Hair Restoration and FUE Hair Transplant South Africa

Hair restoration options are largely based on the amount of viable/live follicles that are still present on the scalp. If you have noticed a visible thinning of your hair it is likely that you have already lost a fair amount of hair, meaning the earlier the better. Early onset hair loss can often be treated with simple solutions including medical treatment, topical products or non-invasive in-clinic therapies to revitalise the follicles. At later stages of hair loss, once the follicles have permanently been lost, it is likely that more intensive therapy will be required including hair transplantation. 

Alopecia is a general term used to describe hair loss, for which there are many different types and underling causes. If you are noticing hair loss, whether it be receding of your hairline, blading, shedding or general thinning, you are likely experiencing alopecia. The crucial part is being able to diagnose the exact type of hair loss, as they each have underlying causes which need to be addressed and specific treatments planned in order to restore healthy growth.  

• Females: Even though hereditary hair loss accounts for the majority of hair loss in females, a wide range of factors can influence the process. These include stress, medications, general health status, nutritional deficiencies, iron deficiency, genetics, hormonal imbalances, thyroid disease, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), auto-immune conditions, contraception and other less common factors. 

This makes a thorough consultation, a clinical and microscopic examination and further laboratory investigations essential in the workup and diagnosis of the underlying cause of women’s hair loss. 

• Males: Male pattern hair loss (Androgenetic alopecia) occurs as a result of a genetic sensitivity to a hormone known as DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) which is a metabolite of testosterone. This causes hair follicles to become smaller and thus the hairs that they produce become shorter and finer. If intervention is delayed the condition does progress to permanent follicle loss. These fine hairs, known as miniaturised hairs,  provide less coverage over the scalp and give the appearance of progressively receding hairlines and a reduced overall density of scalp hair.