Looking to get a FUE no shave hair transplant. Will shock loss be more severe by not shaving and is shock loss permanent?

Shock hair loss after a hair transplant is always a risk so you need to see a doctor for an exam to understand it better for your particular situation.It has nothing to do with the type of surgery.

If you want the best possible result with FUE, shave of the donor area is necessary. If it's a small number graft procedure it is possible to limit the shave or to trim a few hairs and directly extract those trimmed hairs. It is possible to transplant the grafts without shaving the recipient area, although this potentially increases the risk of shock loss. With regard to shock loss, the hair usually grows back after about a few months (assuming it is non-miniaturized and high quality hair). In order to determine which treatment options are best for you, I recommend consulting with a hair transplant surgeon.

In our experience we have not seen increased "shock" loss when using this technique.As a general comment keep in mind that with the no shave technique we are more limited in the number of grafts that can be safely harvested so as to maintain a normal appearance of the donor area.