How long does hair transplant last?

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6 answers to “How long does hair transplant last?”

A: How Long do Hair Tranplants Last?

By Richard W. Fleming, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hair taken from an area of the scalp that is not genetically programed to fall out later with age will last a lifetime. An experienced surgeon must estimate the ultimate exent of baldness because hair loss is usually progressive. If you are a young man (less than 50 years old) additional... more

A: Hair Transplants are Permanent, Sort Of...

By Samuel Lam, MD - Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Great question. I like to say that hair restoration is like painting a canvas that gets ever bigger with ever diminishing paint. Not a pretty picture. However, a hair transplant surgeon's judgment is how much canvas and how much paint is there to work with. Someone with very little area... more

A: Hair transplanted is permanent

By D.J. Verret, MD - Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Greetings Dave, Hair which is tansplanted from the back of the head will not be subjected to the same conditions which cause typical male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia - bottom line they are permanent. As you might guess, it is mathematically impossible to get the same density of hair that you had... more

A: Hair Replacement Surgery is permanent if properly done

By S. Randolph Waldman, MD - Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hair taken from a "donor" area (back of the head) and placed in a balding "recipient "area (front or top of the head) assumes the genetic characteristics of where it is taken from and not where is placed. Thus, if the hair is destined to remain in the back of the head throughout the life of... more

A: It depends on supply and demand

By Toby G. Mayer, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

In order to know what your supply and demand will be in the future, one has to make an educated guess. If the crown shows any signs of thinning, you will probably have heavy loss. See a professional who has been doing this for a long time and investigate not only grafts but Flaps as well. Though done by few... more

A: Hair transplants

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Hair transplants are permanent because the hair used is from the back of the hairline which is usually resistent to the norma hair loss progression of male pattern baldness. However, you will not get a full head of hair from this. It will fill in, but never be as rich and full as it was in youth.