Hello Doctors, Patent are commonly told Hair Transplants are for life, but how common is it for a Transplant with a great results to gradually begin to see the hairs deteriorate over the next few years like a " slow rejection" of the body? im not talking about thinning in your 70's I understand this might be a unpopular subject, but some transparency is needed Regards
December 4, 2022
Answer: Slow rejection There is no slow rejection of a hair transplant because your body recognize the grafts as part of your own and wont create antibodies for rejection
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December 4, 2022
Answer: Slow rejection There is no slow rejection of a hair transplant because your body recognize the grafts as part of your own and wont create antibodies for rejection
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December 3, 2022
Answer: Do the results of hai transplants fade? Results of hair transplants can fade over time, absolutely. But no, no - it’s not always due to what you have written about the body rejecting grafts. Let’s take a look at a few scenarios. A) sometimes the transplanted hairs survive and existing original hairs in the area thin out. That leads to ongoing loss. This mechanism has nothing to do with rejection. If a patient rejects the idea of going on medical treatment, that’s just fine - but they need to expect some improvement after transplant followed by steady loss. it can be fast in some B) sometimes transplants just kill off existing hair or accelerate the thinning of existing hair. Some surgeries incite inflammation and drive the original hairs to thin. This mechanism also has nothing to do with rejection. C) sometimes a person has diffuse AGA and never really was such a great candidate for hair transplants. The surgery can improve hair but ongoing thinning just keeps on happening because donor hairs are not permanent in this case. This scenario is more common in women undergoing transplants than men but does happen in males with DUPA forms of AGA. Finally, if another hair loss condition arrives on scene after a transplant (or went unnoticed at the time of a transplant) one can expect further loss after transplant. Lichen planopilaris is sometimes a missed diagnosis before a transplant. Sometimes a transplant also triggers this condition. This mechanism is the only mechanism that deals with rejection like you have said. Any human can develop an array of conditions such as alopecia areata telogen, effluvium and scarring alopecia - and if they happen post transplant the result is a deterioration in results.
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December 3, 2022
Answer: Do the results of hai transplants fade? Results of hair transplants can fade over time, absolutely. But no, no - it’s not always due to what you have written about the body rejecting grafts. Let’s take a look at a few scenarios. A) sometimes the transplanted hairs survive and existing original hairs in the area thin out. That leads to ongoing loss. This mechanism has nothing to do with rejection. If a patient rejects the idea of going on medical treatment, that’s just fine - but they need to expect some improvement after transplant followed by steady loss. it can be fast in some B) sometimes transplants just kill off existing hair or accelerate the thinning of existing hair. Some surgeries incite inflammation and drive the original hairs to thin. This mechanism also has nothing to do with rejection. C) sometimes a person has diffuse AGA and never really was such a great candidate for hair transplants. The surgery can improve hair but ongoing thinning just keeps on happening because donor hairs are not permanent in this case. This scenario is more common in women undergoing transplants than men but does happen in males with DUPA forms of AGA. Finally, if another hair loss condition arrives on scene after a transplant (or went unnoticed at the time of a transplant) one can expect further loss after transplant. Lichen planopilaris is sometimes a missed diagnosis before a transplant. Sometimes a transplant also triggers this condition. This mechanism is the only mechanism that deals with rejection like you have said. Any human can develop an array of conditions such as alopecia areata telogen, effluvium and scarring alopecia - and if they happen post transplant the result is a deterioration in results.
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