Hello, below is a photo of my hair before and after (14 days post op) FUE hair transplant. I have been told that the implanted hairs will fall out and this is called shock loss and that they will begin to grow again after 3 months post op. What I wanted to know is what about the hair I had from before, will that grow back too? If so, when will that grow back? Once the implanted hairs fall? After 3 months at the same time as the new hair? Thank you.
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August 30, 2016
Answer: If your old native hairs don't fall out from shock hair loss, there is no reason to believe why it would not grow back.
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The donor area after FUE, whether by hand or ARTAS, takes some time to heal. Most patients heal atraumatically over a period of weeks. As your hairs begin to grow, the donor area becomes harder to see. Daily washes with mild soap can help keep the donor area clean. If scabs for...
It's not a cause for worry to have uneven growth at only 5 months. For some, hair doesn't even begin growing until month 8. If by month 10, which is the beginning of the final stages of your hair growth, you still have significant uneven growth patterns, that would be the time to call your...