Paranoia of Shampooing and Combing My Hair ?

[augustya]

Hi Guys,

Have been veteran now in terms of undergoing a HT Procedure but still even after these many times there is this one question which troubles me a lot and I feel like asking you guys here on what do you think about it?

Now I am sure everyone here who have had ther HT got done would want to maintain and preserve their hair and results in the best possible way and for a long…long…time and so do I, but I get way too paranoid and scared when I shampoo my hair or when I comb my hair after I have had a shower ?

I always fear when I am shampooing and rinsing my hair thinking am I rinsing too harshly ? am I applying too much pressure while rinsing? Is that the right amount of pressure to be applied ? will it lead to any permanent loss to the Transplanted Hair ?

Same way when I am out of shower and when I am combing my hair when it is kind of wet/damp since my hair is way too straignt I try to comb it many times, stroke my hair many times with the comb to keep it in place because it keeps falling down, It is that slippery in texture. So even this activity makes me think is it not harmful to keep combing so many times in your hair will this lead to any permanent loss to the hair ?

I know a broader and simpler answer maybe No ! But can someone scientifically explain here why cannot this lead to a loss of hair from the root ? And if it does,how do I find out if any of my hair has been lost forever ? directly from the root ?

[gaz9318054]

Once the transplanted grafts are 100% secure (~2 weeks post-op), the risk becomes about equal to that of your native hair. That is to say, you can damage the hair itself and cause breakage, but you aren't going to damage the follicles or cause the hair to stop growing altogether.

Scientifically, it's because you're not interacting with the follicles directly. They are safe under your skin, so don't worry about it. Just take care of your hair and enjoy it.

[augustya]

5 minutes ago, gaz9318054 said:

Once the transplanted grafts are 100% secure (~2 weeks post-op), the risk becomes about equal to that of your native hair. That is to say, you can damage the hair itself and cause breakage, but you aren't going to damage the follicles or cause the hair to stop growing altogether.

Scientifically, it's because you're not interacting with the follicles directly. They are safe under your skin, so don't worry about it. Just take care of your hair and enjoy it.

Yep ! Not interacting with the follicles directly. But can excessive combing of hair not make the follicles weak or something. lol ! 

Edited January 8 by augustya

[gaz9318054]

1 minute ago, augustya said:

Yep ! Not interacting with the follicles directly. But can excessive combing of hair not make the follicles weak or something. lol ! 

Nope.

[Cro40]

I was told by my dermatologist hair specialist that over the long term, misuse of products can affect hair quality and lead to hair loss. Temporary, but nonetheless, hair loss. 
Washing, rinsing, and brushing not really. But she also told me that people generally shampoo their hair too often. Once or twice a week would be sufficient. 

[augustya]

34 minutes ago, Cro40 said:

I was told by my dermatologist hair specialist that over the long term, misuse of products can affect hair quality and lead to hair loss. Temporary, but nonetheless, hair loss. 
Washing, rinsing, and brushing not really. But she also told me that people generally shampoo their hair too often. Once or twice a week would be sufficient. 

But any amount of washing, rinsing and combing and brushing hair should not lead to a permanent uprooting of hair follicle that is what we are concluding ?

[Maorizio]

4 hours ago, augustya said:

Yep ! Not interacting with the follicles directly. But can excessive combing of hair not make the follicles weak or something. lol ! 

Myths!!!

Nothing in the world can damage hair follicles, only androgenic alopecia or other hair disorder.

You can use blow dryer, dye your hair, wax, gel or whatever, you can only maybe damage the hair not the follicle.

[gaz9318054]

2 hours ago, augustya said:

But any amount of washing, rinsing and combing and brushing hair should not lead to a permanent uprooting of hair follicle that is what we are concluding ?

If you want to get technical about it, too much of anything can cause damage in extreme cases. A gentle breeze will eventually erode mountains into canyons. We're not invincible, and our actions and behaviors can wear on our bodies.

However, under normal circumstances, including above average amounts of hair combing, washing, rinsing, shampooing, etc., you are not going to permanently damage your hair follicles. If you are having trouble letting this worry go, I'd consider talking to a professional about it. Otherwise, go live your life and stop worrying about everyday tasks like brushing your hair. It's fine.