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Spex makes a great point.........shock loss is very unpredictable.

 

I've experienced it both in the recipient area and along the donor area. HT #1 I had quite a bit of shock loss in recipient and donor areas. I don't believe all the shocked hair in the recipient site came back. Most of the hair around the donor area did but one place on the left side was worse than the rest. I also had some shock loss during HT #2 but the majority of it came back.

 

This is speculative but I do believe another large contributing factor to shock loss is determined by the skill set of the surgeon performing the HT.

Hairbank

 

1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's

2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong

3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong

 

GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS

 

current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day

 

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Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ;) ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss.

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Good points

 

I think it also had to do with the amount of grafts you receive in an area. The more Trauma to the area the more likely to have shockloss ( of course everyone is different but it is common sense). I just had my thrid procedure and had some excess shock loss on one side of the donor area..No probem because I can cover it up with dermatch.. Keep in mind if you are going for one fo these MEGASESSIONS you will most likely have to shave your head so it doesn't matter anyway. I took the more conservative route at 1417, 1476, and 2124

 

good luck

JOBI

 

1417 FUT - Dr. True

1476 FUT - Dr. True

2124 FUT - Dr. True

604 FUE - Dr. True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor.

 

Total - 5621 FU's uncut!

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