Is it True That 10% of Hair Transplant Patients See No New Hair Growth?

This question, asked by a member of our Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. Michael Beehner:

I’ve heard that 10% of [tag]hair transplant[/tag] patients receive no [tag]hair growth[/tag] after surgery. Is this true?

I think you got your facts mixed up. I don’t know where you heard that 10% of surgical patients don’t have growth from their [tag]hair transplants[/tag]. Rather, in many studies, roughly 10% of the hairs are not accounted for at hair counts 8-15 months out from the time of the hair transplant. But there is substantial growth, sometimes near 100%, in virtually all of the patients.

You would have to have an active autoimmune disease going on to not have hair growth and most experienced [tag]hair restoration[/tag] surgeons are able to recognize conditions such as lichen planopilaris and lupus and not perform a transplant in those situations.

Mike Beehner, M.D..

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