After - A 38-year-old patient after browlift and tattooing (elsewhere).
Case 2. After - A 38-year-old patient after browl...

Case 2. After - A 38-year-old patient after browlift and tattooing (elsewhere).

Case 3. Before - A 52-year-old patient after brow...Media file 5: Case 3. Before - A 52-year-old patient after browlift and facelift (elsewhere).
Case 3. Before - A 52-year-old patient after brow...

Case 3. Before - A 52-year-old patient after browlift and facelift (elsewhere).

Case 3. After - A 52-year-old after browlift and ...Media file 6: Case 3. After - A 52-year-old after browlift and facelift (elsewhere).
Case 3. After - A 52-year-old after browlift and ...

Case 3. After - A 52-year-old after browlift and facelift (elsewhere).

Case 4. Before - A 52-year-old patient with contr...Media file 7: Case 4. Before - A 52-year-old patient with controlled hypothyroidism.
Case 4. Before - A 52-year-old patient with contr...

Case 4. Before - A 52-year-old patient with controlled hypothyroidism.

Case 4. After - A 52-year-old patient with contro...Media file 8: Case 4. After - A 52-year-old patient with controlled hypothyroidism.
Case 4. After - A 52-year-old patient with contro...

Case 4. After - A 52-year-old patient with controlled hypothyroidism.

More on Hair Replacement Surgery, Hair Transplantation in Women

Overview: Hair Replacement Surgery, Hair Transplantation in Women
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References

References

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  2. Epstein JS. Hair transplantation in women: treating female pattern baldness and repairing distortion and scarring from prior cosmetic surgery. Arch Facial Plast Surg. Jan-Feb 2003;5(1):121-6. [Medline].

  3. Breeling J. Eyelash transplantation: who, why, and how. Hair Transplant Forum International. Jan/Feb 2007;17:17-20.

  4. Epstein JS. Eyebrow transplantation. Hair Transplant Forum International. Jul/Aug 2006;16:121-3.

  5. Gandelman M, Epstein JS. Hair transplantation to the eyebrow, eyelashes, and other parts of the body. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. May 2004;12(2):253-61. [Medline].

  6. Norwood OT, Lehr B. Female androgenetic alopecia: a separate entity. Dermatol Surg. Jul 2000;26(7):679-82. [Medline].

  7. Olsen EA, ed. Disorders of Hair Growth. New York: McGraw Hill; 1994.

  8. Price VH. Treatment of hair loss. N Engl J Med. Sep 23 1999;341(13):964-73. [Medline].

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Further Reading

Keywords

androgenetic alopecia, baldness, follicle transplant, hair loss, hair transplant, hypothyroidism, surgical hair restoration, telogenic effluvium, hair loss women, female hair loss, woman hair transplant

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mark E Krugman, MD, Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery and Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine
Mark E Krugman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Joseph A Molnar, MD, PhD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Associate Director, of North Carolina Hospital Burn Unit, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Joseph A Molnar, MD, PhD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, North Carolina Medical Society, and Wound Healing Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics
Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Al Aly, MD, FACS, Consulting Surgeon, Iowa City Plastic Surgery
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