Regular Member Blackjack Posted November 7, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2009 Is there any kind of proof that the onset of balding could be advanced by physical trauma? My friend suffered an accident and they performed a surgery to implant a nail in his leg. In the 4-5 months after this, he lost an amazing amount of hair and noticed the first signs of balding only then. Prior to this his hair was full and normal. What do you guys think about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member n1978 Posted November 7, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2009 I have heard that major accidents can cause a stress disorder than can lead to many different changes. hope he's doing ok now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Julius Posted November 7, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 7, 2009 Trauma can definitely speed up mpb! It happend to me after a similar thing to your friend. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blackjack Posted November 7, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2009 Can trauma introduce balding into a person that already does not have this problem hidden in his genes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 BlackJack, Trauma related hair loss is non-genetic and typically temporary, that is unless he's already suffering from pattern baldness. If your friend has the balding gene(s), (as others have already indicated) the trauma may accelerate male pattern baldness. As hair loss due to trauma starts to grow back, miniaturizing hairs on their way out due to genetic baldness may not grow back. Any terminal hair not currently affected by DHT however, should grow back normally. Most importantly, I hope your friend has had a succesful recovery and is back to normal (even if his hair isn't). I hope this helps. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blackjack Posted November 9, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 9, 2009 Hi, Yes, my friend is fully recovered and well now. Thanks for your concern. But the trauma seems to have jumpstarted his balding and advanced it by at least 5-6 years. For a person who had normally growing hair before the accident to suddenly lose hundreds of follicles in a span of just 5-6 months is horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted November 9, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 9, 2009 If your friend has the balding gene(s), (as others have already indicated) the trauma may accelerate male pattern baldness. I'm pretty this happened to me when I was 21. I actually think it was stressed induced because of a nasty break-up. I'm sure I would have started balding sooner or later... but I'm convinced the stress jump started the hair loss. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted November 9, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 9, 2009 I feel the same way, Aaron. In the span of 6months I went from a mildly diffuse NW1.5 to a NW4, in a period of time that was extremely high-stress. Incidentally, since that "traumatic" environment subsided, my MPB became far less aggressive. Of course, I also got on fin. Not that I actually think my pattern or destination has been changed, but I do feel that high-stress/trauma can induce an acceleration of your MPB revealing itself. ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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