How True is It That the Transplanted Hair is Permanent?

September 30, 2013
Asked By:chrismoris in Connecticut, CT

I was told that the dht hormone is affecting my hair follicles and hence causing the thinning and receding. Incase if I go for a hair transplant, the same dht hormone is again going to affect my transplanted hair follicles isn't it?

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Answer: Hair Transplant

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Answer: Hair Transplant

Ozge Ergun, MDPlastic Surgeon
August 3, 2015

Answer: If you are a male with genetic androgenic alopecia, you will never lose hair on the back of your head (the donor area).

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
August 3, 2015

Answer: If you are a male with genetic androgenic alopecia, you will never lose hair on the back of your head (the donor area).

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
October 3, 2013

Answer: Relative permanence

Lucy Barr, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 3, 2013

Answer: Relative permanence

Lucy Barr, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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