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Reginald T. Pinsberry
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Hey, saw your concern about the shedding. Found this on google:
Shedding of Transplanted Hair
Shedding of transplanted hair is an almost universal characteristic of a hair transplant. This occurs because during hair transplantation a graft is temporarily stripped of its blood supply. As a response to this insult, the grafts shed their hair. Shedding of transplanted hair is noticed beginning one week following the procedure and continuing for up to six weeks. A very small percentage of patients do not shed and the transplanted hair continues to grow. In others, the transplanted hair remains on the scalp for months until a new hair pushes it out. It is important to note that whether a patient sheds or not has no bearing on the outcome of the hair restoration.
Shedding of Existing Hair in the Area of a Hair Transplant
In the few months following a hair transplantation whether using Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) before the new hair starts to grow, there may be some shedding of your original hair. Because of this, the transplanted area may temporarily appear thinner. This is a transient phenomenon that occurs as a result of the hair transplant surgery and will be corrected when the new hair begins to grow. It results from shock to the existing hair, rather than permanent damage to it, and should not be a cause for concern.
The medical term for shedding after surgical hair restoration is effluvium, which literally means shedding . Typically, the hair that is already at the end of its lifespan due to genetic balding a process called miniaturization is the most likely hair to be shed. Less likely, some normal hair will be shed a well, but this should re-grow. Interestingly, if hair transplants are spaced less than one year apart, one often notices some shedding of the hair from the first transplant, but this hair grows back completely.
Source: http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hair-transplant/shedding-after-transplant/
I think the gist is don't worry about it.
Thank you to everyone who has been posting updates with their pre- and post-op experiences. I hope to be getting my HT with Dr Acar in January and it's reassuring to have as much information as I can before I go.
Shedding of Transplanted Hair
Shedding of transplanted hair is an almost universal characteristic of a hair transplant. This occurs because during hair transplantation a graft is temporarily stripped of its blood supply. As a response to this insult, the grafts shed their hair. Shedding of transplanted hair is noticed beginning one week following the procedure and continuing for up to six weeks. A very small percentage of patients do not shed and the transplanted hair continues to grow. In others, the transplanted hair remains on the scalp for months until a new hair pushes it out. It is important to note that whether a patient sheds or not has no bearing on the outcome of the hair restoration.
Shedding of Existing Hair in the Area of a Hair Transplant
In the few months following a hair transplantation whether using Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) before the new hair starts to grow, there may be some shedding of your original hair. Because of this, the transplanted area may temporarily appear thinner. This is a transient phenomenon that occurs as a result of the hair transplant surgery and will be corrected when the new hair begins to grow. It results from shock to the existing hair, rather than permanent damage to it, and should not be a cause for concern.
The medical term for shedding after surgical hair restoration is effluvium, which literally means shedding . Typically, the hair that is already at the end of its lifespan due to genetic balding a process called miniaturization is the most likely hair to be shed. Less likely, some normal hair will be shed a well, but this should re-grow. Interestingly, if hair transplants are spaced less than one year apart, one often notices some shedding of the hair from the first transplant, but this hair grows back completely.
Source: http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hair-transplant/shedding-after-transplant/
I think the gist is don't worry about it.
Thank you to everyone who has been posting updates with their pre- and post-op experiences. I hope to be getting my HT with Dr Acar in January and it's reassuring to have as much information as I can before I go.
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