Will hair transplanted to the other areas fall out too if I go bald?

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If i get a transplant in, let's say, eybrow or beard area and then start balding, will that hair fall out too or is it not prone to regular male pattern baldness anymore?

Marco Barusco, MD · Answer

Generally speaking, transplanted hairs are not subject to the DHT that causes other hairs to thin. This is true if they are harvested from the donor zone of the scalp and placed, say, in the eyebrows. However, if a skin condition develops in the eyebrow area, in your example, then the hairs may be affected as well.

P. Alex Montague, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question. If I understand your question right, you're asking if you transplant into your eyebrows or beard will those transplanted hairs fall out as time passes and you potentially bald. The answer is no. If done properly the new hairs that get placed into your beard or eyebrow should be coming from the occipital part of the head or nape of the neck area. These hairs retain their genetic makeup and theoretically should never fall out. That is one of the beauties of hair transplant in general. When we transplant to the top of the scalp, for example, we know that while you may lose some of the native hairs in the area you shouldn't lose any transplanted hairs. Hope that helps!

Matt Tahsini, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question.  The short answer is no those hairs will not be prone to male pattern baldness. I hope this help ease your question.

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