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.
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...
Is it possible to have a hair transplant and wear a hard hat after a one week vacation? I’m a builder and need to we...
I’m 43 years old and I have been slowly losing my hair for the past 15 years. I seemed to have retained a pretty good hairline, ev...
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...
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...
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...
What risks, if any should be told to a patient with a VP shunt before doing a hair transplant procedure, and should the risk of...
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