This is a partial truth. When transplanting thinning hair, one must worry about precipitating hair loss. That is why I do not recommend preventive hair transplants, because there is always a damage risk. If the thinning is very advanced, then my view may change, for the value of the residual hair may not be great. […]
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You should be evaluated by an honest and competent doctor. Depending upon the hair loss and what it looks like, a good doctor can usually predict what will happen to you and build a Master Plan around that. Transplants may be in your future, but there is no substitute for a good doctor/patient relationship. Since […]
I don’t think I’ve ever stated that it was bad to have a hair transplant if you are not taking Propecia. If you can find a BaldingBlog entry where I did please let me know. I often advise patients to take Propecia to prevent possible shock hair loss. However this is after a personal face-to-face […]
From your brief description, I agree with your doctor that you should be on Propecia for a reasonable amount of time before resorting to a hair transplant surgery — especially at the age of 21. Your doctor seems to be looking out more for your interest than his own bank account, which is definitely a […]
Reading the horror stories are part of good research. They are the exception to the general work being done now, though. A good doctor is your assurance that these terrible things will not happen to you, but unfortunately there are still some of those doctors out there today. As I like to tell my patients, […]
There is no doubt that Propecia will play an important role in preventing shock loss from a hair transplant surgery. With regard to the cancer issue, the study that I am aware of shows what appears to be a more aggressive cancer with people taking Propecia, but that conclusion is based on the interpretation of […]
The bumps from the recipient area may be secondary to ingrown hairs or an inflammatory process from the sebum which accumulates from transplanted oil glands that survive the initial transplant process. The sebum has no way out from beneath the skin until the hair emerges. I see this problem in a small percentage of patients […]
This patient came into my office yesterday and was committed to keeping his hair short to 1/8 inch length. He had plug hair transplants (certainly not at NHI) 13 years ago. It was complicated by complete loss of all residual hair in the front from shock hair loss and it was a shock to him […]
The first issue should be whether or not you are you a candidate for hair transplantation. More than 80% of women are not candidates for hair transplants, because the hair loss is diffuse and the donor area is not healthy (highly miniaturized hairs are often present). First, you need a quantification of how much miniaturization […]
In answering this, I will first assume that this writer is a man — I apologize in advance if I’m mistaken. It is unusual that one plucking of a hair will result in permanent hair loss. I would certainly wait a year before assuming that the hair loss is permanent and with a pore present, […]
I hope you read the blog entry from last week where a patient whom I did not recommend getting a hair transplant was not happy with my recommendation and got a hair transplant from another doctor. Now he is worse off and more bald because he lost more hair due to shock loss. I would […]
First, you should go back to the doctor who did your transplant and ask him/her if there were any issues the time of surgery that may have caused problems. Some sensory defects are often present and usually go away within a few days after the surgery. At times some small nerve endings are severed with […]
It is highly unusual for transplanted hair (taken from the correct donor area) to fall out. In the few instances I have seen it, every time I have observiced ‘permanent hair’ falling out for some reason, the hair returned. This was never in response to another surgery (e.g spinal surgery), but rather usually a response […]
I do not understand what your situation is, so before I dive in, let me make some general observations and pass on particular messages that I feel are relevant. I don’t like the idea that you used the term ‘every time I had transplant work’. Why is there so many times? That is not the […]
At the young age of 20, you are experiencing accelerated hair loss. Your final pattern may be reflected in your family, so probe the entire history of hair loss amongst the men from both your mother’s and father’s sides. Having a hair transplant at this early age may lead to further hair loss, called shock […]
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