Lady Gaga Demonstrates Prevalence of Women’s Hair Loss

Did you know that the American Hair Loss Council states that one out of every four women will encounter some degree of hair loss during their lifetime?  According to a spring People Magazine article, Lady Gaga is one of them.  In her May interview, Gaga cites repeated chemical dye application as the primary reason she is losing her famously dramatic hair.

If you’ve read our blog series on female hair loss treatment and female hair loss prevention, you know that the causes of hair loss are numerous.  Just as skin conditions like rosacea and acne can flare with environmental and emotional triggers, so can hair loss.  While identifying the cause of your hair loss is an important part of determining an appropriate treatment, it’s also important to realize that there are two types of treatment for most hair loss:  restorative and preventative.

More recent reports regarding the pop diva’s hair loss condition speculate that she has begun using Rogaine® (minoxidil) to prevent further loss. While the exact cause of hair loss cannot be diagnosed without a proper hair restoration consultation, it would seem that stress related hair loss might be the culprit of Gaga’s condition.  Besides topical minoxidil treatment, oral Propecia may also prove an effective treatment for female hair loss patients who do not plan to become pregnant as exposure to the drug, even handling it, has been linked to increased birth defects.

As far as restorative options, follicular unit grafting or hair transplant surgery during which a strip of donor follicles is harvested and transplanted into the bald or thinning area of the scalp is possible for female patients depending on the cause of hair loss.  It’s important to remember, however, that hair loss patients must maintain an adequately sized donor region from which donor follicles can be harvested to produce successful, lasting results.  It’s also important to remember that hair transplant surgery is a better option for those hair loss patients that have androgenetic alopecia or female pattern baldness as other environmental causes could still impact hair growth post-surgery.

To learn more about female hair loss treatment contact The Griffin Center of Hair Restoration and Research’s Founder, Dr. Edmond Griffin or our female hair loss specialist, Dermatologist Ashley Curtis to schedule an appointment.  To stay up-to-date on the latest hair loss treatment news, connect with the Griffin Center on Facebook or Twitter.

 

Photography by:  Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

Tags: alopecia, Atlanta, atlanta hair restoration, dermatology associates of atlanta, dr edmond griffin, dr. ashley curtis, Dr. Edmond Griffin Atlanta, female hair loss prevention, georgia, griffin center, hair loss, hair loss treatments, hair restoration Atlanta, hair transplant, hair treatment, lady gaga, Propecia, stress related hairloss, stress relates hair loss, The Griffin Center, the griffin center of hair restoration and research, women's hair loss treatments, womens hair loss