Although hair transplant for women is possible, women are not typically good candidates. When it comes to hair loss, most women experience overall thinning of hair across the scalp, including the donor areas, which are usually the sides and back of the scalp.
In men, the donor area remains stable and unaffected by the follicle-killing dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This means the surgeon can successfully extract healthy hair follicles from the donor site.
In women, the DHT shrinks hair follicles from the donor site, making it unstable for extracting follicles. Thus hair restoration treatment for women may not always be an effective option.