I smoked pretty much straight away normally for two days after surgery but then cut down and used a e light fake cigarete. could i have damaged the folicules of new grafts and will my results now be poor if not completely unsucessfull? please help i am worrying badly as i spent 7 grand on nearly 3000 grafts with Dr Farjo - so will slowing down the process of healing make my transplant fail or give poor results?
August 20, 2014
Answer: Re: Smoking After A Hair Transplant It would be difficult to know for sure what impact your smoking had on your hair transplant results. Nicotine does constrict the blood vessels which reduces the availability of oxygen to the newly inserted hair follicles. This can have a negative impact on wound healing as well. Under normal circumstances patients will notice that many of their hair shafts will start to shed in the next few months following their surgery. This occurs to make way for new hair growth. The first signs of new sproutings are usually evident at around the fourth month following your surgery. So you may want to be very vigilant about your results at this time. No growth by the twelfth month will certainly be a sign that your grafts may have been impacted by the intake of nicotine.
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August 20, 2014
Answer: Re: Smoking After A Hair Transplant It would be difficult to know for sure what impact your smoking had on your hair transplant results. Nicotine does constrict the blood vessels which reduces the availability of oxygen to the newly inserted hair follicles. This can have a negative impact on wound healing as well. Under normal circumstances patients will notice that many of their hair shafts will start to shed in the next few months following their surgery. This occurs to make way for new hair growth. The first signs of new sproutings are usually evident at around the fourth month following your surgery. So you may want to be very vigilant about your results at this time. No growth by the twelfth month will certainly be a sign that your grafts may have been impacted by the intake of nicotine.
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January 10, 2020
Answer: Hair Restoration and Smoking Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor that causes the blood vessel walls to contract. This results in decreased blood flow and diminished distribution of oxygen throughout the body. Without the proper amount of oxygen, the transplanted hair can take longer to heal and grafts are less likely to survive. This means by continuing to smoke you may be wasting dollars and limited donor hairs needed for your transplant.In order for the new hairs to grow, there must be ample blood supply available in the recipient area for each graft. If there is not enough blood to support the grafts being transplanted, they will compete against each other for the blood supply. Without proper nutrients, there could be less hair growth due to compromised blood flow. In some cases the entire graft might fail to survive. This could result in undesirable gaps or spaces throughout the transplanted area. For smokers who continue to smoke after the surgery, their hair follicles will continue to be compromised creating density issues that could have been avoided. Blood flow is vital to a successful transplant.The fact remains you will not be able to tell if damage has been done until the hairs are mature which usually take 8 to 12 months.I would have your Doc take a look at you during that time period and look at before pictures etc...Best of luck!
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January 10, 2020
Answer: Hair Restoration and Smoking Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor that causes the blood vessel walls to contract. This results in decreased blood flow and diminished distribution of oxygen throughout the body. Without the proper amount of oxygen, the transplanted hair can take longer to heal and grafts are less likely to survive. This means by continuing to smoke you may be wasting dollars and limited donor hairs needed for your transplant.In order for the new hairs to grow, there must be ample blood supply available in the recipient area for each graft. If there is not enough blood to support the grafts being transplanted, they will compete against each other for the blood supply. Without proper nutrients, there could be less hair growth due to compromised blood flow. In some cases the entire graft might fail to survive. This could result in undesirable gaps or spaces throughout the transplanted area. For smokers who continue to smoke after the surgery, their hair follicles will continue to be compromised creating density issues that could have been avoided. Blood flow is vital to a successful transplant.The fact remains you will not be able to tell if damage has been done until the hairs are mature which usually take 8 to 12 months.I would have your Doc take a look at you during that time period and look at before pictures etc...Best of luck!
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