Frontal hair loss, the frontal fibrosing alopecia or pattern baldness, is a common type of hair loss in women aged above 50, mainly affecting the front, crown, and sides of their scalp and contributing to a receding hairline. In extreme cases, it can even lead to permanent loss of hair from the eyebrow, eyelash, and other body sites. Many factors contribute to frontal hair loss, including genetics, aging, tight hairstyling, nutritional deficiencies, stress, and hormonal fluctuations.

Frontal Hair Loss and Hair Transplant

The primary treatment goal for frontal hair loss in women is to delay hair loss and encourage new, healthy hair growth. Though there are many non-surgical remedies like PRP, GFC, mesotherapy, scalp microneedling, and low-level laser therapy to boost hair regrowth in areas affected by hair loss, these fail in severe cases of hair loss. Hair transplant surgery is the only viable solution to restore hair growth in bald or thinning areas when other solutions don’t yield satisfactory outcomes.

A hair transplant works for only healthy women with a stable hair loss pattern, preserved healthy donor hair, and good scalp condition. Good candidates are those who understand that a hair transplant can only manage their frontal hair loss by camouflaging their thinning hair rather than providing complete hair density.

To enhance and maintain the outcomes of hair transplant in females with frontal hair loss and even help stabilise ongoing frontal hair loss, add-on solutions are also utilised, such as minoxidil, PRP, GFC, low-level laser therapy, and mesotherapy. These can help promote the growth of healthy hair from transplanted hair follicles. In case of nutritional deficiencies, supplements are prescribed, and for hormonal cases, spironolactone or oral anti-androgens are provided.

One must note that not all women with frontal hair loss are suitable candidates for a hair transplant.

A careful assessment with a skilled, experienced and best hair transplant surgeon in Gurgaon like Dr. Shilpi Bhadani can help. She can determine one’s suitability for hair transplant and can help one receive appropriate frontal hair loss management.