Hair Loss Evaluations And Measuring Hair Loss

People rely on hair loss evaluation to give them hope that their hair loss isn't permanent. They learn how far their hair loss has progressed and what treatments are available to them. Until recently, a proper hair loss evaluation was hard to accomplish. Traditionally, measuring hair loss was a science of the eyes. Doctors quantified hair loss by comparing a patient's appearance to a series of drawings that depicted different stages of balding. But pictures cannot reveal hair loss that is still invisible-and hair loss is invisible until the process of balding is nearly 50% complete.

Early hair loss measurements were rough estimates at best. While the idea of counting hairs strand by strand may conjure up a funny image, but that is just about what happened. To increase accuracy, physicians cut a sample of hair close to the scalp, magnified it, then counted each strand to determine the scalp's density in that location.

Modern hair loss measurements can indicate thinning hair before it becomes obvious, sometimes 10-15 years before it becomes a cosmetic issue. Part of the reason that such strides have taken place in hair measurement is due to the understanding of miniaturization as the process behind hair loss. In miniaturization, strands of hair don't stop growing. Instead, their diameters shrink until there is no hair left to grow.

Evaluating hair loss is the first step to treating it. Without being able to effectively measure hair loss, physicians have no way to know how successful treatments are. That is one of the reasons Dr. Bernard Cohen, certified hair restoration surgeon, invented the Quantimeter. This device, which measures square-millimeter cross sections of hair, gives physicians a way to measure hair loss and hair regrowth. Once physicians can see how certain treatments are working, they can work on improving these treatments.

Call today (305) 476-9544 or schedule a free consultation and have your hair loss evaluated by the experts.