Is it a case that the hair is going to shed anyway post surgery and should I wait until I experience hair loss before using Mixoxidil? It is not automatically expected that you will have hair loss after forehead reduction surgery. It is a complication of this surgery and something that you should speak with your […]
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These scars may occur as a complication of an FUT strip surgery. Sometimes they just happen and sometimes it occurs when the wound is closed under tension. Wait a period of six months and then, if it does not go away, you might have to consider doing something about it like Scalp MicroPigmentation which works very […]
This is an example of a young man who had a hair transplant in the first one inch of the frontal area and in the crown of his head. His hairline was perfectly restored and he loved it. During the year following the hair transplant, the hair that he had behind the hairline, which was strong before […]
Shock loss is an acceleration of hair loss after the stress of a hair transplant. It is more common in younger men in their 20 and less common in men as they get older, like their 40s and 50s. The best prevention of it is the drug finasteride which seems to protect the patient against […]
Shock loss risks go down as you get older. Men in the later 30s have less risk and men in their 40s and 50s even less risk. Finasteride substantially reduces the risk
My answer is always to think worst case. Not everyone that has a hair transplant gets shock hair loss, but the risks are there and the drug finasteride (Propecia) is a great drug that usually prevents this complication. These are my general rules that I tell patients, but reading this list is not a substitute […]
No one can predict shock hair loss from surgery precisely. As a general rule the younger you are (early 20’s) with active (noticeable) hair loss in the preceding months would be very concerning for shock hair loss. If one is in their 30’s and 40’s with no significant change in their hair status in the […]
It does sound like it might be shock loss, perhaps somewhat delayed for the first round of it. The progressive hair loss that occurs in all of balding men can get accelerated by a hair transplant surgery. I usually prescribe finasteride (Propecia) for my patients to minimize this impact. Were you on this medication? If […]
Previously transplanted hair from the donor area that is lost following a hair transplant is very rare and when it does occur, it usually comes back with the new hair that was transplanted.
When I saw the great majority of shock loss cases, it was before the availability of Propecia (early 90s). Since that time, most of my patients take Propecia to protect themselves from shock loss, and there was far less of the fall out after the surgery… but it did still occur for some. I don’t […]
Dr. Robert Bernstein and I do not disagree on much. Hair loss secondary to a transplant is what is commonly called shock loss (it is a matter of degree of loss) and I think that is where your problem is. Traditional shock loss has been satisfactorily treated with finasteride in young men, but hair transplants […]
Shock loss following a hair transplant usually occurs within 1-4 months of the surgery. The process might be temporary, but the results are likely permanent (the hair won’t regrow). I just wrote a blog post about shock loss last week that explains more about ways to avoid it and why it occurs.
I speak from my experience over 23 years. In the days before Propecia, when we did a hair transplant, almost every patient developed some degree of shock loss. It was so common that I always told the patient to expect it, and that if it happened (which it usually did) we might have to do […]
Shock loss is a rapid loss that can be associated with a hair transplant within 1-4 months of the surgery. When this happens, there is substantial loss… not the slower loss you’d see with progressive genetic hair loss. One can protect oneself by using finasteride in advance of the hair transplant. Finasteride should be maintained […]
Simple answer — yes. Longer answer — Shock loss usually impacts miniaturized hairs, and can even occur when only an anesthetic is used on the scalp with no surgery (this is very rare). We know that advanced miniaturization and active ongoing hair loss have vulnerable hairs which can be impacted by any vascular change in […]
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