The three most common causes of graft failures includes (1) exposure to air for more than 15 seconds when placing the grafts or when preparing the grafts, (2) rough handling of the grafts during placement, (3) a recipient site that is too tight. These problems most frequently arise when the surgical team is sloppy, inexperience, poorly supervised, has no quality control systems in place implemented by the surgeon.
2019-04-18 05:57:092019-01-21 14:57:33Can grafts fail to grow and if so, why?
Sun exposure directly on the grafts after any hair transplant is never a good idea. UV light negatively impacts healing and can burn the skin edge of the grafts. People often forget that these grafts, which are taken from the back of the head, have never been exposed to the sun for your entire life. You should wear a hat, and even after it has healed, you should use UV protection.
2018-05-17 06:43:422018-05-17 08:05:49Can I Go Directly to the Beach After a Hair Transplant?
Genetic hair loss is not like a straight line if you plotted it out. You inherit a pattern and at different ages some hairs will undergo miniaturization and eventually fall out. So yes, hair loss can accelerate, then slow down and then accelerate again. If you are treating it, you may be treating a stop and go process. Many of my patients tell me that even when they take a drug like finasteride, they may start losing their hair in spirts and stops.
2021-10-11 01:17:062021-10-11 07:17:41Can hair loss accelerate from time to time?
You often talk of shedding and how in theory if miniaturized hairs are shedding after starting medication like Propecia it might be making way for new thicker hair. Is this the only way that reversing miniaturization can occur or can it happen within the same cycle? A reverse “exclamation point hair” I guess. Thin at the end and thick at the root.
Considering that most people have a hair cycle of 3 years and we see changes in miniaturization with medications in months, the answer is that changes do occur within cycles. I have the means to measure hair shaft thickness and maybe on a patient with an 8 month reversal of miniaturized hairs, I will measure the two ends of a single hair shaft.
Hi,I m 46 years old and a norwood class 6/7.I have atrial fibrillation and take a beta blocker and warfarin,is it possible to have a hair transplant(if a good candidate)with this condition or is it not an option?many thanks.
It depends on the individual patient as well as the the individual doctor who may or may not consider surgery. You would likely need clearance from your cardiologist as well. In other words each patient and case is different. We have performed surgery on patients with atrial fibrillation that is controlled as well as patients who are on warfarin.
The use of general anesthesia for a hair transplant is not a good idea because a hair transplant takes many hours and general anesthesia risks go up the longer you are under it, plus the costs would be very, very high. The use of local anesthesia like you dentist uses, is the only way to do this. Pain should not be a problem as most people feel nothing once the local anesthetic has been administered.
Dear Dr Rassman
I am a 19 year old who has had temple recession since the age of 17. I am a norwood 3 with a strong window peak (My right temple has a larger bald surface area than the left). I have the following questions.
1) Do happiness and relaxation levels have anything to do with triggering hair loss?
2) I am very conscious of my hair thinning, and sometimes have slight sensations in my head when I think my hair line is receding, is this possible or could this all be triggered by anxiety?
3) My hair line is definitely not symmetrical. If someones balding is only a norwood 3 and not higher, does it have to be symmetrical, or can people stabilize at norwood 3 have unsymmetrical hair lines for the rest of their lives?
thank you for your help
Stress is a cause of hair loss. So if you’re stressed, you’re not going to be relaxed. In that sense, they are related. As for the sensations you feel at your hairline, I’d guess it was probably anxiety.
The fact that your hairline is asymmetrical indicates that the lower side will rise to the level of the higher side eventually. The higher side may also rise.
2013-03-04 09:01:532013-03-02 11:44:52Can Happiness Levels Have Anything to Do with Hair Loss?
Yes, if you have hair in the areas you want transplanted, you can do it in stages, slowly changing the look. Most men get away with less surgeries not more by doing it all in one session and then ask yourself, do you really want to undergo many surgeries when you can do it once and probably no one will ever know? I usually suggest that if privacy is a real issue, for the patient to grow out a beard if they do not have one, or take it off if they do. People focus on the face and not the head. You can also use the hair you have to style around the recipient area, but if you want to do it incrementally, we offer what I call ‘Lunch Time FUE” so you can come in for 2 hours at a time and get 200-300 grafts in each session until you achieve your goals.
2017-01-17 13:29:512017-01-17 14:54:32Can I do a hair transplant in many stages rather than one surgery?
is there any way to speed up mpb???? if mpb is caused by adrogens, would using any product that may otherwise cause some form of hairloss speed it up??? acelerate it????
also do you recomend any recomended sleep patterns for men loosing their hair?
Good question. Although the mechanism of hair loss in men is known to be hormone related, there are many other factors that can accelerate your hair loss, including:
Having said that, most of those conditions never cause permanent hair loss if you don’t have the genetic susceptibility for it.
2007-10-08 15:33:422007-10-08 15:33:50Can I Accelerate Male Pattern Baldness?
First I’ll like to say, I really enjoy your blog. I found your blog about a year ago and love it.
I have a question about hairlines. I have an asymmetrical hairline. I think its mature on the right and juvenile on the left. So could it be that my right side is juvenile and my left side is normal? I know you said they eventually even out, but are there any cases you know of where they DON’T even out?
You can have both the appearance of a juvenile hairline and genetic male pattern balding occurring at the same time. Unless you have an examination and also followed over a course of a year, it is likely difficult to tell. Other factors, such as your age, family history, degree/pattern of miniaturization, and even bulk measurements can aid in a more objective diagnosis.
Unfortunately, I don’t know enough about your case to give you a decent idea of what is happening to your hairline. Having an asymmetrical hairline isn’t impossible, but I wouldn’t be surprised if in time you see the other side catch up.
