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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2023

Hair Transplantation in the United States: A Population-based Survey of Female and Male Pattern Baldness.

Leonard Knoedler, Felix Ruppel, Martin Kauke-Navarro, Doha Obed, Mengfan Wu, Lukas Prantl, P Niclas Broer, Adriana C Panayi, Samuel Knoedler

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Leonard KnoedlerFrom the Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Felix RuppelFrom the Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Martin Kauke-NavarroDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
Doha ObedDepartment of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Mengfan WuDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Lukas PrantlFrom the Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
P Niclas BroerDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Adriana C PanayiDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Samuel KnoedlerFrom the Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
University Hospital Regensburg · DEBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · USMünchen Klinik Bogenhausen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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; 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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