On behalf of women - I'm going to spew out some unfairness in the world for women hair loss sufferers.........
There are women who may have high foreheads, temple recession due to traction alopecia, scars due to face lifts, or hairloss in a certain section of their head due to freak accidents. For these women, they tend to have plenty of donor to address their concerns. Majority of our females patients have the diffused thinning. This means their donor may be sparse and there's not the same "safe zone" for harvesting donor that men have with MPB. You just don't know how much of their native hairs they will keep and for how long. The donor is harvested from the typical safe zone - same as men but our women patients are made aware of all the risks so they have realistic expectations with their results.
So, what are the solutions available for women as they don't have the same limited options that are available for men? Shaving their heads is not an option for most women, neither is taking finasteride. With ht surgery, they tend to get smaller size sessions because they simply don't have the donor supply as most men. Diffused thinners tend to take longer to get full growth from ht's. I would say the average full result seems to be around 1 1/2 year mark. The only medication available to them right now is the so so result you get from Rogaine for Women.....BOOOO Wigs have been around for ages but most men (hair systems) and women will state how uncomfortable and costly these can be - not to mention the hassle of upkeep.
One positive thing I can say, however, is that women patients tend to tolerate surgery better than men in general.:T: They're not worried about blood, needles, pain or being able to sit still.