Management of Definitive Hair Alopecia in Asians
October 2015
TLDR Asian hair's unique features make hair loss management and surgery more challenging.
The document discussed the characteristics of Asian hair and its implications for managing hair alopecia. Asians typically have coarser, straight, black hair, and while hair loss affects both Asian men and women, its incidence and severity were less than in Caucasians. The Asian skull shape and hair density posed challenges for hair grafting, making 3000–4000 graft mega-sessions more difficult compared to Caucasians. Additionally, Asian skin's thicker dermis, higher collagen density, and larger melanosomes influenced surgical outcomes, particularly in the appearance of donor scars, which tended to be wider with larger strips.
