Perhaps you need a good diagnosis of what you have. Do you have diffuse patterned alopecia (DPA) or androgenic alopecia (AGA)? I suppose you can have both, but that would be rare. It’s important to determine the proper diagnosis, because diffuse patterned or unpatterned alopecia is generally a contra-indication to a hair transplant surgery. The […]
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First off, if you are female with a poor donor area, why would you even consider follicular unit extraction (FUE)? That surgical technique is mainly for people who want to cut their hair very short (like a crew cut) and not see any scar or just might want to shave their head, not likely for […]
Hair spray, dandruff, or sebum do not cause hair loss. Genetic inheritance causes hair loss in men for the majority of cases. Shock loss happens from the “shock” of the hair transplant surgery on the nearby hairs that are just barely holding on (those are programmed to eventually fall out anyway). It happens within weeks […]
Taking Propecia either before or after a hair transplant means simply that the hair loss will slow and possibly stop. If you do not take it, then whatever is normal hair loss for you will happen on your genetic clock. Shock loss seen in young men who had a hair transplant and are not on […]
It’s probably not true… and you probably learned it from a clinic where the doctor insists on shaving the head. At NHI, we only shave the area that we remove in the donor. The best way to prevent shock loss is to take finasteride before the hair transplant and stay on it for at least […]
I generally do not recommend Avodart (dutasteride), and so I really don’t have any experience with patients that use it to protect against shock loss following a hair transplant. In theory it should protect against shock loss similar to how Propecia does.
Shock loss in the men who are actively losing hair from genetic hair loss is more often semi-permanent or permanent. Some hair may come back, but in my experience it is not common. The use of finasteride (Propecia) will protect the hair in most young men from shock loss and I always insist that the […]
While price/cost is a factor for any cosmetic surgery, it should not dictate the surgery itself. Having cosmetic surgery is not like shopping for the cheapest loaf of bread, laundry detergent, or shoes. When shock loss occurs, it may be the result of the anesthesia given to numb the head for the transplant and may […]
Shock loss can occur regardless of density, and there is really not much you can do. Taking Propecia is the best option to try to prevent shock loss, though I guess another option would be not to have surgery at all. You have to weigh the risk vs the reward. If you have more to […]
Thanks for allowing me to post this photo. Click it to enlarge! Looking at the only photo you sent, you look like you have LOTS of hair on your side and thinning hair on top. I have no idea how your hair looks like on the back (donor area) and what percentage of your hair […]
Propecia works at any age to prevent shock loss. It is best to use this medication in advance of the surgery (at least 2-4 weeks). Older men generally have less hair transplant shock loss than younger men. I would need to know more about your miniaturization and your last 1-2 year history of hair loss. […]
Women are not always good hair transplant candidates because they usually have diffuse thinning, including in the “donor area” (rim of hair around the back and sides). Contrary to what you may have seen, women do not necessarily have better results than men. What you may be noticing is that women tend to keep their […]
Shame on your doctor who should have insisted on you taking finasteride before the surgery to avoid the shock loss. You probably will not grow it back, but the hair transplant you had should offset some of the problem. Time will tell, as you’re still some time away before your transplant grows in. If you […]
If you were not on finasteride when you had your FUE procedure, it would almost be certain that you had shock loss. You should have worked this through with your doctor prior to having the surgery. I always assess the status of the hair behind the transplant recipient site and if it showed significant miniaturization, […]
Maybe you are having shock loss… or maybe you are having ongoing natural genetic balding. Usually shock induced loss occurs in months 4-5. I don’t really know what is happening to you without an examination. I generally discourage Avodart (dutasteride) at this point, because it has not yet been FDA approved for the treatment of […]
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