Can Shock from Hair Transplant Make One Lose Healthy Hair?

November 1st, 2005

Q: 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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After Hair Transplant, What is Normal Amount of Shedding?

October 21st, 2005

Q: I had a hair transplant two weeks ago and I just started noticing that some grafts were in my baseball cap at the end of the day. Am I losing the transplant and what can I do to keep this from happening?
A: The follicles are firmly fixed in the scalp 10 days following the [...]

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What is "Shock Fall Out" After Hair Transplant?

September 8th, 2005

Q: 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 balding) [...]

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