Hair Implants For Men

Firstly, why did we lose our hair?

There are many factors that contribute to the cause of hair loss in males and females, but genetic baldness accounts for nearly 95% of all hair loss in men, and affecting millions of women. This common form of hair thinning progressive refers to a condition called androgenic alopecia or 'male pattern baldness "and it occurs in the adult human male and other species. androgenetic alopecia in women rarely leads to total baldness and model of hair loss is different from androgenic alopecia. In women, the hair becomes thinner all over the head and the hairline is not declining.

Tell us about androgenetic alopecia

There are a variety of genetic and environmental factors that may play a role in causing androgenetic alopecia. While we know the risk factors that may contribute to this condition, most of these factors remain unknown. Researchers have determined that this form of hair loss is related to hormones called androgens, particularly an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Androgens are important for normal male sexual development before birth and during puberty. The resulting effect is considered as baldness. The amount and patterns of baldness can vary greatly as the incidence varies between populations based on a genetic basis. Interestingly, environmental factors do not seem to affect this type of baldness greatly.

You mentioned genes. How can they play a role?

It was previously believed that baldness is inherited from the maternal grandfather. Although there is some basis for this belief, he now knows that both parents contribute to the probability of their offspring from hair loss. Large studies in 2005 and 2007 showed the importance of the maternal line in the inheritance of male pattern baldness. German researchers called the principal "bald gene" ARG "or the androgen receptor gene. The presence or absence of a specific variant of this gene is linked to baldness. This gene is recessive and a woman would need two X chromosomes with the failure to show typical male pattern alopecia. Other research in 2007 suggested that another gene on the X chromosome, which is close to the androgen receptor gene, is also important in male pattern baldness. We believe that the androgen receptor gene X that bound the biggest with a gene on chromosome 20 is the second gene the most important factor.

How common is male pattern baldness?

It's a good question. Studies show nearly all men have some baldness by the time they are in their 60s. However, the age of hair loss starts is variable. A large Australian study showed the prevalence of mid-frontal hair loss increases with age and affects about three in ten 30 years old male and half of 50 years old male. It showed about 25 percent of men begin balding age of 30, while two thirds begin bald at age 60. Some women also develop a similar pattern hair loss. Male pattern baldness affects about 40 million men in the United States alone.

Can we use this information to our advantage?

Certainly yes, the Ailesbury hair implant technique uses a genetic test for hair loss male pattern, indicating the presence or absence of a specific variation in the androgen receptor gene. A positive result means that the man has a high risk of genetic variations. Men who have positive results approximately 70% chance of going bald. This means that the genetic test can predict H + a patien.