What conditions can a hair transplant treat?

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    Surveyed from the published FAQs of 12 hair transplant providers. The percentage on each highlighted claim is the share of surveyed providers who make that claim on their own sites — it shows how common a claim is, not that it is true. Hover to see who.

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    Hair transplants are promoted as a solution for various types of hair loss. A transplant moves hair that a person still has; it does not create new follicles or treat the cause of the loss. Most providers claim that hair transplants can treat scarring alopecia83%Stated by 83% of the providers we surveyed. Including Hair Transplant Boston, Aventus Clinic, Dr. Amit Kerure Skin & Hair Transplant Clinic Vashi Navi Mumbai, Nova Medical, Dr. Mark Unger, Everest Regenerative Medicine, and 4 more., which results from scarring due to injuries, burns, or surgeries; surgeons generally require the scarring condition to have been inactive for a long period before grafting into it. Most providers assert that hair transplants are effective for androgenetic alopecia67%Stated by 67% of the providers we surveyed. Including The Hair And Shape Clinic, Viderm Aesthetic clinic, Shape you Plastic & Cosmetic Centre, Hiranandani Hospital, and 4 more., or male and female pattern baldness. Most clinics also state that hair transplants can address thinning hair58%Stated by 58% of the providers we surveyed. Including Nepal Plastic Cosmetic & Laser Center, Nashville Hair Transplant, Hair Transplant Boston, and 4 more., which is a description rather than a diagnosis.

    About half of providers claim that hair transplants can treat temple hair loss42%Stated by 42% of the providers we surveyed. Including Aventus Clinic, Nova Medical, The Hair And Shape Clinic, and 2 more..

    Some providers assert that hair transplants can treat alopecia areata33%Stated by 33% of the providers we surveyed. Including Viderm Aesthetic clinic, Shape you Plastic & Cosmetic Centre, Hiranandani Hospital, and 1 more., an autoimmune disease affecting hair follicles. Dermatology practice runs the other way: in active or relapsing disease the immune attack can destroy the grafts, so surgery is normally not indicated and the condition is treated medically. Similarly, about a quarter of clinics claim that hair transplants can restore hair in facial areas like eyebrows and beards33%Stated by 33% of the providers we surveyed. Including Nashville Hair Transplant, Hair Transplant Boston, Aventus Clinic, and 1 more..

    Some providers state that transplants can restore a receding hairline33%Stated by 33% of the providers we surveyed. Including Nova Medical, The Hair And Shape Clinic, Nashville Hair Transplant, and 1 more., and some clinics assert they can fill in bald spots33%Stated by 33% of the providers we surveyed. Including Nepal Plastic Cosmetic & Laser Center, Hair Transplant Boston, Nova Medical, and 1 more..

    About a quarter of providers claim that hair transplants can treat hair loss due to thyroid diseases or hormonal imbalances25%Stated by 25% of the providers we surveyed. Including Viderm Aesthetic clinic, Shape you Plastic & Cosmetic Centre, Hiranandani Hospital.. Such loss is usually diffuse, affects the donor area too, and often recovers once the underlying condition is treated, so a transplant is not the usual answer for it.

    Get the cause of your hair loss diagnosed by a dermatologist before you consider surgery.

    What clinics say

    Claims from clinics' own websites

    In their own words — the 12 clinics whose published guidance fed this answer.

    1. … Boston are versatile and can address several concerns: Receding Hairline: Restore a youthful, balanced hairline.
      Hair Transplant Boston Newton, US
    2. Hair transplantation is most commonly used to treat androgenetic alopecia, also known as male or female pattern baldness.
      Aventus Clinic Hitchin, GB
    3. … restoration surgery is effective for treating conditions like male and female pattern baldness, hair thinning, and scarring alopecia.
      Dr. Amit Kerure Skin & Hair Transplant Clinic Vashi Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai, IN
    4. Although commonly associated with male pattern baldness, FUT can help restore hair in several situations where permanent follicles have been lost.
      The Hair And Shape Clinic Mumbai, IN
    5. The most commonly treated conditions are male-pattern and female-pattern hair loss.
      Dr. Mark Unger Toronto, CA
    6. … Generation techniques can address a wide range of concerns: Receding Hairline, Thinning Hair, Bald Spots, Temple Hair Loss, Eyebrows and Facial Hair, Hair Loss Due to Scarring.
      Nova Medical Toronto, CA
    7. Hair transplants are effective in treating various conditions that cause hair loss: 1.
      Everest Regenerative Medicine Fargo, US
    8. Hair implants may help with permanent hair loss caused by: - Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that attacks hair follicles.
      Viderm Aesthetic clinic Mumbai, IN
    9. 1. Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that attacks hair follicles.
      Shape you Plastic & Cosmetic Centre Kākināda, IN
    10. Hair transplants at Nova Medical™ can address several concerns: Receding Hairline, Thinning Hair, Bald Spots, Temple Hair Loss, Eyebrow & Facial Hair Loss, and Scarring.
      Nashville Hair Transplant Nashville, US
    11. Hair transplant can treat thinning of hair and baldness.
      Nepal Plastic Cosmetic & Laser Center Lalitpur, NP
    12. Hair implants may help with permanent hair loss caused by: Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that attacks hair follicles; Androgenic alopecia, or …
      Hiranandani Hospital Mumbai, IN