After a Hair Transplant, Is the Dreaded Shedding Phase a Failure?

Hello, this is Dana Plastic Surgery.

Today, we’ll take a look at whether a hair transplant has failed if the dreaded shedding phase occurs after surgery.

Q. Does the shedding phase happen less or more severely depending on differences in hair thickness?

From a clinical standpoint, this resting phase seems to occur a bit more often in people with fine, weak hair.

Looking at people who do not go through the shedding phase, or who experience it only lightly,

it seems that the hairs in the follicles we harvest are generally a little thicker or stronger,

and those types of hair tend to go through less of the shedding phase.

Then, if someone has thick, coarse hair, does the resting phase never happen at all?

That is not the case.

If we compare the two, the finer-haired side tends to experience the shedding phase a little more often.

Q. If someone experiences a severe shedding phase, does that mean the hair transplant failed?

No, it does not mean failure.

The resting phase usually starts around one week after surgery, and hair loss may continue for up to three months.

After that, the hair begins to grow again from around the three-month mark,

so you do not need to think of it as a failure.

And a full evaluation after a hair transplant is usually made

around 10 months to 1 year later.

Until then, it would be good to observe hair growth carefully and discuss any areas that still seem lacking.

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