[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 attentive care is needed. In particular, with the number of younger people experiencing hair loss increasing noticeably these days, 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, hair loss symptoms inevitably cause even greater emotional distress.
Thinning hair itself is stressful, but it can also make a person look older, and it may cause discomfort about how others see them and, in severe cases, lead to emotional distress, so consistent care is needed. The problem is that most women who experience hair loss symptoms leave them unattended, and in many cases the symptoms worsen further. This is because hair loss is regarded as something exclusive to men, so even when they see hair falling out abnormally, they think it has nothing to do with them since 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 patterns depending on how it progresses, and among these, the number of women concerned about crown hair loss has been increasing recently.
The hair tends to become thinner overall, with hair also decreasing toward the back of the head. Since hair loss begins around the part line, it may not be noticeable from the front, but from behind the exposed scalp can be plainly visible. As a result, in many cases the hair loss is not detected even though it is progressing, 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 may 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 hair transplant is a method in which hair follicles are carefully harvested one by one without incision and suturing, and then transplanted 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, because non-incision hair transplant involves no incision and suturing, concerns about side effects such as pain, scarring, secondary infection, and tightness in the occipital area are reduced. However, since the hair harvesting and transplanting processes differ from clinic to clinic and graft survival rates may vary, it is important to first have a thorough consultation with the medical staff.
Source: MediaFine │ Published 2021.03.19