Senior Member deitel130 Posted December 15, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 All, I'm dealing with shockloss of previously existing transplanted hair where I had a second pass (not shedding of newly transplanted hair but existing transplanted hairs). From what I gather this is fairly common and so I wanted to get advice from other members on similar experiences. At how many months did the shockloss of existing healthy hair grow back? What if any recommendations do you have to speed up the recovery time (minoxidil, vitamins etc...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Westview Posted December 15, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 Minoxidil is the only one I know of. I heard it can prevent SL as well, but obviously in your case its too late for that now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted December 15, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 I was on Finasteride but my understanding is that Finasteride cannot prevent shockloss but it strengthens existing native hair so that the shockloss is not permanent. To me it seems there is no way to truly prevent shockloss. Some people experience it while others don't and by the same person not all surgeries cause it. With my first HT I had a lot of miniturized hair but I didn't really experience shockloss. I wonder if anyone has experience with biotin or msm to speed up recovery from shockloss or whether it would only work on hair which was not shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Westview Posted December 15, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 I heard take 5% MX for 1 month before surgery. Stop 2 days before your surgery. Then resume 5% foam MX 10 days after your surgery. Supposedly that works for some people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted December 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2020 I've heard MSM tablets can help speed up growth.. I know @Rolandas used them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rolandas Posted December 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2020 7 hours ago, giegnosiganoe said: I've heard MSM tablets can help speed up growth.. I know @Rolandas used them. Still do 😁 1st FUE - 28/01/2020 - 3659 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira 2nd FUE - 03/06/2021 - 2881 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira Follow me on YouTube I'm not a medical professional, thus any information given by me is my own observation and should not be treated as professional advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted December 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Rolandas said: Still do 😁 Have you seen any benefits, Rolandas? I think I still have some MSM powder lying somewhere. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rolandas Posted December 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said: Have you seen any benefits, Rolandas? I think I still have some MSM powder lying somewhere. 😁 I'm sure my hair grows tiny bit faster, if not, it's a good benefit for my joints 3 1st FUE - 28/01/2020 - 3659 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira 2nd FUE - 03/06/2021 - 2881 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira Follow me on YouTube I'm not a medical professional, thus any information given by me is my own observation and should not be treated as professional advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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