If somebody adds grafts to a transplanted hair line is shock loss to these prior transplanted hairs likely? Shock loss impacts miniaturized hairs, so transplanted hairs very rarely get hit by it. I believe in thousands of patients I have performed surgery upon, maybe two have had shock loss of previously transplanted grafts. I remember […]
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I’m 22. I recently went to turkey to complete a FUE hair transplant, where basically it was just to fix my hairline and make it more straight and filled out a bit more and not a full scalp job. I also got my beard filled out as there was little area of no growth, everything […]
Is shock loss after HT worse if you’re on fin and min than if wouldn’t be taking any medication? And how long does it last approximately? I’ve lost a lot of native hairs as well. Finasteride takes time in some men. Give it a full year before drawing conclusions. I have found that in close […]
It is likely over-harvesting, but you must wait this out for 6 months as shock loss will usually reverse itself by then. Let your hair grow out to cover it up. You can use Toppik to cover the problem while it is short. If it doesn’t reverse, then SMP by a good operator will solve […]
After experiencing shock loss so dramatically from my first hair transplant, would another hair transplant in the next two years cause more shock loss to happen of my current native hairs too? Usually not. The shock loss knocked out the miniaturized hairs that were the cause of the shock loss.
It will take you at least 6 months to know if it is shock loss, as that is the time it takes to reverse. Now (at 6 weeks) it is too early to tell what will happen. You have every reason to be concerned.
Is shock loss more likely for fut or fue? Or does it not make a difference? Is fut better if somebody is willing to do multiple surgeries throughout their life? Or is fut preferable in that case? Thanks. Shock loss impacts both strip surgeries and FUE in the same manner. Shock loss usually affects the miniaturized […]
Had a 2200 FUE with a US-based surgeon 2 months ago. Mostly hairline and frontal/mid scalp. I was a moderate diffuse thinner before and you could easily see my scalp from the side. I have been on Min for 8 years and Fin for 1.5 years. Fin halted my thinning but I really havent seen […]
I can’t tolerate finasteride or even topical finasteride. So I got a hair transplant and now found that I lost a lot of hair from shock loss within the past month. You were in a difficult place and I appreciate the problem. The price of shock loss vs the price of loss of your sex […]
Everyone is shitting on this guy for not taking fin but then. Dr. William Rassman writes a lot about successful transplants with no finasteride. What are your thoughts Hair transplants can be done without finasteride; however, native miniaturized hairs often fall out (a condition called shock loss). The older a man is, the less the […]
“men over 40 often don’t need finasteride with a hair transplant” That is interesting. I had not heard that before. What is the reason for this? Most men at 40, have lost their miniaturized hairs and are not actively losing hair, so shock loss is unusual in men over 40 unless they are actively losing hair […]
The way you will find out is to give it some time. Shock loss will usually reverse in under 6 months while permanent changes will not
I’ve had intense shock loss that seems to have accelerated the balding; I’m now noticeably thin much farther up my hairline than pre-op. There’s minimal growth and this past week the native shed accelerated. Shock loss usually occurs in men under 35 and only on the first surgery because it kicks out miniaturized hairs. If […]
I’m a 26 yr old male, had a HT about 1.5 months ago here in the states. 2500grafts (500 in crown, rest into hairline). I wasn’t on fin at the time however started immediately after the surgery (1mg daily). I’m experiencing major shedding on the top of my head, like my pillow is covered in […]
i’ve seen you comment in several hair loss posts so i wanted to reach out. next week i will be 5months post FUE and i’ve noticed shock loss in the front near my hair line for the past several months. at what point could i expect to see the hair start to regrow? it currently […]
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