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Men still make up the lion’s share of
hair-transplant patients. On average, 84.7% of procedures were performed on
men, while 15.3% were performed on women. That said, the number of women
seeking help for hair loss is on the rise worldwide. The percent of surgical
hair-restoration patients who were female increased from 13.7% in 2012 to 15.3%
in 2014 (a 12% increase). Similarly, the percent of female nonsurgical hair-restoration
patients also increased over this 2-year period—from 33.2% to 40.1% (a 21%
increase).
In 2014, 89.1% of hair-transplant procedures
targeted the scalp area and 10.9% of procedures targeted nonscalp areas of the
body—including eyebrow (5.5%), face/moustache/beard (3.7%), and eyelash (0.6%)
areas. The most common “other” target recipient areas (0.9% or less) mentioned
were sideburns and scar areas, the ISHRS reports. Women were most interested in
discussing eyebrow procedures (92.2%), and men were most interested in
discussing facial (63.8%) or eyebrow (31.5%) procedures.
Most patients (85.4%) sought treatment due to
genetic hair loss, followed by reconstructive needs (6.4%) and post-cosmetic
surgery needs (5.5%).
More than two-thirds (67.7%) of ISHRS survey
respondents reported performing an average of one procedure to achieve the
desired hair-restoration result. The average number of procedures needed to
achieve the desired hair-restoration result was 4.6, while the median was 1.0
procedure. About two in five members (42.2%) performed 1,000 to 1,999 grafts
per session to achieve the desired hair-restoration result. The average number
of grafts performed per session was 1,956, and the median was 2,000.
The most common healing therapies used pre- or
post-hair transplantation were “Minoxidil” (69.2%), followed by “platelet-rich
plasma” (PRP) (43.7%), “low-level laser therapy (home device)” (24.6%), or
“low-level laser therapy (clinical unit)” (24.5%). Among the “Other specify”
responses, the most common responses provided were “ATP,” “mesotherapy,” and
“vitamins.”
Regarding complaints patients expressed to members
following hair transplant surgery, the most common were:
“density less than expected” (57.3%)
“postoperative shedding” (38.8%)
“pain after procedure” (21.0%).
Other responses included such things as
“postoperative swelling,” “folliculitis,” and “pain/itchiness.”
- Dr. Vaibhav Shah
www.vaibhavshahblog.blogspot.com.
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