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

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Top Q & As

In the mid nineties I had two scalp reductions and a total of 900 micrografts from Bosley in Beverly Hills. The scalp reductions never really worked...

I was wondering if it is possible for an African American to have a successful hair transplant? I do not know anyone who has ever...

What are the chances of having “shock loss” resulting from a hair transplant procedure?

I am a 43 year old female with androgenetic alopecia since puberty. I have been using Rogaine for women since but notice now it is not...

Can you provide a list of possible complications associated with undergoing a hair transplant? For instance the likelihood of getting an infection or any other...

My 9 year old daughter was born with a port wine stain birthmark on the right side of her face between her eye and sideburn area....

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The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.