[Column by Director Yoo Hwa-jung] During the change of seasons with large daily temperature swings, skin is not the only thing that needs care. The scalp and hair can also become sensitive during this period, so careful management is needed. In particular, at a time when the young hair loss population has increased sharply, the proportion of women in their 30s among patients who visited clinics for hair loss treatment last year was actually higher than the previous year. For women in their 30s, a relatively young age group, the mental distress caused by hair loss symptoms is inevitably greater.
Hair loss is stressful in itself due to thinning hair, but it can also make a person look older, and beyond the discomfort of others' gazes, in severe cases it can lead to mental distress, so consistent management is needed. The problem is that many women experiencing hair loss symptoms leave them unattended, and the symptoms often worsen as a result. This is because hair loss is regarded as something exclusive to men, so even when they see hair falling out abnormally, they think that hair loss has nothing to do with them because they are women.
However, women also need to be careful, as hair loss can occur due to various causes such as stress, dieting or unbalanced nutritional intake, and decreased female hormones. Hair loss can appear in various forms depending on how it progresses, and among these, the number of women concerned about crown hair loss has been increasing recently.
Hair tends to become thinner overall, with hair decreasing as far back as the back of the head. Since hair loss begins around the part line, it may not be noticeable from the front, but the exposed scalp can be plainly visible from behind. As a result, there are many cases where hair loss goes unnoticed even as it progresses, so if there is even the slightest suspicion, it is advisable to visit a clinic early for treatment.
Treatment methods can be divided into non-surgical and surgical approaches depending on the degree of progression. If the condition is not severe, improvement of symptoms can be expected through medication and laser treatment. However, if the condition has worsened somewhat, non-incision (FUE) hair transplant and procedures using poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) may be considered. Non-incision (FUE) hair transplant is a method of carefully harvesting hair follicles one by one without incision or suturing and transplanting them into the area of hair loss, while PLLA treatment is a method of injecting threads made of 100% PLLA directly into the scalp to produce a localized care effect.
As such, non-incision (FUE) hair transplant has no incision or suturing process, which reduces concerns about side effects such as pain, scarring, secondary infection, and tightness in the back of the head. However, since the hair harvesting and transplantation processes differ from clinic to clinic, graft survival rates can vary, so sufficient consultation with the medical staff first is important.
Source: MediaFine │ Published 2021.03.19