Classification and Scoring of Androgenetic Alopecia (Male and Female Pattern)

January 2016 in “ Springer eBooks ”

Alireza Firooz, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, Hamed Zartab, Hournaz Hassanzadeh, Yahya Dowlati

androgenetic alopecia hair follicle Hamilton-Norwood classification Ludwig grade system AGA

TLDR The document explains how hair loss in men and women, known as Androgenetic alopecia, is categorized using the Hamilton-Norwood system for men and the Ludwig grade system for women.

The document from 2015 discussed Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), the most common hair loss disorder affecting both men and women. AGA is a non-scarring progressive reduction of the hair follicle, typically following a characteristic pattern in individuals who are genetically predisposed. The document highlighted that AGA is classified into several patterns, with the Hamilton-Norwood classification system for men and the Ludwig grade system for women being the most commonly used grading systems for AGA.

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