Pre op Dandruff, major hairloss during washing

[Romeono1]

Hey,

 

I recently had hair transplant surgery but the consultant noticed I had a lot of dandruff before going into the surgery, he told me the reason I have dandruff (even though I wash my hair every day) is because I don't rub my scalp. (I lose a lot of hair if I rub my scalp)

 

Anyway before the hair transplant I washed my hair very, very, very vigorously with Head and Shoulders to make sure all of the dandruff was washed away before the hair transplant. But as I dried my hair I noticed I had lost A LOT of hair during the time I washed my hair, in fact I had lost so much that the sink was blocked because of the amount of the hair stuck in the drain. The amount of hair I lost was a small handfuls worth, this really concerned me.

 

My question is this: Will the hair I lost during the vigorous washing process ever come back? Or is the hair I lost most likely affected by DHT and would have fallen out sooner or later?

 

Thanks

[Fingers Crossed]

I had the same problem with dandruff...try a shampoo called Polytar AF. Or if you live in the U.S. you can buy T-Gel shampoo made by Nuetragena. Both are very effective for clearing up dandruff / sebehorric dermatitis.

 

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[Romeono1]

Thanks for the info fingers crossed but I'm not worried about the dandruff, I know I can get rid of this.

 

My concern is that I may have permanently lost hair while washing my hair vigorously. Spex seems to think that the hair I lost while washing my vigorously will come back as long as it is not affected by DHT. Which is great to know. But I think I may have lost the hair permanently because if you wash your hair with a lot of force the roots may come out and therefore the hair might not regrow. What are your thoughts on this?

[splitting hairs]

I don't think the hair will have been permanently lost. It just makes the hairs brittle. I have suffered from a dry scalp condition for a few years and this happened a lot until I got it under control 2 years ago.

 

Try a tar based shampoo, or salicylic acid. Make sure you rotate shampoo's every three months otherwise you will become resistant to it.