What Is Male Pattern Baldness?
Male pattern baldness accounts for over 95 percent of hair loss experienced in men. Also, an astonishing 25 percent of men experience male pattern baldness before 21 years of age. These facts place male pattern baldness as the most common cause of male hair loss. The loss of hair, especially in younger males, may cause stress, anxiety and overall dissatisfaction. For patients who want to address hair loss, our Gainesville Hair Transplant Center offers hair transplant and hair restoration treatments.
The primary symptom noticed by patients are thinning hair along the hairline. This creates a receding hairline. In the majority of patients, this thinning continues to travel backward on the scalp. Eventually, the balding worsens and a horseshoe pattern becomes apparent.
Our plastic surgeon is trained to identify male pattern baldness by visually examining the hair loss pattern. A medical exam and a look into your family history will also be considered. Our physicians will examine your scalp to gauge the phase and degree of follicle miniaturization. Your hair loss pattern will be applied to the Norwood Classification Scale for Hair Loss to gauge the stage and severity of your condition.
Additional testing may be necessary if the following symptoms are present.
For patients looking to restore their hair line may choose a NeoGraft procedure, which uses Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) for non-surgical hair restoration. During the procedure, your physician will numb your scalp before beginning to harvest healthy and productive hair follicles. Using our NeoGraft machine your follicle grafts are easily extracted via suction. The hair grafts are sorted and prepared as the treatment areas are created and made receptive to the grafts. Once the treatment area and grafts are ready, your physician will skillfully insert the grafts. Patients can expect to notice new hair growth in several months. This treatment is beneficial to treating male pattern baldness as it utilizes the follicles that are not sensitive to DHT to naturally restore your hairline and hair fullness. To learn more about male pattern baldness, contact Gainesville Hair Transplant Center today!
