Shock Loss
Shock loss or effluvium, the shedding of native hair after hair transplant surgery can potentially effect any hair transplant patient, but in most cases is a temporary phenomenon in which the shocked or shed native hair will regrow.
How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session? Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots?
The answer to that depends on how large the bald spot is to be filled and how large and dense the donor area is. Usually the person who has the greatest need has the least amount of donor. The number of grafts that can be done in one session continues...
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have been progressively losing my hair for about the past five years, but I am concerned about using propecia because of sexual side effects. I’ve...
I’ve had two poor hair transplants in 2003 and 2004 and I am at my wits end. Unfortunately, I did not do enough research and have ju...
I had a hair transplant over 14 months ago and I have never been more worried or stressed. I read your article on shock loss and...
How young is too young to have a hair transplant? I am currently 20 years old and have lost about 40% of my hair. I just began...
Hello. I am considering getting a hair transplant and I had a few questions. I am a 24 year old male and I began losing hair...
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