Systems and methods for hair loss management
Comprehensive systems and methods for managing hair loss are provided which enable an individual experiencing hair loss, and/or the person consulting him or her, to manage it and to determine and efficiently plan any appropriate treatment options. Management of hair loss may comprise quantifying hair loss, determining what hair growth stimulation product or treatment to adopt and the best timing for such products and/or treatments, and allowing to track and manage any progress of the selected hair growth stimulation product or treatment.
1. A method for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
displaying, on a display device, individual hair follicles or follicular units in a region of interest in an image;
simulating or allowing a user to simulate an appearance of the region of interest with a change in density of hair; and
automatically adjusting the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints; and
displaying, on the display of the display device, the adjusted simulated appearance of the region of interest;
wherein the calculated constraints comprise one or more of the following: an available number of hair grafts in a donor area, an associated classification of available donor hair grafts, a size of a tool, or how close hair may be implanted to existing or previously implanted hair.
2. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising individual hair follicles or follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, including input comprising a simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints;
wherein the user interface is displayed on the display simultaneously with the individual hair follicles or follicular units;
wherein the user interface comprises an indication of the density of the hair follicles or follicular units; and
wherein the user interface comprises a sliding bar to change the density of hair.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints comprises removing individual hair follicles or follicular units from the display of the simulated appearance when the input of the simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest is a reduction in the density of hair in the region on interest.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints comprises adding individual hair follicles or follicular units to the display of the simulated appearance when the input of the simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest is an increase in the density of hair in the region on interest.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the user interface comprises an input element that allows a user to activate a highlight feature in which the individual hair follicles or follicular units that were added to the simulated appearance in response to the input are highlighted relative to individual hair follicles or follicular units that were displayed before the input.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the user interface comprises input elements that correspond to different classes of follicular units, wherein the classes of follicular units correspond to the number of individual hair follicles in a follicular unit, and wherein the input elements include a selection mechanism, which when activated, displays follicular units in the corresponding class in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected.
7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the user interface comprises an input element that corresponds vellus hair, wherein the input element includes a selection mechanism, which when activated, displays follicular units that are vellus hair in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected.
8. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, the user interface comprising input elements that correspond to different classes of follicular units, wherein the classes of follicular units correspond to the number of individual hair follicles in a follicular unit, and wherein the input elements include a selection mechanism, which when activated, causes follicular units in the corresponding class to be displayed in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and
one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
displaying follicular units in classes that have been selected through the user interface in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user interface is displayed on the display simultaneously with the individual hair follicles or follicular units.
10. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising individual hair follicles or follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, including input comprising a simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and
one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints;
wherein the user interface is displayed on the display simultaneously with the individual hair follicles or follicular units; and
wherein automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints comprises removing individual hair follicles or follicular units from the display of the simulated appearance when the input of the simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest is a reduction in the density of hair in the region on interest.
11. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising individual hair follicles or follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, including input comprising a simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and
one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints;
wherein the user interface is displayed on the display simultaneously with the individual hair follicles or follicular units; and
wherein automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints comprises adding individual hair follicles or follicular units to the display of the simulated appearance when the input of the simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest is an increase in the density of hair in the region on interest.
12. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising individual hair follicles or follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, including input comprising a simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints; and
wherein the user interface comprises input elements that correspond to different classes of follicular units, wherein the classes of follicular units correspond to the number of individual hair follicles in a follicular unit, and wherein the input elements include a selection mechanism, which when activated, displays follicular units in the corresponding class in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected.
13. A system for creating a realistic simulation of hair loss or hair gain, the method comprising:
a display configured to display an image of a region of interest comprising individual hair follicles or follicular units;
a user interface configured to receive input from a user, including input comprising a simulated change in density of hair in the region of interest;
at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, and
one or more modules for executing operations on image data, the one or more modules comprising instructions for:
automatically adjusting and displaying the simulated appearance of the changed density to reflect an achievable density that takes into account one or more calculated constraints; and
wherein the user interface comprises an input element that corresponds vellus hair, wherein the input element includes a selection mechanism, which when activated, displays follicular units that are vellus hair in a highlighted manner relative to follicular units of classes that are unselected.