Shock Loss?

I had my hair checked about 18 months ago as it was receding a bit in the frontal area. I am 52 years old and have no issues anywhere but the front. I started Propecia at that time and it worked. No real regrowth in the front, but no more loss and some thickening everywhere else. I was told by the Doctor that he didn’t think I was a good candidate for a transplant because I still had some frontal hair and that it would fall out if I had transplant and the overall gain would be the same as before. There was a name for this, but I can’t remember it. Have you heard of this?

Shock loss occurs when pre-existing hair is shed after hair transplant. This event occurs mostly in patients who are younger (often less than 30 years old) and a first time surgery patient. Although this event does occur with men who are on Propecia, it is more common for the young men not on the drug. With that said, those are two factors going for you which decreases the chance of shock loss following a hair transplant. Just being 52 years old, the chance for you makes shock loss is unlikely (less than about 2%). Using Propecia protects most people from experiencing the problem. It sounds to me like your doctor just does not know enough about today’s risks. Maybe we should educate him.