Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), also known as pattern hair loss, represents the most common subtype of hair loss, affecting 50% of individuals aged 40 years and older. This form of nonscarring alopecia involves a reduction in scalp hair density due to miniaturization of coarse terminal hairs to vellus hairs and prolongation of the telogen phase of the hair cycle.1 Clinically, AGA occurs in 2 classic sex-based patterns, “male pattern” characterized by M-shaped recession of the frontal hairline and vertex thinning and “female pattern” involving a Christmas-tree thinning pattern disproportionally affecting the crown scalp. Although these distinct patterns may occur more frequently in each sex respectively, patients with AGA may display either pattern or a combination of both.

For the male or female patient suffering from hair loss, the personal and social impact from signs of aging has been a long-standing concern, which is well reflected in the multitude of age-old tonics and treatments that have been marketed. In the practice of facial plastic surgery, male patients will often present with concerns regarding their hair thinning and loss. In society, a full and lush head of hair is associated with youth and vitality. In addition, when the frontal hairline is restored, facial balance is improved. Although these can be addressed with cosmetic treatments, male patients are particularly sensitive to both downtime and an unnatural surgical look. The holy grail of cosmetic surgery is to be able to perform a procedure in which the result is natural and difficult to detect as surgical and is associated with minimal recovery. Hair restoration follows this algorithm as a powerful tool to improve both the male and the female hairline with a high-impact outcome, little downtime, and a low risk of adverse events.

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