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For those of you who have had hair transplants, did you guys suffer from shock loss? I would love to hear the communities input.

 

Will You Suffer From Shock Loss If You Have A Hair Transplant?


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On 4/25/2019 at 6:44 AM, Melvin-Moderator said:

For those of you who have had hair transplants, did you guys suffer from shock loss? I would love to hear the communities input.

 

Will You Suffer From Shock Loss If You Have A Hair Transplant?

It is normal for patients to suffer from a temporary shock loss after they go through the procedure. Even the shedding of the transplanted follicles could be termed as a form of shock loss. The hair follicles could become thinner or fall off. 

I suffered shock loss too. My donor area had also lost some surrounding hair for some time. However, the shedding has temporary.

We have also seen some patients who grew the hair directly without any shedding of the follicles. Also in some patients we have seen minimal shock loss in the donor area. But I think one must be prepared for the "ugly duckling phase" when one goes for a transplant.

Personal opinion according to what I have experienced and observed.

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I had 2 transplants in 2011 and 2018 with no shock loss.  First was FUT and 2nd FUE.

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If wrong surgical protocol is used, yes, and the shockloss may not return.  

High surgeon Ethics may prevent such issues.  You really do not suffer from that as it is brutal.  

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The shedding of grafts is not related to shock loss but rather transplanted follicles simply going through their respective growth cycles.

Native hair that is in an advanced stage of diffusion is ultimately at the highest risk of shock loss.

Hair is shocked as a result of how it responds to the level of trauma to the scalp from the surgery.

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If you are going to have grafts planted in a diffused area, would it help to get one Fin for a period of time before the procedure? Even if You are not going to stay on it long term?

In other words, just take finasteride before the procedure.

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1 hour ago, ndubya said:

If you are going to have grafts planted in a diffused area, would it help to get one Fin for a period of time before the procedure? Even if You are not going to stay on it long term?

In other words, just take finasteride before the procedure.

Finasteride is for the preservation of your pre existing hair. If you do not take Finasteride after the transplantation (if you have a diffused hair loss) then you would surely lose your pre existing hair in the future. Usually the Doctors stop the use of Finasteride and Minoxidil at least 2 months prior to the transplant to have a clear idea of the area that requires new grafts to be planted. 

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I find that temporary shock loss in the donor -- with both FUT and FUE -- is very common. Thankfully, it is almost universally temporary. Sometimes it can "linger" a bit and make patients nervous, but everything should grow back. Permanent shock loss in the recipient zone should be pretty much avoidable. If you do not work in hair that is inappropriately thick, use small tools, use high magnification, and pump the tissue up with a little saline, then you should significantly decrease your chances of experiencing shock loss. Remember it is surgery and anything can happen, but it is typically avoidable. I also believe trimming the hair helps, but I know others do feel differently. 

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I suffrered pretty bad shock loss to the donor shortly after my procedure . Scared the shit out of me at the time , but was reassured by other members that it was likely temporary and would fully recover , which indeed it did .Shock loss is probably a lot more prevalent than some surgeons would like to admit .

Have come across a few stories where the shock loss was permanent , but fortunately seems to be a fairly rare occurence .

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Shock loss can occur in an untouched area resulting from the overall trauma on the scalp albeit rare.

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I had shock loss with my first transplant (FUT, in donor area of scar, and only on 1 side of my scalp)

I didnt have shock loss with my 2nd FUE transplant.

I heard shock loss only happens in less than 10% of patients, and its more common with FUT

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