Q: I recently had a follicular unit extraction procedure of 320 grafts to fix an old strip scar. The donor area where the FUE’s were taken looks very diffuse – worse than the original scar ever was, it looks horrible. My doctor said this was just shock loss. Have you seen that happen where the [...]
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Topic: Follicular Unit Extraction
Tags: Diffuse Hair Loss, Donor Area, Donor Area Thinning, Donor Scar, Follicular Unit Extraction, Hair Transplant Repair, Permanent Hair Zone, Scar Repair, Shock Fall Out, Shock Loss
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:59 am
Can Shock from Hair Transplant Make One Lose Healthy Hair?
November 1st, 2005Q: Will the shock of a hair transplant make me lose my existing healthy hair and is it permanent? A: In general, only miniaturized hair (the hair that is affected by androgens and that has begun to decrease in diameter) is shed after a transplant. This hair would be lost in the near term anyway. [...]
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5.00 stars from 1 vote(s)Topic: Shedding
Tags: Androgens, Miniaturization, Scalp Stress, Shedding After Hair Transplant, Shock Fall Out, Shock Loss
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:31 am
What is "Shock Fall Out" After Hair Transplant?
September 8th, 2005Q: What is “shock fall out”? A: Shedding after a hair transplant is also referred to by the very ominous sounding term “shock fall out.” The correct medical term is “effluvium” which literally means shedding. It is usually the miniaturized hair (i.e. the hair that is at the end of its lifespan due to genetic [...]
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4.50 stars from 2 vote(s)Topic: Shedding
Tags: Follicular Unit Extraction, Genetic Hair Loss, Hair Cycle, Hair Loss Medication, Hair Thinning, Hair Transplant Growth, Hair Transplant Timing, Miniaturization, Propecia/Finasteride, Recipient Sites, Scalp Stress, Shedding, Shock Fall Out, Shock Loss
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:07 am
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