July 18 2006, 2:34 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs + Hair Loss Causes + Post-Operative
What is fallout/Shockloss? Is there a pill or something I can take after surgery to prevent it, or is it temporary and nothing to worry about?
I just made a post related to this yesterday (see How Long Should I Take Propecia Before Transplant to Prevent Shock Loss?).
Shock loss occurs when the follicle becomes ‘insulted’ by swelling and inflammation, causing the hair to shed from the follicle. The follicle then enters a resting state and may never go back to an active state (if there is genetic balding in that particular follicle) or after a period of time it may go back to an active state and grow normally again. We suggest taking Propecia before the surgery to help minimize shock loss after hair transplantation because the hairs that are genetically impacted have the greatest risk of permanent loss from the shock of the hair transplant process. Propecia minimizes this risk.
Related Entries
- Will Propecia Only Prevent Shock Loss in Younger Men?
- How Long Should I Take Propecia Before Transplant to Prevent Shock Loss?
- Ibuprofen to Prevent Shock Loss?
- I Don’t Want Shock Loss, But I Don’t Want to Take Drugs
- My Transplant Doctor Suggested Rogaine to Prevent Shock Loss
I STILL HAVE HAIR SHOCK. I HAD A PROCEDURE OF 1,400 GRAFS. I HAD IT DONE IN FEB. 2006. I LOST ALOT OF HAIR AROUND THE VORTEX,AND CENTER PART. I AM TOLD IT WILL ALL GROW BACK WITHIN THE YEAR. I HAVE BEEN ON PROPECIA SINCE MY SURGERY. I HAD A GOOD HEAD OF HAIR BEFORE THE SURGERY. JUST WANTED TO FILL IN THE BLANKS. IM 46 YEARS OLD.SOMETIMES I WISH I NEVER HAD IT DONE. WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY HAIR?
Dude its gone Hair shock is perminant