I've been doing a lot of reading on this and other forums the last few days and read that hair typically sheds within a month after hair transplantation but that this is normal. Does anyone actually know WHY this happens and if there are ways to prevent it? I mean, what's normal is normal, but has any surgeon found a "solution" to this "problem"?

Just wondering!

Thanks so much in advance. You guys rock!

~Baldie3000

I would like to know what percentage of the new transplanted hair doesn't shed? I have heard 15%.

Is that 15% of the hairs or 15% of the graphs?

shedding is normal. It is not considered a problem.. The hair that sheds is going into a resting phase. I know its not fun watching your hair fall out but consider this, your new hair cant grow in until it goes thru it's normal stages which includes shedding.

Thanks Dakota!

Perhaps "problem" is the wrong word?

What I mean is, I gather that it is normal from my research, but does anybody know WHY the shedding happens? I mean, why doesn't the hair just grow? Why does it have to shed first?

Just wondering if anyone knows?

~Baldie3000

Anyone?

~Baldie3000

Baldie,

Good question, but I'm honestly not 100% sure. I believe howevever, that it has something to do with shock from moving the hair from its natural environment (the donor area - sides and back of the head) to a new location (recipient area - balding areas on top of the head). I also wonder what other variables may be at play - perhaps the amount of surrounding tissue left on and around the follicle, the length of time it's packed outside of the body, etc.

The good news is, it is perfectly normal, and though it's a temporary inconvenience, the hair will be reborn once again in a few short months!

Perhaps a physician can chime in on this one.

Best wishes,

Falc