Beard transplant hair falling out

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Hello! 2 weeks ago I had an FUE hair transplant, followed all the after care procedures and it's made a full recovery. The Dr said that after a few days the hairs would fall out however I have a full face of thick hair... will this fall out? The folicals seem to be in place..

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is normal to lose transplanted hairs weeks after surgery.  It may take 6 to 12 months to see new hairs grow out.

Stephen Giordano, DO · Answer

It's still early.  It's likely the hair will fall out eventually.  You may have some that survive, and continue to grow.   After they fall out, they will grow back in a few months.   Congrats on getting a great procedure done.  Best, Dr. Giordano

Michael Vories, MD · Answer

We have had several cases where the transplanted hair to the beard area did not shock out. It is still likely the hairs will shock out, but if not, consider this an early start to the final result.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

It's possible that your hair may not fall out at all- this is unusual but it happens, and it doesn't particularly affect the final results. However you're only two weeks out, it's more likely that it's just too early to see shedding. Give it another month or two.

Ben Talei, MD · Answer

shock loss of your existing hair but this is not permanent and it will grow back. As far as the transplanted hair you will most likely go through a shedding phase before they start regrowing permanently.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

Transplanted graft’s hair starts to shedding in the first week of surgery and may go on untill 3 th weeks after surgery. İt is not surprising to lost approx.  %70-80 of all transplanted hair shafts in first month when you are washing, gently rubbing  or touching the beard. İt is shock loss and not permanent.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The transplanted hairs and grafts will sooner or later shed. They are never a problem for new hairs that start to grow. Usually, there is a lag time between the time the hairs shed (2-8 weeks) and the time the new hair grows (3-8 months). IF for any reason, there is an overlap between the two, pay no attention to it for when the new hair grows, the old hairs from the grafts that may persist beyond 8 weeks, will eventually shed

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