Hair transplant surgeon Dr Greg Williams provides an overview of the causes of hair loss in Afro-textured hair and treatment methods available.
Hair loss in African-Caribbean hair types is a condition that affects both male and female patients and treatment differs from Caucasian, Asian and other hair textures. All hair is made up of the same proteins and layers; for example, a medulla, cortex, and cuticle.1 However, Afro-textured hair has a significant curl both above the surface of the skin and below the skin, compared to the follicles in straight Caucasian and Asian hair.2 Hair restoration is becoming increasingly popular, and Afro-textured hair presents special challenges both in diagnosis and treatment.
Types of hair loss in patients with Afro-textured hairCaucasian men are four times more likely than men with Afro-textured hair to develop premature balding. However, whilst male pattern hair loss (MPHL), medically known as androgenetic alopecia, is not as prevalent in men from African descent as in Caucasian men, it is…
