Will transplanted hair affect my native hair over time?

Shock loss is always a risk and it is difficult to assess this on the Internet or with photos.  You need a before and after comparison. You need an examination from your surgeon to see if you experienced any shock loss.

Hello, Thank you for your question Shock loss usually happens at the early stage, and mostly female patients who had FUE method, are the ones who face this problems. If you did not have shock loss till now, that means you have nothing to worry about. Also, for very young patients, who may also have it, I highly recommend to take finasteride and have PRP treatments as well. 

Usually shock loss manifests in the first -4 weeks after surgery.  The presence of grafts will not increase the rate of native hair loss.  If you haven't discussed maintenance and prevention with your surgeon (minoxidil (Rogaine), finasteride (Propecia), laser, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) you should do so.

Since you have reached 6 weeks with no appreciable shockloss, I would assume you probably will not have this issue.

Shock loss is definitely something that can happen after a procedure.  There are different maintenance theropy post surgery you can do to help prevent it such as, PRP (Plasma Rich Theropy), laser cap, and finasteride.  Either one can help prevent shock loss.

I hear this question asked a lot.  If the hair transplantation is done in a careful manner, then there should not be a tremendous amount of shedding and virtually no damage to the existing hair.  On the contrary, I have seen many patients with miniaturization of the native hair, have overall thickening after hair transplantation.  You can expect some shedding, but I would not be concerned about the newly placed grafts causing hair loss, only the underlying process (i.e. patterned hair loss) being the culprit over time.

Shock loss is rare, but it is possible to get it for up to 2-3 months following a hair transplant. PRP treatments will help with reducing the risk of shock loss as well as promote growth. 

Shock loss is a problem for all young men who have a hair transplant as the native hair often gets impacted. It can be prevented with finasteride