Thu 28 Aug 2008
Will Hair Loss Continue After Hair Replacement Surgery?
Category: FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) , FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) , Hair Transplant Surgery , Post Operative ConcernsI want to get a hair transplant but I want to know if I will experience further hair loss after it’s complete?
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that transplanted hair is permanent and will not be susceptible to future baldness. This is due to the principle of “donor dominance”, which means that hair removed keep their characteristics when transplanted. Because hair on the sides and back of the head are resilient to DHT (the hormone responsible for male pattern baldness), when transplanted into balding areas, they will remain resilient. In my opinion, this is what makes hair restoration surgery a worthwhile consideration.
The bad news is, hair replacement surgery does nothing to stop the progression of androgenic alopecia (hereditary hair loss). This is why many physicians will recommend non-surgical treatments like Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) to minimize the likelihood that alopecia will progress.
Bill
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
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