What Are the Chances of Unsuccessful Hair Transplant?

The more experience a surgeon has with a procedure, and the better his reputation for excellence, the higher the chance that a patient will have a positive, not a poor, result.  Choice of a top surgeon is far more important than the use of medications, etc.  Like with any plastic surgery procedure, there are risks and benefits, but performed properly, there should be a high rate of growth of the transplanted hairs, with low chance of donor site scarring,  and many other risks .

The risk of an unsuccessful or successful hair transplant is related to many factors, but mainly the skill of the surgeon or technician, the technique used and the patient being and good candidate for the surgery. An experienced surgeon will assess the patient and determine those risks. Typical male pattern baldness patient with dense hair at the donor site (back of the scalp) is the best candidate. Our female patients have also experience success from hair transplantation. 

We start patients on finasteride (Propecia or 1/4 tablet of Proscar which is much less expensive) and 5% Rogaine. This combination helps preserve the non-transplanted hairs that are lost with aging. The transplanted hair will remain for many years if taken from an area that is not prone to hair loss, maybe a life time.

I have found hair transplants to be very gratifying for both patients and doctors. Good luck.