Hi there… I am a female who has had a 1600 graft transplant using the strip method and am considering a second procedure of 1,000 grafts with a different surgeon. I am very concerned about shock loss, which I did have after the first transplant. Below is an extract from a doctor’s website. I would be grateful to hear your opinions on this.
Thanks
“[FUE] allows for the extraction of 4000+ follicular units in a single day session. Removing individual follicles with a microscopic instrument allows the skin to heal quickly and naturally. Patients receive greater freedom regarding hair styling choices and a diminished healing time, allowing them to return to the normal activities of life sooner.” [note: quote edited]
Firstly, 4000 FUE grafts in one session without damage to the grafts during extraction is something that I simply don’t believe. I would have to see it and judge the transection rate under this surgeon’s hands. As for this doctor discontinuing the use of the strip harvesting method “due to its highly invasive nature” as his site states, well, this is more a marketing ploy than anything else. If the doctor could successfully do the amount of grafts using FUE that he claims, that’s great — but as I said, I highly doubt 4,000 FUEs can be done in one session with minimal transection rates. Plus, if you were to have this done, you would have to shave your head. I don’t know that most people would be prepared to do that. You’d have good reason to be skeptical.
In your case, shock loss will probably happen again. Shock loss in women often happens on the second and third procedure, but it usually grows back. Even the anesthesia can cause it in some women.