Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness
Background:. Androgenetic alopecia, the most common type of hair loss, can impair the patient’s overall mental health. Although there are pharmaceutical and surgical treatments available, little is known about the public standpoint toward hair transplantation (HT). Methods:. A sample of individuals...
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| author | Leonard Knoedler, MD Felix Ruppel Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD Doha Obed, MD Mengfan Wu, MD, PhD Lukas Prantl, MD, PhD P. Niclas Broer, MD, PhD Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD Samuel Knoedler |
| author_facet | Leonard Knoedler, MD Felix Ruppel Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD Doha Obed, MD Mengfan Wu, MD, PhD Lukas Prantl, MD, PhD P. Niclas Broer, MD, PhD Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD Samuel Knoedler |
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| description | Background:. Androgenetic alopecia, the most common type of hair loss, can impair the patient’s overall mental health. Although there are pharmaceutical and surgical treatments available, little is known about the public standpoint toward hair transplantation (HT).
Methods:. A sample of individuals living in the United States (n = 1000; male and female participants were equally distributed) was asked to fill out the questionnaire. The online survey was conducted in June 2022.
Results:. Most participants (42%; n = 416) were between 41 and 60 years of age. Study participants frequently reported that, with their hair loss progressing, they would not feel attractive anymore (n = 400; 40%), nor as confident as before (n = 330; 33%). Although women with minimal hair loss were willing to spend a median price of $4000 [interquartile range (IQ) IQR $1000–$5000], women with extensive hair loss were willing to spend significantly more (median = $5000; IQR $3600–$6375; P = 0.011). This was reproducible in men (P = 0.033). Although significantly fewer women considered undergoing HT (430 women versus 447 men; P < 0.001), female participants were willing to pay more for their HT compared with men (P = 0.039).
Conclusions:. Individuals living in the United States consider hair loss to impair their attractiveness and regard HT as a valuable therapeutic option. More affordable and gender-specific HT should be subject to future research work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8683b49afa964cfb84a2593170ecc71b2023-11-28T07:10:12ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-11-011111e538610.1097/GOX.0000000000005386202311000-00021Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern BaldnessLeonard Knoedler, MD0Felix Ruppel1Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD2Doha Obed, MD3Mengfan Wu, MD, PhD4Lukas Prantl, MD, PhD5P. Niclas Broer, MD, PhD6Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD7Samuel Knoedler8From the * Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, GermanyFrom the * Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany† Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.‡ Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany§ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.From the * Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany‖ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany§ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.From the * Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, GermanyBackground:. Androgenetic alopecia, the most common type of hair loss, can impair the patient’s overall mental health. Although there are pharmaceutical and surgical treatments available, little is known about the public standpoint toward hair transplantation (HT). Methods:. A sample of individuals living in the United States (n = 1000; male and female participants were equally distributed) was asked to fill out the questionnaire. The online survey was conducted in June 2022. Results:. Most participants (42%; n = 416) were between 41 and 60 years of age. Study participants frequently reported that, with their hair loss progressing, they would not feel attractive anymore (n = 400; 40%), nor as confident as before (n = 330; 33%). Although women with minimal hair loss were willing to spend a median price of $4000 [interquartile range (IQ) IQR $1000–$5000], women with extensive hair loss were willing to spend significantly more (median = $5000; IQR $3600–$6375; P = 0.011). This was reproducible in men (P = 0.033). Although significantly fewer women considered undergoing HT (430 women versus 447 men; P < 0.001), female participants were willing to pay more for their HT compared with men (P = 0.039). Conclusions:. Individuals living in the United States consider hair loss to impair their attractiveness and regard HT as a valuable therapeutic option. More affordable and gender-specific HT should be subject to future research work.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005386 |
| spellingShingle | Leonard Knoedler, MD Felix Ruppel Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD Doha Obed, MD Mengfan Wu, MD, PhD Lukas Prantl, MD, PhD P. Niclas Broer, MD, PhD Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD Samuel Knoedler Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness |
| title_full | Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness |
| title_fullStr | Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness |
| title_short | Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness |
| title_sort | hair transplantation in the united states a population based survey of female and male pattern baldness |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005386 |
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