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I tried Rogaine but I had heart palpitations as a side effect so I stopped using it. This is not the first time that I have written about my hair situation on this site. I posted several years ago. No one seems to have a substantiated explanation as to why some people's hair transplants stop growing over time. I was contacted by other men who have this issue, so I know I am not alone in this. Currently, I am dyeing my hair. Eventually I will let it go grey and I am hoping that the loss of hair will be less noticeable. Strangely, there is more loss on the right side of my head. I have been told that the concentration of DHT is not always even all over the scalp, and areas of higher concentration may have more fallout.

I have been taking propecia on and off for at least 15 years. When I take it I definitely have side effects such as loss of libido, mild erectile dysfunction and no morning wood. This happens even at the dosage of 0.25 gram every other day. I guess I am just super sensitive to the drug. I am 66 now and I had most of my hair transplants done in my early 40's. My hair is thinning out all over my scalp ( age thing, i guess ) and the really sad thing is that I have been losing transplanted hair for years. I know that propecia helps to retain transplanted hair ( that was supposed to last a lifetime !! ) but I cannot tolerate longterm use of propecia and I worry that I may find that I may not recover the next time I stop taking it. I am basically growing bald all over again, and the transplanted hair is falling out first. Yesterday a friend who does not know that I have had extensive hair transplants made a joke about the bald spot on the crown of my head. That area looked great after i had two scalp reductions and two major hair transplant sessions as well as two later "touch-ups" in that area. Not any more. I would shave it all off if I didn't have so many scars due to the hair transplants.

I have tried many shampoos and it does not seem to make any difference. I am currently using Nioxin. BTW, what is Spex?

Hey Mabbers I hate to tell you this but having more hair transplants will not be a permanent fix to your problem. I spent about $18,000 on hair transplants and I figure I have lost at least half of them. Almost all of the "plugs" I had done in the 90's are no longer producing hair. Taking propecia slows the process a bit, but does not prevent it. I have been told that if you have some natural thinning on the sides of your head where the donor sites are, then you are more likely to have this problem of losing hair transplants. The hair transplant industry says this problem is rare, but what would you expect them to say? I figure that I may need to wear a hairpiece eventually. Thanks to the scarring and pitting of my scalp, just having denuded skin on the top of my head is not an option. The thinning is progressing inexorably and I have no intention of wasting money on more transplants. In any case, I do not have a lot of donor area left. Unfortunately, I think you will also be wasting your money as well if you have more transplants.

I am surprised that the doc told you the transplanted hair had been taken from a donor site that was too LOW. Usually they say that the site was too high and therefore contained hair that would have fallen out of your scalp given time. My hair continues to thin, especially on the front left side where I already have had the two "touch ups". I try not to worry about it but it does concern me. There is now a broad swath of thin hair running from the crown to the front of my head ie where the transplants and scalp reductions were done. If the original surgeon who did this work was still alive ( Dr. Dorman ) I would be seeing a lawyer to investigate the possibility of a lawsuit. The transplants were supposed to last a lifetime. This statement was in his brochure which I still have. I do not take propecia any more and I am aware that this increases fallout of non-transplated hair. I feel that messing with my hormones is not something I want to do anymore. I know the hair transplant industry says Propecia is safe for the vast majority of men, but I don't trust them at all. I don't know why anyone would have a hair transplant these days. I would wait and see what new treatments are possibly going to be available in a year or two . I am hoping that the hair transplant industry will be made obsolete by new treatments which are currently under development and testing. Then the transplant doctors can go back to being regular doctors. BTW, I have noticed that when my transplanted hair is going to fall out ( it goes in phases ), the scalp gets itchy and there is sometimes a burning sensation. This is especially noticeable at night and may wake me up from sleep. Have you noticed this? We certainly are not alone in this and I agree that we will probably never know what is the percentage of men who have had this problem with hair transplants.

Hi victim I am sorry to hear that you are also losing transplanted hair. It is so frustrating and maddening to lose hair that cost you a great deal of money and in my case at least, considerable pain and suffering. I think it is mostly the transplants that I had in the early 90's that are dying off. The newer ones that I had after 2000 ( I had two "touch -ups" done then ) seem to be doing better ( I cannot be completely sure of this). The odd thing about it was that the fallout began in front of my head on the right side and spread to the left gradually. I still have one small patch that is thicker, although the right side is definitely thinner. I am hopeful that most of the fallout is over, but I cannot be sure. It helps that my hair tends to be coarse. It helps to make things look more thick. If I had fine hair, I would be hooped. I chatted with two other guys a few years ago who were having the same problem. One believed that this problem was not uncommon and that it was the transplant industries "dirty little secret". I spent over $18000 on hair transplants, including two scalp reductions. Scalp reductions are no longer done. My transplant surgeon told me that they stopped doing them because they were barbaric. The real reason is that they don't work. The scalp just stretches out again. We were used as guinea pigs for an unproven procedure ! I now have thin hair on most of my scalp and a growing bald spot on my crown. The back of my head is a mess of horizontal scars that make getting my hair cut tricky. I certainly cannot get it cut short as it looks just awful. I recently discovered that when I had to switch to a new barber and he forgot what I had told him about my scalp. I would be very interested to hear your story.

I should add that I am 59 years old and I take Propecia. It does not seem to make any difference. I was over 40 when the original transplants were done. Much of my hair is not grey yet.

I am another transplant recipient who is experiencing loss of transplanted hair. Needless to say, it is very worrisome. I had two scalp reductions and a lot of work done by Dr. Dorman in the early 90's. I have had two " touchups" done by Dr. Hasson early this decade. The hair grew beautifully at first and I was thrilled with the results. About two years later I noticed the thinning. The most noticeable area where I am losing hair is the right forehead. This is solely transplanted hair and it is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. This is the area that needed the "touch up". I discussed this with Dr. Hasson but he seemed to think I was imagining it. Well, the continuing loss indicates I must have a vivid imagination. I don't relish yet another transplant session that may last just a few years as well. Where do I turn?

I had my initial HT done by Dr Dorman in 1992-1993. I had two scalp reductons as well as extensive HT. There is no question that some of the transplants done at that time are no longer producing hair. For some reason, it is much more noticeable at the front of my head on the right side. I have had a "touch-up" done by Dr Hasson in 2003. I have talked to other guys online who have had this problem as well. The transplant doctors don't like to hear about this.