It's been 5 months since my hair transplant surgery, and i have noticed some growth around 40% which is not bad, but sometimes i notice that the small hair that are growing up a few of them fall when i wash or brush my hair is this normal i mean is this from the hair cycle that 100 to 50 hairs fall per day or am i losing my hair transplant, and is this cycle dose also affect the transplanted hair? i think i'm a very anxious and paranoid but i just don't want to miss it up.
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June 5, 2018
Answer: Most people start to grow hair after 5 months after surgery so losing hair at the 5th month would not be typical
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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transplantation of the hair bulb and shaft.
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