GENEVA, Ill., June 21 Hair restoration has jumped 34 percent worldwide from 2004 to 2006, says a survey by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, in Geneva, Ill.Men have traditionally dominated the hair restoration patient base, but the proportion of women undergoing surgical hair restoration procedures appears to be on the rise.Since 2004, the percent of female surgical hair restoration patients has risen by 2.4 percent -- from 11.4 percent in 2004 to 13.8 percent in 2006, according to Dr. Paul C. Cotterill, president of the ISHR."Increased public awareness about hair restoration procedures and the range of treatment options now available to both men and women are driving this increased demand around the world," Cotterill said in a statement. Patients of both sexes are seeking treatment for hair loss at a younger age. More than half of patients fell between the ages of 30 to 49. Surgical patients in their 30s represented the age group with the largest number of patients undergoing hair restoration surgery -- 31.4 percent males and 26.4 percent females -- a shift from 2004, when patients in their 40s comprised the largest number of surgical patients.Copyright 2007 by UPI
