FUE for Women: Addressing Female Hair Loss

You notice you need to make another twist of your hair tie these days because of a smaller ponytail. Or perhaps there's visibly thinning hair around your part and hairline.

However the hair loss and hair thinning present themselves, it’s robbing you of that thicker head of hair you once had — and you’re not thrilled with this new development. 

It may be of some comfort to know that you're not alone — about half of women experience hair loss and hair thinning as they get older.

The good news is that our team of board-certified dermatologists at Vivida Dermatology can help restore your head of hair through follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplantation.

Here’s a look at how this innovative approach to hair loss helps women regain full, thick locks again.

Behind female hair loss

To better understand why FUE is so effective in restoring hair, it’s helpful to review what we’re up against when it comes to alopecia, which is the medical term for hair loss. 

Most women with thinning hair have what we call female pattern baldness, which is fueled by:

• Genetics
• Age
• Menopause and hormone loss

The aging factor is a strong one. Under normal circumstances, your hair follicles go through four phases, including resting, transition, growth, and shedding. As you age, your follicles start to cycle through these stages more quickly, which is a precursor to the follicles shutting down entirely.

The other important driver for female hair loss is menopause and perimenopause. During this hormonal transition, your estrogen levels drop quite a bit. Given that estrogen hormones promote hair growth and sebum production (the oil that nourishes your hair), you can experience less hair growth and drier, more brittle hair during and after menopause.

Restoring your hair through FUE

For women who are looking to turn back the clock on hair loss, FUE is an excellent and sustainable solution that really goes the distance.

The concept behind FUE is simple — we remove hair follicles from where you have an abundance of them and transplant them into areas where your hair is thinning. In effect, we’re replacing aging follicles with newer ones that are still functioning well and producing thick, healthy hair.

The FUE process does require patience on your part, as we perform this hair transplantation procedure one follicle at a time. In most cases, we do this over a series of FUE sessions, which can last a few hours each.

Since we’re taking your own follicles and simply relocating them, your body readily accepts the transplant and integrates the new follicles easily. In fact, up to 80% of follicular transplants successfully produce hair.

We assure you that your patience will be rewarded as we re-establish follicular coverage in areas where your hair loss has been obvious. About 3-4 months after your FUE procedure, you should realize some noticeable results in terms of hair coverage. And, better still, these follicles should continue to produce hair in the foreseeable future.

If you’d like to explore whether you’re a good candidate for FUE hair transplantation, we invite you to contact one of our conveniently located offices in Las Vegas or Henderson, Nevada, or St. George, Utah, to schedule an appointment.