Any experience with post-keratin hair treatment shock loss? (photo)

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Dear all, I've been wondering about my sudden hair loss, I have never had an issue with losing hair (only opposite issues) and after numerous blood tests I know it's not hormonal or hereditary. I underwent coloring and a keratin treatment 2 months ago and I'm afraid it is the culprit. Are there any treatments/products that could reverse the damage or wash the keratin out of my hair? Have any of you heard/experienced keratin caused hair loss? My hair is very thin especially on the top.Thank you.

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

There is a variety of treatments that help. Most tested treatments include the use of growth factors, rogaine and propecia. Shock loss is due to the loss of normal hair whether it is from donor site or recipient area.  It can occur with both FUE and strip procedures.  Usually if it occurs it will take place in the recipient area.  
Shock loss from hair transplant can occur due to the following:
Anesthesia-  excessively long procedures taking longer than 12 hours can induce shock loss more likely.  the repeated use of lidocaine, marcaine, and perhaps most importantly epinephrine can affect nourishment of the hairTraumatic harvest-  In strip surgery, traumatic harvest can induce shock loss.  Recipient area trauma- during the incision making process the hairs are either crushed or cut and damaged during the process. 
Ways to minimize shock loss are as follows:
Improve recipient bed and donor area environment.  Make your recipient environment improved by addition of growth factors and/or PRP to help reduce incidence of shock loss to native hairs.Use of Rogaine and Propecia- can help miniaturized hair become more stable and less likely to fall out during procedure9xRobotArtas-  The latest version of the robot can make recipient sites and can determine angle of existing hair and help ensure that the angle will not damage existing hair.  Especially helpful in patients where you are transplanting hair to create densityMinimize anesthesia time and procedure time- We limit number of grafts to a safe number per session.  Extended anesthesia periods and harvest times can cause patients to have a higher chance of shock loss.  The 9x Robot harvests between 1000-1500 grafts per hour making it superior to previous additions and traditional FUE approaches.Best, 
Anil Shah

Rae Lynne Kinler, MD · Answer

depending on which treatment product was used, the chemicals and/or heat can cause damage and breakage of the hair, especially if done by an inexperienced provider. typically the results last 2-3 months from the treatment, so you should see your existing hair returning to its state prior to the treatment. if the damage was due to the treatment, you will need a good 9-12 months for the damaged hair to regrow.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Keratin is a topical powder and I have never heard that it is related to hair loss. If you find that the case, stop using it

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