I currently about 7.5 weeks post op (surgery was on May 7). So far, so good--except that since starting around week 5, I've been experiencing some pretty significant shock loss in the recipient area. I've been watching this forum for a long time now, and understand that this is likely temporary, and also know that shock loss can start anywhere from a few weeks to a few months post-op. But my question is, once it starts, does it usually occur all at once or can I expect this to gradually continue for the next month or more?

rjb2z, if you search on this forum, you will find a lot of information and people talking about their hair shock loss.

http://www.regrowhair.com/hair-transplant-surgery/shock...and-hair-transplant/
http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/albumcomm...6060861/m/3391077803

Approx 3/4 months - you could try applying minox to the area to help speed things along.


Shockloss is something that can be experienced when transplanting into existing hair although highly unpredictable. Shockloss occurs when the native hair is weak and isn't strong enough to resist the trauma thats going on around it. More often than not the hair that has gone into shock will grow back but after 3/4 months - after the resting phase
Hair that goes into shock and doesn't return is hair that was inevitably on its way out anyway and wasn't strong enough to return.
Increased trauma to a localised area will increase the chances of shockloss
Shockloss is unpredictable and there is no hard and fast rule to avoiding it - especially if you are transplanting into existing hair.

There are risk factors that either heighten or lessen someone's risk. Diffuse thinners seem more prone to shockloss than receders because the hair in a diffuse area is often less stable than that of a receder. Very often, a lot of the hair in a diffuse area is "on its last legs" and in the latter stages of the miniaturization process.