Why am I shedding huge amounts of native hair 7 days after conservative Fue in the temples and in the crown?

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I've always had moderate to slow loss but mainly diffuse for many years and still have a lot of coverage. I understand that shock loss is normal and I expected to see this especially in the crown where I had only thinning. In this area trauma to the native hair was likely, but I didn't expect to comb out 50 hairs everyday after only 7 days since the procedure. This is worrying me since after a shower I would normally only comb out 2 or 3 hairs, that's how stable my hair loss was. Is this common?

Sanusi Umar, MD · Answer

Shock loss can occur after
an FUE hair transplant or strip surgery. It happens when a person’s native
hair falls out. This is due to trauma caused by surgical instruments when
grafts are transplanted into the recipient area through the creation of
slits.  It is common to experience
shedding within the first three months after FUE hair transplantation. Click on
the link below to learn more about shock hair loss.

Note: This is answer does not constitute a true medical advice. You must
consult your physician for an in-person evaluation and management.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

If you have massive amounts of shock hair loss, go back to see your doctor for an exam.  This is always a risk and it can happen.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Shedding of native hairs can occur and depend on the original density you had (higher original density is more likely to cause sheddinghow the recipient sites were made (blade size, spacing or grafts)how the procedure was doneAt 7 days, it can occur and should cause too much alarm. As always, if you have any concerns, be sure to speak to your surgeon.Most likely, this is temporary.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

there is a risk of shock loss if you have existing hair and doctor is not careful when making incisions int the recipient area. The hair restoration specialist should do their best to minimize it but if you are losing a lot of hair, then you need to do a follow up with your doctor.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Shedding
after a hair transplant while on the drug propecia is unusual. I doubt it is
coming from the drug, but rather an acceleration of your normal hair loss
process. If the shedding is in the transplanted area, the new grafts, when they
grow, will off set it. If the shedding is from all over the front and top of
the head it sounds like shock loss which usually accelerates the hair loss that
you might have seen two years after a hair transplant had you not been on the
drug. If you are developing a more advanced balding pattern with acceleration
of your hair loss, which a Bulk Measurements with the HAIRCHECK instrument can
provide, it will show over a one year time frame, what exactly is your hair
loss (in numbers) and then you and your doctor need to develop a MASTER PLAN
for what may happen to you.

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