Assessment of Hair Density and Caliber in White and Asian Females With Female Pattern Hair Loss Using Folliscope

April 2012 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”

TLDR White females have higher hair density, while Asian females have thicker hair in hair loss cases.

This document titled "Assessment of hair density and caliber in white and Asian females with female pattern hair loss using folliscope" from 11 years ago compares hair density and caliber in white and Asian females with female pattern hair loss (FPHL) using the folliscope. The study found that white females had a statistically significantly higher hair density on the occipital scalp area, whereas Asian females had significantly thicker hair diameters in both frontal and occipital areas. The study included 45 female subjects (32 white; 13 Asian) with FPHL.

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