Hair Transplant: What Is Shock Loss?

Shock loss is when the patient’s original and native hair falls out shortly after the hair transplant procedure. This is due to the extremely sensitive nature of their hair follicles. They experience trauma as a result of the invasive nature of the surgery. And their hair will fall out as a result creating areas of very low, sparse density. The hair follicles will enter a resting phase known as telogen effluvium. The tendency to experience shock loss will be different from person to person. Again, this has to do with how sensitive their hair follicles are.If shock loss is a concern, a possible course of action may be to have the surgeon perform a preliminary test to extract and insert hair follicle grafts in small, discrete regions to observe what the effects will be. Patients who experience diffuse hair loss and wish to improve their hair density through a hair transplant tend to have a greater risk of experiencing shock loss.

There is 2 type of shock lossThe shock loss occurring on hair in the regression or miniaturization phase can be prevented or moderated by the use before and after intervention of medicinal treatments. Finasterid can be used to sufficiently strengthen the hair present, and transform hair regression, healthy hair and thicker.If the surgeon use unsuitable instruments he can cut the existing hair root, damage them. The risk of shock loss can be also when the implanted area is still partially supplied, and the surgeon may accidentally damage the root of neighboring follicles, by incisions, or by implanting follicles.