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Hairs don't remain black after surgery. Your hair may grey like your donor hair one day. It is always a good idea to follow up with your doctor if you have concerns.
Hair involved in a hair transplant procedure is simply moved from a donor area to a recipient area. Whatever color the hair is naturally, is the color it will remain in the new location....so if it was black to begin with it will remain black. If eventually you do go gray, the grafted hair as well as the original hair will go gray.
Hair transplant involves moving hairs from the back of the scalp (that are not programmed to die) to the bald areas of the hairline, midscalp, and crown. These transplanted hairs should retain their natural color, texture, thickness, etc.
The hair color does not change when they grow back after a transplant. If hairs are black they remain black.
The color of your hair after a transplant will follow your pattern as if you had not had a transplant. So if your hair was going to become gray at some point, that will still occur. Hair transplants have not been shown to affect hair color.
Usually, your before hair transplant color will appear in the newly transplant grafts. On rare occasion, these hairs may become whiter earlier.
the hair characteristics and color will remain the same as it was before the transplant. So if it was black in color it will remain black.
The color of the hair should not change with a hair transplant. The texture of the hair may change temporarily as it grows out, but in the long term it will have the same texture as the donor hair.
Hair shapes J, K, L, M, N, O do not indicate why you are losing hair or what type of hair they are.In general, transplanted hairs fall out weeks after surgery. In general, transplanted hairs start to grow for you to see results in 6 to 12 months. What you describe is not out of the ordinary. If...
Skin discoloration after a hair transplant surgery is not normal especially after 8 months. It is always a good idea to follow up with your doctor for a recheck.
Hair transplant surgery is not a medical necessity. It is an elective cosmetic surgery.If you find a willing doctor and a willing dead donor you can try hair transplant from another donor.You pose an interesting question but the practicality, safety, and the logistics of how to go about...
From about 7 days on, there would be very little that you could do to damage a hair transplant. So, I would stop worrying but certainly inform the transplanting physician about your concerns.Dr John E Frank, MDNew York City
Massage your head after asking your doctor if it is ok. There is nothing wrong with massaging your head, but make sure your scalp has healed. Always check with your doctor.
The answer really depends upon what type of transplant you are undergoing. If you are undergoing an FUT transplant (one with an incision), minimal shaving is needed. In an FUE or NeoGraft procedure, you would need to shave an area of the back of the scalp for the donor but no shaving is...
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