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.

Physician Answered Q & As

My 17 year old daughter was in a car accident about 4 months ago. Thankfully she is recovering well with no permanent injuries, however during the accident her head hit the dashboard of the car causing tremendous bruising. About 2 weeks after the accident all of the hair in that area just began...

The cause of the hair loss is what we call ‘anagen effluvium’ assuming that there is no severe scar tissue in the area of hair loss.  This means that the trauma caused an acute lack of blood supply (oxygen) to the hair follicles, causing them to shed hair.  Normally, we would...

Top Q & As

My sister underwent a hair transplant two years ago and is very unhappy with her results. To tell you the truth, to me it looks...

I’m 24 years old with what I would consider to be severe hair loss in the front of my scalp. I’ve read that being unde...

I had a transplant about one year ago to hide a scar from a brow lift. Unfortunately, the scar is still very visible, but what...

I am planning of getting married in June 2009. I would like to have a hair transplant before my wedding to improve my appearance. I am...

I am writing because I am wondering what to do for my situation. I am 25 years old with extreme diffuse thinning. Lucky me huh? I...

I’m a 23 year old male who seems to be thinning towards a norwood 5ish pattern. I have taken propecia in both 1mg and .5 mg, bu...

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