What Are the Chances of Unsuccessful Hair Transplant?

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What ointments or drugs can be used to increase the success rate? What does one do to prepare for a hair transplant?

Levent Acar, MD · Answer

There is 95% of successful for hair transplantation. Make a good choose for your hairtransplant.And look for the clinics before after results.

Jeff Angobaldo, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  In experienced hands, the craft success rate is 95%,  Make sure you find an experienced surgeon.  Best wishes.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

To increase the success rate of hair transplant surgery, do more research.  Find out about the doctor and his/her experience.  See former patients in person (not just photos).  Do more research.

Sanusi Umar, MD · Answer

It is unlikely to have an unsuccessful hair transplant if you’ve chosen a practiced surgeon and the right technique for your needs. Taking care of your body and remaining in good general health is the best preparation for any surgery in order to improve results and healing. For hair transplant specifically, the use of finasteride or minoxidil may speed growth. However, your scalp should yield the planned outcome, again, in the hands of an experienced surgeon.

Paul L. Leong, MD, FACS · Answer

With the right surgeon, technique and good grafts, hair transplantation should be very successful in creating volume and thickness in thin, balding areas of the hair. Products like Minoxidil (Rogaine) or Finasteride (Propecia) help stimulate hair growth and can be taken before and/or after surgery. To prepare for surgery, ensure that you have at least 1-2 days off after the procedure to relax and let your body heal. Eat healthy, get plenty of rest, avoid alcohol, caffeine, smoking, and any anti-inflammatory or blood thinning medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, Vitamin E, or Fish Oil. Shower and shampoo the day of surgery and wear a button down shirt. I hope this helps!

Jack Fisher, MD · Answer

In the hands of a competent hair transplant surgeon 95% of the grafts should successfully grow.  I also have patients stop using aspirin and aspirin related products two weeks before their procedure.

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACS · Answer

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 .

E. Ronald Finger, MD · Answer

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.

Allan J. Parungao, MD · Answer

Generally speaking, we like our patients, especially the younger males, to be on both Rogaine topically and Propecia orally before and after their hair restoration. The idea is to prepare the scalp and limit the shock-loss after the surgery. Whether or not this routine is appropriate for you is best determined by your surgeon during an in-person consultation. Best of luck to you.

Sara Wasserbauer, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

The success of a hair transplant has a lot to do with your Dr. and the staff. Make sure you do extensive research on the Dr. you choose. Talk to previous patients as well.

What Are the Chances of Unsuccessful Hair Transplant?

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