PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Frank G. Neidel
AU  - Karin Leonhardt
AU  - Andreas M. Finner
TI  - Hair Transplantation in Women and Transgender Patients—General Rules and a Case Report
AID  - 10.33589/27.6.0221
DP  - 2017 Nov 01
TA  - International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
PG  - 221--227
VI  - 27
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/27/6/221.short
4100  - http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/27/6/221.full
AB  - About 15% of all hair transplant procedures are done on women, mostly using FUT (strip harvesting, microscopic dissection). Due to special anatomical conditions, not all women are candidates for hair transplantation. If the donor hair is sufficient, surgery is indicated in medium-stage and frontally accentuated androgenetic alopecia, in non-active cicatricial alopecia, and to correct a high or recessive frontal hairline. Many male-to-female transgender patients are good candidates for hair transplant surgery, and a typical case is described below. An minimally traumatic surgical technique and an experienced surgical team are crucial for a natural-looking result.