Am I a Female Hair Transplant Candidate?

I have MPB running rampant in my family. I am a 42 yr old female who is experiencing diffuse shedding mostly in the summer months. It seems to let up after that. I have noticed an overall change in texture from when I was in my 20’s & 30’s and also it’s not as thick (# of hairs total) by maybe 25% or so.

I heard females weren’t as good of candidates as men since the thinning is diffuse therefore hair taken from a donor site might also thin eventually. That said, what female would be a good candidate for transplantation if any? I’m not a supporter of any drug. Your comments & info?

Humans as a general rule, have asynchronous hair loss (not tied to seasonality) but that rule could vary for you. Hair transplants in women should be confined to women who have a healthy donor area (enough to supply the need), localized hair thinning or loss, or those that have hair loss from other causes such as traction alopecia (common in black women who had their hair pulled very tight when they were children), hair loss from cosmetic surgery, etc…

You need to have a doctor who is ethical and can judge the value of a hair transplant for you. I generally do not recommend hair transplants for about 80% of women because they do not fulfill the above criteria. What is important to me is that if I recommend a transplant, then I would want the patient to be happy and meet realistic expectations. It is the doctor’s responsibility to set those expectations properly.