Why Do Hairs Turn White and Thin and Cosmetically Worthless?

I'm a hair transplant veteran (4 procedures) and I would like to know why hairs turn thin, wiry and unmanageable and how we, as hair transplant victims, are supposed to stop it from happening. I have asked hair transplant doctors this question repeatedly but no one can give me a straight answer. In short, what is the point of transplanting hairs into a man of 30 years old, when by the time he's 50-60 there is a high likelihood his hairs are going to be thin, grey and cosmetically worthless?

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Hair Transplant Repair

Your experience is not typical in modern hair transplants. The changes undergone by your grafted hair from 20 years ago would be influenced by the location from which the hair was taken. If the hair was taken from an area that was destined to go grey and or bald, then that is what is happening.

Deterioration of a hair transplant result

The wirey problem was seen more often in the old days when large plugs were done. No one has ever had a good explanation as to why it occurred. I totally agree with your point about young men being transplanted only to look balding again later in life. The long term result depends so much on the hereditary aspects of the balding pattern. And those men whose ancestors progressed to Norwood class 7 are likely to lose the transplanted hair. This has to be thoroughly discussed... more