how can hair loss at the temples be treated hair loss or hair thinning in the areas of the temples
is a common concern for a lot of people who come in to see us I'll discuss the typical causes
for hair loss in the temples and how we help our patients in our practice I'm Dr Amiya Prasad I'm
a Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and a Fellowship-trained oculofacial
plastic and reconstructive surgeon I've been in practice in New York city and long island for
over 25 years I'm the founder of TrichoStem hair regeneration centers this is a non-surgical system
for treating hair loss which I created based on regenerative technology I originally used to
help improve healing after hair transplant surgery TrichoStem Hair Regeneration has been so effective
that we've been treating hundreds of men and women every year since 2011 from around the world
we actually built a freestanding center for non-surgical hair loss treatment in Vienna,
Virginia so temporal recession in men and women is often caused by genetic pattern hair loss
a lot of my male pattern hair loss patients will express significant concern about seeing their
temples receding some men will also notice that an area called the temporal point
is also appears to be thinning
oftentimes temporal recession does not occur in isolation but with hair loss affecting the
crown area and the frontal hairline some men have more diffused thinning
which affects the temples hairlines crown and mid scalp simultaneously this diffused type of pattern
is also characteristic of female pattern hair loss a lot of women will notice these changes occurring
as estrogen levels decrease with menopause we see a lot of women with temporal hair loss
related to wearing tight ponytails and hair braiding you see sustained tension
on the hair results in a type of hair loss called traction alopecia typically the areas
affected by traction alopecia extend to the area of the sideburns and there's often a sharp
demarcation between the area affected by traction alopecia in comparison to the adjacent area
not affected so what can we do to help people with temporal hair loss in our practice
based on your diagnosis we customize treatment plans to maximize hair growth and scalp coverage
genetic male and female pattern hair loss are both categorized under the term androgenetic
alopecia androgenetic alopecia is diagnosed based on the presence of
hair miniaturization where the diameter of the individual hair strands decreases
and decreasing density as hair follicles remain in a prolonged resting phase as well
as permanently disappearing as I mentioned earlier with TrichoStem Hair Regeneration
we help people with hair loss by reactivating hair that's in a prolonged resting phase and
thickening hair that is thinning typically our patients will have about two sessions
approximately 18 months apart which we've seen as the optimal strategy for maximal coverage
we generally see benefits sustained for three to five years and in many cases even longer as
far as helping people with traction alopecia I've observed that many people who would have
appeared to have significant permanent hair loss will actually see regrowth after TrichoStem Hair
Regeneration treatment this regrowth does vary based on the number of viable hairs remaining
practically speaking the only way to determine this is to treat and observe the results we often
see a lot of patients with traction alopecia who also have female pattern hair loss so
treatment can make a significant difference for them overall so
in summary temporal hair thinning can be an early sign of genetic pattern hair loss or androgenetic
alopecia hair loss in the temples and below can be caused by traction alopecia management of hair
loss can be a combination of regenerative therapy like TrichoStem Hair Regeneration
with medical therapies such as DHT blockers for men and estrogen supplementation for women
I hope this information from my experience helped you
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