You are probably safe from losing the value of these grafts; however, there is no certainty in life. If it was just a gentle pass with no bleeding or grafts coming loose, I wouldn’t be concerned…. but if you are truly worried, you should follow up with your surgeon and have him/her examine your scalp.
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Propecia is great to take to prevent shock loss, but it doesn’t necessarily guarantee regrowth of the hair you had previously. I would expect it to hold the remaining hair and protect from shock loss, though. The transplant growth will start coming in at 4-5 months and maximize after 8-12 months. That is the way […]
With my inability to examine you, there is little I could say about the diagnosis. Generally, you can wait up to one year to see if hairs from trauma or surgery scar will ever grow back. In your case, it has been 21 years… so it would be highly unlikely for it to regrow now.
Click the photos to enlarge: It is difficult to make many comments about your exact situation, because the before picture and the change in your hair length are confusing your situation. I will assume that you are young (under 30 years old). Were you afraid of possible side effects from finasteride, or did you […]
I do not know your personal medical history, so this is a question that you need to ask your doctor. If you choose to take Propecia or any other medication, you would need to be monitored by a doctor who can follow up with you regarding side effects and risks. Propecia has a known rare […]
If you have issues after a hair transplant surgery (or any surgery) you need to follow up with your doctor/surgeon. In your case, you traveled to another continent for your surgery, but you should be able to email some photos to your doctor and speak with him/her over the phone. It’s unfortunate that your […]
It is not unusual to develop hair loss after a traumatic event like what you went through. This is called telogen effluvium and it usually passes, unless you are male and have invoked the genetic balding process. A telogen effluvium usually reverses in time, and a doctor can make this diagnosis with a simple pull […]
If you are one of our patients, you should come in for a visit when you are in the US, or send me a photograph and then we can speak over the phone. Yes, there are treatments for very red scars that persist for long periods of time such as topical steroids. Their chronic use, […]
Women who lose hair from rapid weight loss may have accelerated a genetic pattern for hair loss that is present. These women may never return to their preoperative hair thickness, but some of it may reverse. If there is no genetic pattern present, then the hair loss may reverse upon balancing her diet.
The scabbing can be easily addressed with good techniques and small wounds by the surgeon. Add good daily washes and most patients will have no significant crusting after the surgery. Everyone is different, but in regards to redness, only a few patients develop this. You can usually find out if you are one of them […]
This woman lost her eyebrows after multiple skin cancer surgeries. She had one procedure of 95 grafts into the eyebrow area. She told me that she cuts her new brows short every other day, and absolutely loves the results. Click the photos below to enlarge. Before on left / After on right:
A surgical cap should never be worn to cover the grafts, for as you said, this could be a problem. You should ask your doctor about the loss of grafts. If you only lost one graft, then consider yourself lucky.
Stress from a surgery can induce hair loss in predisposed people. Is the hair loss all over (telogen effluvium) or is it localized in a pattern? This is what a good doctor can tell you and then, after a proper diagnosis is in hand, treat it appropriately.
It could be a few weeks, perhaps even a few months. It may have nothing to do with the surgery, or it could be related to the stress your body experienced from the procedure. Have you talked with your physician about the hair loss? It generally takes one year to see if you regain some […]
Hair transplant surgery is highly variable in terms of the individual patient, as well as the techniques used by clinics and doctors. Many people who have a hair transplant will actually lose some of their original hair and that may be the cause of what you are seeing. The general estimate is that it can […]
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