I Am Losing a Lot of Hair After My Transplant — The Doctor Didn’t Tell Me About This

Hello Dr.

I recently(two weeks ago) had a hair transplant and am experiencing a lot of hairfall right now. My Dr. told me that i would lose the transplanted hair after the procedure, but i am also losing a lot of my own hair. Is it normal after the procedure? Would be greatful to you if you could please answer my question.

It sounds like you are experience a phenomenon called “shock loss”. It occurs more in younger patients and patients with pre-existing miniaturized hairs. Thus, you often see me reiterate on here about the importance of a miniaturization study. It is a risk associated with a hair transplant procedure and it should have been outlined for you in your informed consent paper work before the surgery. You should have been put on Propecia prior to the surgery to minimize the risks, particularly if you are under the age of 35 or if you have had recent hair loss.