Demographics of Male Pattern Baldness in IndiaDr Tejinder Bhatti DirectorDarling Buds Hair Transplant ClinicChandigarh, Indiawww.hairtransplant-india.com
Hony. Prof, Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical CollegeFounder Secretary, AHRS-IndiaJoint Editor, Indian Journal of Plastic SurgeryModerator, India Hair ForumGoverning Council member, Association of Plastic Surgeons of IndiaGoverning Council member, Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons,Patron, FUECON
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Demographics of Male Pattern Baldness in IndiaDr Tejinder Bhatti DirectorDarling Buds Hair Transplant ClinicChandigarh, Indiawww.hairtransplant-india.com
Hony. Prof, Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical CollegeFounder Secretary, AHRS-IndiaJoint Editor, Indian Journal of Plastic SurgeryModerator, India Hair ForumGoverning Council member, Association of Plastic Surgeons of IndiaGoverning Council member, Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons,Patron, FUECON
The Bald and Beautiful Indians
Prevalence of MPB
•MPB affects 73.5% of men and 57% of women aged 80 and over (Maryborough, Victoria, Australia)
•MPB affects roughly 40 million men in the United States (Medem Medical, USA)
•56.6% males Type II-VII MPB (USA)- all ages
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Material & Methods
•November 2009- May 2011 (18 months)•50,000 e-mailers/ 36,788 responded •24,000- 240,000 USD (annual income)•All regions of India covered (Mumbai,
Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar)
•Age: 21-61 (mean 46)•Healthy males engaged in heterogenous
professions
Parameters studied
•Age•Stage of hair loss•SEC•Concomitant medical illness•Medical treatment received•Whether considered hair transplant/ got it
done•Satisfaction with hair transplant
India USA52
54
56
58
60
62
64
Prevalence MPB
Prevalence MPB
63.2%
56.6%
63.2%
Grades of MPB
Type II- 32.7%Type III- 18.1% Type IV- 22%Type V- 16.2%Type VI- 8.6%Type VII- 2.4%
Age
21-31yrs: 46%32-41yrs: 35%42-51yrs: 10%52-61yrs: 9%
Medical Treatment
•65% received medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic, unani)
•22% treated by quacks•Only 1.03% happy
186 Hair Transplants (0.55%)
Strip- 88.2%88%
Punch Grafting- 11.6%12%
FUE- 0.2%0%
Techniques of hair transplant used
Satisfaction with Hair Transplant results
Satisfied- 66%Dissatisfied with density- 21%Dissatisfied with result- 13%
•MPB prevalence higher in India
•Growing demand for hair transplant
•Repudiates claim that clients were generally dissatisfied with results of hair transplant in India
Conclusion
Socioeconomic Classification: 2011 CensusSEC Earning per year % rise 5
years% of population (1.2 billion Indians)
Deprived(Nirdhan)
<2000 USD
Aspirers(Sangharshi)
2000- 4000 USD
Seekers(Unmukh)
4000- 6000 USD
Strivers(Siddha)
6000-12000 USD
Global Indians(Sampanna)
24000 USD 156% 18%
Rich(Samriddha)
240,000 USD 82.5% 0.15%
Super-Rich(Ati Samriddha)
>480,000 USD 66.8% 0.19%
What Indian Physicians charge
Cost per Graft FUT
< $1$1-1.50$ 1.50-2.0> $286.5%
12.5%
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