How is Recession Years After a Hair Transplant?

November 21, 2011
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Is hair transplant surgery a long-term solution to baldness? For example, if someone gets a hair transplant surgery at age 35, how natural will it look when they are 45 or 55 or 65 and their hair continues to recede?

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January 21, 2018

Answer: Hair transplant years later may not look good.

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Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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January 21, 2018

Answer: Hair transplant years later may not look good.

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Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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August 4, 2015

Answer: Hair transplant is a long term solution if you have a PLAN

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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August 4, 2015

Answer: Hair transplant is a long term solution if you have a PLAN

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
September 1, 2015

Answer: Hair Transplant Long-Term

Sanusi Umar, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
September 1, 2015

Answer: Hair Transplant Long-Term

Sanusi Umar, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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December 18, 2014

Answer: Avoiding Recession with Hair Transplant Procedure

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
December 18, 2014

Answer: Avoiding Recession with Hair Transplant Procedure

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
August 3, 2015

Answer: What Does Hair Transplant in the Recessions Look Like Years Later

August 3, 2015

Answer: What Does Hair Transplant in the Recessions Look Like Years Later

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